Winter Weather Advisory updated: Snowfall to arrive this evening


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
324 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAINLY NORTH OF A KNOX TO
WARSAW TO PAULDING OHIO LINE...

.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL THAT
WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND
5 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A KNOX TO WARSAW TO PAULDING OHIO LINE
WITH LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THIS LINE SEEING LITTLE OR NO SNOW THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BRIEF LULL IN SNOWFALL MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY
MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER ROUND OF
SNOW MOVES ACROSS THE SAME LOCATIONS. WHILE THE EXACT LOCATION OF
THE HEAVIEST SNOW REMAINS SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...3 TO 5 INCHES OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES.

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PAULDING-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...
BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...
MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS
324 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 /224 PM CST TUE DEC 31 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THIS
EVENING WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL FROM LATE EVENING
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* A BRIEF LULL IN THE SNOW MAY OCCUR WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER...MODERATE SNOW WILL QUICKLY
RETURN BY LATE AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY
EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ONCE AGAIN POSSIBLE.

IMPACTS...

* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS LATE
THIS EVENING AND INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE
LIMITED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

NWS updates Winter Weather Advisory, issues snow totals map

NWS map showing total snowfall forecast for Tuesday night through Thursday


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1007 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW
GENERALLY NORTH OF ROUTE 30...

.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL THAT
WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 5
INCHES WITH A QUICK DROP IN ACCUMULATIONS AT LOCATIONS SOUTH OF
ROUTE 30 WHERE LITTLE OR NO SNOW MAY FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY. THIS MAY NECESSITATE AN EXPANSION OF HEADLINES IN
BOTH AREA AND TIME AS THE EVENT NEARS.

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ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...
BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...
MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS
1007 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 /907 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST
THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...

* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS LATE
THIS EVENING AND INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE
LIMITED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Winter Weather Advisory issued for accumulating snow

Snowfall forecast maps from NWS.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
432 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW...

.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL
THAT WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE BETWEEN
2 AND 5 INCHES. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS MAY NECESSITATE AN EXPANSION OF
HEADLINES IN BOTH AREA AND TIME AS THE EVENT NEARS.

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ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...
BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...
MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS
432 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 /332 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.

IMPACTS...

* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS LATE
THIS EVENING AND INTO WEDNESDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE
LIMITED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Accumulating snow expected New Years Eve through Thursday

Here’s an update on the snow event expected this week:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
315 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013

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STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...
BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...
MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS
315 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 /215 PM CST MON DEC 30 2013/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED NEW YEARS EVE THROUGH THURSDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NORTH OF A WARM FRONT TUESDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 30 IN INDIANA...NORTHWEST OHIO...AND SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES APPEAR
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE INDIANA
AND MICHIGAN BORDER. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
SLICK NEW YEARS EVE INTO NEW YEARS DAY.

THEN...A MORE POTENT SYSTEM COULD EXIT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION ON
THURSDAY. AT PRESENT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF VARIABILITY
BETWEEN MODEL SIGNALS WITH RESPECT TO THIS STORMS STRENGTH AND
FORWARD SPEED. A SLOWER...MORE DEVELOPED SYSTEM WOULD FAVOR THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
NORTHERN INDIANA...FAR NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

WHILE A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT IS NOT A CERTAINTY AT THIS
TIME...HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO LATER FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS...SHOULD WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES BECOME NECESSARY. ALSO...TRAVELERS MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERNATE SCHEDULES AND ROUTES.

Significant snow possible New Years Eve through Thursday

NWS infographic on coming snow

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
608 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013

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STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-
WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-
JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-
FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
608 AM EST MON DEC 30 2013 /508 AM CST MON DEC 30 2013/

...SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE NEW YEARS EVE THROUGH THURSDAY...

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY ADVANCING INTO WESTERN
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MAY LATER FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT THE
SYSTEM MAY TAKE A PATH FAVORABLE FOR A LONG DURATION SNOWFALL
EVENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES NEW YEARS EVE INTO
THURSDAY.

WHILE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXACT TRACK OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER
STORM REMAIN UNCERTAIN...SNOW...MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE...IS
EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHWEST GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.

THEN...A MORE POTENT SYSTEM COULD EXIT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION ON
THURSDAY. AT PRESENT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF VARIABILITY
BETWEEN MODEL SIGNALS WITH RESPECT TO THIS STORMS STRENGTH AND
FORWARD SPEED. A SLOWER...MORE DEVELOPED SYSTEM WOULD FAVOR THE
POTENTIAL FOR A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA...FAR
NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. GIVEN THE LONG DURATION OF THIS EVENT...36 TO 48
HOURS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE
CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. AT PRESENT THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW
APPEARS TO BE PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 24...AFFECTING
NORTHERN INDIANA...FAR NORTHWEST OHIO...AND SOUTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN. SMALL FLUCTUATIONS IN THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS
SYSTEM COULD SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER ACCUMULATIONS.

