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Flooding in Bloomington

James Brosher — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 19:26:12 +0000

A worker watches as a flooding Jordan River flows across Indiana Avenue near Franklin Hall at IU Bloomington on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (James Brosher/IU Communications)

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Arctic weather returns to South Bend (did it really ever leave?)

James Brosher — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:27:49 +0000

These days South Bend is feeling more like Siberia. If the substantial snowfalls we keep getting aren’t enough, we are also constantly dealing with sub-freezing temperatures. For the second time this year, the city of South Bend declared a winter weather emergency. And this is coming from a city that is most certainly accustomed to big winter snowfalls. It’s hard to stay creative from a visual standpoint in these arctic weather conditions, especially since I’ve been shooting the same photos in essence since late November. Spring cannot arrive soon enough.

Erika Cruz, a South Bend Parks and Recreation employee, uses a blower to clear snow off the sidewalk in front of The State theater on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, in downtown South Bend. A frigid and snowy month continued as temperatures plunged below freezing yet again. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Drivers gingerly work their way south on Indiana 933 past the Chase Tower on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in downtown South Bend. Sub-freezing temperatures and blowing snow returned to the Michiana area yet again. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A squirrel jumps from a tree to the surface of a parking lot on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

An INDOT snow plow driver clears State Road 23 on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, near Ignition Park in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A pedestrian drags a shovel across Indiana 933 along Colfax Avenue on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in downtown South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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Deadly pileup on Interstate 94 near Michigan City, Indiana

James Brosher — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 08:07:20 +0000

After reports in the national media and on social media, I was sent to Michigan City, Ind. on Thursday evening to photograph the scene of a colossal pileup. My drive happened to coincide with one of the worst snow storms I’ve ever had to drive through (and this is coming from someone who lived in Wyoming). Somehow I made it and was able to make a few pictures of the destruction along the interstate. It’s truly unlike anything I had ever seen. It was so unread it seemed like something one might see in a disaster movie.

Police and firefighters work to clean up a colossal crash in the eastbound lane of Interstate 94 near Michigan City, Ind. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. Three died and more than 20 others were injured in the pileup. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A first responder checks inside a mangled passenger vehicle after a colossal crash in the eastbound lane of Interstate 94 near Michigan City, Ind. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

Police and firefighters work to clean up a colossal crash in the eastbound lane of Interstate 94 near Michigan City, Ind. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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Snow Emergency in Michiana

James Brosher — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 23:22:32 +0000

My assignment today was to cover the snow storm and extreme cold weather. We here in South Bend are under a “Disaster Emergency Declaration” through noon on Tuesday. I had trouble finding people because the entire city was like a ghost town. It was quite an eerie feeling to look down the main drag of downtown South Bend to see no cars or traffic on a Monday morning. (Because of the emergency declaration, people are being advised to stay off the roads with the threat of $500 citations by police.) The only people I saw outside today for the most part were plow drivers, USPS workers and – you guessed it – fellow journalists. The lack of people ended up being the basis of a lot of my photos today: eerie streetscapes where people should be (third photo). All things considered, it was a decent day at work with only one near-death experience. Looking forward to shooting a few more things on my “hit list” tomorrow as the snow removal continues.

Morning light illuminates steam rising from the St. Joseph River near “The Keepers of the Fire” sculpture on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in downtown South Bend. Late Sunday the City of South Bend and the St. Joseph County Emergency Management Agency issued a Disaster Emergency Declaration effective through Tuesday, Jan. 7. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

David Loughlin uses a snowblower to clear a walkway along Riverside Drive on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A lone driver travels north on Michigan Street on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A City of South Bend plow driver touches up a section of road along Riverside Drive on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

A person braves the elements to walk down a deserted Carroll Street on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in South Bend. (James Brosher/South Bend Tribune)

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Sledding Saturday

James Brosher — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:29:09 +0000

Max Grove, left, 10, and Simon Lozano, 11, react as they sled down an hill into Pando Park on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011, in Cheyenne. Several youngsters took to the park for sledding on the fresh powder on Saturday after a Friday night snowfall.

