What a difference a day can make, especially in the month of March. WNIN’s John Gibson has the latest on the weather:
After high winds, thunderstorms, and temperatures in the 70’s on Sunday, the Tri-State was about 40 degrees colder on Monday with scattered snow showers.
Sunday’s high winds, in advance of a powerful cold front, caused a number of power outages.
At the peak, about one-thousand electric outages were reported.
By Monday morning, CenterPoint Energy had reduced the number to just a handful.
The company boasted more than 99% of its customers maintained power through the severe weather.
The National Weather Service issued Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Sunday night as front pushed through, but no Tornado Warnings were issued in the immediate Evansville area.
The winter-like weather is forecast to last through Wednesday morning, before a warm-up starts Wednesday afternoon.