WHILE A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT IS NOT A CERTAINTY AT THIS
TIME...HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO LATER FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS...SHOULD WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES BECOME NECESSARY. ALSO...TRAVELERS MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERNATE SCHEDULES AND ROUTES.

Mix of freezing drizzle and snow expected

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
549 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

INZ007-009-017-018-023>026-032-MIZ081-OHZ001-002-300100-
STEUBEN-DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
GRANT-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...
JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...
SWANTON
549 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

...A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING...

A MIX OF LIGHT PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SHOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH 8 PM EST. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
CHANGE TO PRIMARILY SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 8 PM EST. THE FREEZING
DRIZZLE MAY RESULT IN A THIN GLAZE OF ICE FORMING ON UNTREATED
ROADS. THUS MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER SOME
SLIPPERY TRAVEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

Freezing rain, freezing drizzle expected

NWS Infographic


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
115 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

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/O.NEW.KIWX.ZR.Y.0005.131229T2100Z-131229T2300Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-CASS IN-ST. JOSEPH MI-
BRANCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...
ALBION...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...
MENTONE...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON
115 PM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TIMING...AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...MINOR GLAZING OF ICING EXPECTED.

IMPACTS...

* SLIPPERY SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON UNTREATED SURFACES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&


SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1014 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>026-032-033-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-292300-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-
STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-
WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-
BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN
1014 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2013 /914 AM CST SUN DEC 29 2013/

...FREEZING DRIZZLE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...

AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE WERE BEGINNING TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING BEHIND
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TO
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN. AS THIS ARCTIC COLD FRONT CONTINUES
SOUTHEAST...EXPECT TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING THIS
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A 2 TO 3 HOUR PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE
BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OR FLURRIES.

THE FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY RESULT IN A THIN GLAZE OF ICE FORMING ON
UNTREATED ROADS. THUS MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER
SOME SLIPPERY TRAVEL LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

NWS updates flood warnings

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS...

MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION AFFECTING GRANT...MIAMI AND WABASH
COUNTIES
SALAMONIE RIVER BELOW WARREN AFFECTING BLACKFORD...HUNTINGTON...
JAY...WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES
WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE AFFECTING ADAMS AND WELLS COUNTIES
WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON AFFECTING HUNTINGTON AND WELLS COUNTIES
AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS AFFECTING ALLEN...PAULDING AND
PUTNAM COUNTIES
AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE POWER PLANT AFFECTING DEFIANCE COUNTY
BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA AFFECTING PUTNAM COUNTY
MAUMEE RIVER AT NAPOLEON AFFECTING HENRY COUNTY
SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE AFFECTING ALLEN...DE KALB AND
DEFIANCE COUNTIES
SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR AFFECTING ADAMS...ALLEN AND VAN WERT
COUNTIES
TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER AFFECTING DEFIANCE...FULTON AND WILLIAMS
COUNTIES

.RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT HAS LED TO MINOR TO MODERATE
FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE VEHICLES THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. THE
WATER MAY BE TOO DEEP TO ALLOW SAFE PASSAGE. NEVER ALLOW CHILDREN TO
PLAY IN OR NEAR FLOOD WATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR
LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED FORECASTS.

DETAILED RIVER FORECASTS AND MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. RIVER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER
THE LEFT MENU BAR UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS RIVERS AND LAKES AHPS.

ALL TIMES ARE IN EASTERN TIME. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED IN
ABOUT 24 HOURS OR SOONER IF NECESSARY.

&&

INC053-103-169-241627-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0089.000000T0000Z-131225T0850Z/
/MROI3.2.ER.131222T2111Z.131223T1800Z.131224T0850Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE MISSISSINEWA RIVER NEAR MARION
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET AND RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 13.9 FEET AROUND 1
PM MONDAY DECEMBER 23 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 3 AM
TUESDAY DECEMBER 24.
* AT 14.0 FEET...FLOODING IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF MARION
IS COMMON. WATER IS UP TO 4 FEET DEEP IN SOME HOMES. STATE ROUTE 1
IS CLOSED FROM STATE ROUTE 28 TO COUNTY ROAD 800 IN RANDOLPH
COUNTY.

&&

LAT...LON 4074 8603 4076 8592 4058 8559 4053 8567


$$

OHC003-125-137-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0078.000000T0000Z-131225T1315Z/
/FTJO1.2.ER.131222T1320Z.131223T1500Z.131224T1315Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR FORT JENNINGS
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET AND RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 13.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 13.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE
AROUND 8 AM TUESDAY DECEMBER 24.
* AT 16.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE AUGLAIZE RIVER
WITH SECONDARY ROADS AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS AS WELL AS HOMES
NEAREST THE RIVER BEING AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATERS. SOME EVACUATIONS
OF PEOPLE AND PROPERTY MAY BE NECESSARY.