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Sledding in October

James Brosher — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:37:57 +0000

A week before Halloween can only mean one thing: good sledding right? Well usually not, but thanks to several inches of snowfall on Tuesday evening, Pando Park in Cheyenne was filled with kids and their parents trying out the fresh powder with their sleds on Wednesday afternoon.

Taylor Hollibough, 3, reacts as she slides down a hill into Pando Park on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, in Cheyenne. It was the first time Hollibough had sledded by herself on her own sled.

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One hail of a night

James Brosher — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:00:07 +0000

Tuesday started off as a very slow day until it wasn’t. I was on my way back from Wheatland Tuesday afternoon when a severe thunderstorm rolled through town. Luckily, I was miles north on Interstate 25 when a hail storm pounded much of the central part of the city, leaving cars across the city dimpled with hail dents. When I drove past the Wyoming State Capitol, it became apparent this wasn’t a typical hail storm. There was a ton of hail. I swung by the office then headed back out to look for storm aftermath shots. I parked near Pando Park and shot a few kids playing in the park that was submerged in about 40 inches of water. A parent mentioned Pershing Avenue got pounded by the hail. I jumped in my truck and drove over to Pershing. A few blocks down the street, I noticed some extreme fog in a cemetery and doubled back to shoot a ghostly shot of the fog rising amongst the tombstones. At this point, I had to put my truck into four wheel drive to make it down the streets. A police car caught my eye as I headed south. One of the intersections – 23rd Street and Bradley Avenue – was completely submerged and covered in hail. I noticed a lot of people gathered at the intersection as some residents tried to clear drains. I ended up shooting most of my take at that intersection. I’ve been in Cheyenne for seven months now, and this is by far the craziest story I’ve covered. I have never seen hail like this before, especially with such a large accumulation. It reminds me of a scene from “The Day After Tomorrow.”

Dave Hefenieder, a Cheyenne employee, uses a pitch fork to unclog a storm drain at the intersection of 23rd Street and Bradley Avenue on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. Cheyenne received 1.46 inches of rain between 5:15 and 5:50 p.m., according to the National Weather Service along with hail up to golf ball size.

Cheyenne police officer Joel Hickerson, left, and Christine Escobar shove debris out of a storm drain on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the intersection of 23rd Street and Bradley Avenue in Cheyenne. Escobar, who lives one house from the intersection on 23rd Street, said she was able to save a few things in her basement before a "waterfall" flooded her home. Several residents, police officers and city employees armed with shovels, pitch forks, brooms and military entrenching tools quickly cleared debris from the intersection's drains to allow flood waters to subside until a city snow plow and two front loaders arrived to clear the intersection.

Tree leaves and pieces of hail cover a sidewalk on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, near Pando Park in Cheyenne.

Cullen Gienapp, 8, center, reacts as he tosses a piece of hail over his head into the flood waters on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Pando Park in Cheyenne. He, along with his siblings Abigail, 12, and Ella, 8, tossed hail into the water with other youngsters at the park after a severe thunderstorm swept across the area.

A city crew make their way along Bradley Avenue at the intersection with 23rd Street on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. The crew used the snow plow's blade to unclog storm drains to allow flood waters to subside at the intersection.

Brianna Portes, 3, points at a front loader as it unclogs the intersection of Bradley Avenue and 23rd Street as she stands with her babysitter, Brad Eddy, and his son, Otto Eddy, 3, on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne.

Ella Giennapp, 8, winds up to throw a piece of hail into a pond that formed at Pando Park on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. Several youngsters trekked to the park to try throwing hail into the water.

Golf-ball-sized hail fell across Cheyenne on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, doing serious damage to cars, homes and trees.

Benjamin Sweeney uses a tape measure to get the depth of the water in Pando Park on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. His tape measure hit the bottom at 41 inches.

