We're having a severe drought here in Indiana and most communities have canceled their public fireworks displays because of the high danger of fires. It's unfortunate for the holiday, but it really a question about public safety and personal responsibility for one's actions that driving this ban.
We have had an unbelievably dry winter with little snow/rain, an abnormally warm and unseasonably dry spring, and now its summer and we're in a world of hurt here. Indianapolis only had .09 of an inch of rain in June.....an all time record low. A normal year would be 5-6 inches in June. The corn is tassling here right now, and if we don't get rain within a week or so, there are the makings of a huge crop disaster in Indiana.
Forecast for today, July 4th:
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Regards,
Steve