Cheyenne police officer Joel Hickerson reaches down to clear debris out of a storm drain on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at the intersection of 23rd Street and Bradley Avenue in Cheyenne. Several residents, police officers and city employees armed with shovels, pitch forks, brooms and military entrenching tools quickly cleared debris from the intersection's drains to allow flood waters to subside until a city snow plow and two front loaders arrived to clear the intersection.

A city employee uses a front loader to clear hail, water and debris from a thunderstorm at the intersection of 23rd Street and Bradley Avenue on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne.

Fog rises off of a river of hail as police block Bradley Avenue at the intersection of 22nd Street on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne.

Residents use a shovel to dig a vehicle out of a mound of hail on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, along 23rd Street near the intersection with Bradley Avenue in Cheyenne.

Partially melted hail is seen on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne. Hail up to golf ball sized dropped across Cheyenne, damaging cars, homes and trees.

A man navigates hail-filled waters at the intersection of 23rd Street and Bradley Avenue on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Cheyenne.

Fog rises from the ground after a thunderstorm dumped hail on Tuesday, July 12, 2011, at Lakeview Cemetery in Cheyenne.

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Storm topples part of tree in Cheyenne

James Brosher — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:51:58 +0000

Edward Cullen, a City of Cheyenne employee, puts his arm up as he hops over a downed tree limb on Thursday, June 30, 2011, along House Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets on the city's southeast side. Cheyenne spent part of the evening under a severe thunderstorm warning as rain and high winds swept across the area.

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In a fog

James Brosher — Mon, 30 May 2011 04:42:18 +0000

I got a weather alert on my phone that seemed a little puzzling. Fog warning. Seriously? I got it midday in what was a chilly, overcast day. I thought my phone was messing with me again. That was until I went out to Powers Field to cover Cheyenne Post 6’s game at 7:30 p.m. I showed up a bit early to get a few features of the crowd, but soon after I arrived a dense fog appeared quickly and rolled across the field. The JV game before the varsity game was eventually delayed and called when the fog became so thick that outfielders couldn’t see fly balls in the outfield. The whole scene had a ghostly feel about it. Reminded me of that movie “Silent Hill,” except for the whole being dead and not knowing it part. At least, I don’t think I’m dead. That would be unfortunate.

Coaches talk on the field during a fog delay on Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Powers Field in Cheyenne. The fog blanketed the outfield making it hard to see pop ups, forcing officials to postpone a game between Cheyenne Post 6 and Ralston Valley until 9 a.m. on Monday.

A Cheyenne Post 6 junior varsity player leaves Powers Field after the junior varsity game was called due to dense fog on Sunday, May 29, 2011, in Cheyenne. The fog blanketed the outfield making it hard to see pop ups, forcing officials to postpone a game between Cheyenne Post 6 and Ralston Valley until 9 a.m. on Monday.

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Snow in Cheyenne

James Brosher — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 07:19:55 +0000

So I guess winter has finally arrived in Cheyenne. Since I’ve been here, this was only the second serious snow fall we’ve received. It’s only the second time I’ve had to put my truck into four wheel drive to get around town. Some days it’s incredibly hard to find features around town. Today that wasn’t the case. Early in the day, there were a lot of people cleaning off cars and sidewalks on almost every corner. I even ran across a group of antelope leisurely walking around a neighborhood in the city.

Sky Bluemer, age 7, reacts after getting a starting shove from her dad, Tyler, sending her sledding down a hill on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at Pando Park in Cheyenne. A fresh snowfall attracted a few folks to the park with their sleds.

A man who would only give his first name, Allen, clears a sidewalk on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, along Maxwell Avenue at the intersection with 18th Street. The man said he had cleared several of his neighbor's sidewalks after a winter storm dumped several inches of snow on Cheyenne late Monday and in the morning on Tuesday.

A group of prong horned antelope take a leisurely stroll on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, through Lions Park.

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