&&

LAT...LON 4081 8440 4101 8426 4100 8422 4092 8423
4081 8433

$$

OHC039-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0083.000000T0000Z-131225T1200Z/
/DFCO1.1.ER.131223T2034Z.131224T0000Z.131224T1200Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE AUGLAIZE RIVER NEAR DEFIANCE POWER PLANT
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 21.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE MONDAY AFTERNOON
AND CREST NEAR 21.4 FEET AROUND 1 AM TUESDAY DECEMBER 24 AND FALL
BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 7 AM TUESDAY DECEMBER 24.
* AT 21.0 FEET...WATER GETS INTO BACKYARDS OF HOMES ON RIVERSIDE
AVENUE. RIVERSIDE PARK IN DEFIANCE BEGINS TO FLOOD. FLOOD WATER
APPROACHES STATE ROUTE 111 UPSTREAM OF HYDRO DAM.

&&

LAT...LON 4125 8442 4129 8436 4128 8434 4126 8435
4123 8439

$$

OHC137-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0079.000000T0000Z-131226T1348Z/
/OTTO1.2.ER.131222T1115Z.131223T1800Z.131225T1348Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE BLANCHARD RIVER AT OTTAWA
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.8 FEET AND RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 28.9 FEET AROUND 1
PM MONDAY DECEMBER 23 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 8 AM
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25.
* AT 29.0 FEET...WIDESPREAD MAJOR FLOODING OCCURS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN
OTTAWA.

&&

LAT...LON 4103 8429 4107 8429 4108 8404 4100 8401
4104 8416

$$

INC001-003-OHC161-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0080.131224T0800Z-131228T0320Z/
/DCRI3.2.ER.131224T0800Z.131226T0000Z.131227T0320Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE SAINT MARYS RIVER NEAR DECATUR
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS MISSING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST NEAR 20.0 FEET AROUND 7 PM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER
25 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 10 PM THURSDAY DECEMBER 26.
* AT 20.0 FEET...WATER BEGINS TO CROSS STATE HIGHWAY 49 JUST NORTH OF
WILSHIRE, OHIO.

&&

LAT...LON 4093 8506 4094 8504 4084 8591 4082 8494


$$

INC009-069-075-169-179-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0081.000000T0000Z-131225T0000Z/
/WRNI3.1.ER.131222T1145Z.131223T0630Z.131224T0000Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE SALAMONIE RIVER BELOW WARREN
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING.
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.6 FEET AND STEADY.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW THE 12.0 FOOT FLOOD STAGE
AROUND 7 PM MONDAY DECEMBER 23.
* AT 12.0 FEET...THE RIVER REACHES FLOOD STAGE WITH MINOR FLOODING OF
LOW AGRICULTURAL LAND AND ROADS NEAREST THE RIVER.

&&

LAT...LON 4080 8570 4082 8562 4069 8541 4067 8544
4075 8565

$$

INC001-179-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0091.000000T0000Z-131225T1700Z/
/LYNI3.1.ER.131223T0727Z.131224T0000Z.131224T1700Z.NR/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE WABASH RIVER NEAR LINN GROVE
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 12.8 FEET AROUND 7
PM MONDAY DECEMBER 23 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 12 PM
TUESDAY DECEMBER 24.
* AT 12.0 FEET...THE FLOODING OF COUNTY ROADS BEGIN.

&&

LAT...LON 4069 8510 4072 8508 4064 8499 4061 8502


$$

INC069-179-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0090.000000T0000Z-131226T1100Z/
/BLFI3.1.ER.131222T1444Z.131224T0600Z.131225T1100Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE WABASH RIVER NEAR BLUFFTON
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 11 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 12.4 FEET AROUND 1
AM TUESDAY DECEMBER 24 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 6 AM
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25.
* AT 12.0 FEET...RIVER ROAD AND A FEW COUNTY ROADS ARE CLOSED BY HIGH
WATER.

&&

LAT...LON 4085 8552 4088 8541 4078 8512 4072 8508
4069 8511

$$

OHC069-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0087.131224T0508Z-131225T2100Z/
/CPBO1.1.ER.131224T0508Z.131224T1200Z.131224T2100Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE MAUMEE RIVER AT NAPOLEON
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE VERY EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING AND CREST NEAR 12.3 FEET AROUND 1 PM TUESDAY DECEMBER 24
AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 4 PM TUESDAY DECEMBER 24.
* AT 12.5 FEET...RECREATIONAL CAMPGROUNDS NEAR NAPOLEON BEGIN TO
FLOOD.

&&

LAT...LON 4131 8431 4146 8407 4141 8401 4129 8415
4128 8431

$$

INC003-033-OHC039-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0088.131224T0600Z-131226T0000Z/
/NVLI3.1.ER.131224T0600Z.131224T0600Z.131225T0000Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO ABOVE NEWVILLE
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AT 10 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE AROUND 1 AM
TUESDAY DECEMBER 24.
* AT 12.0 FEET...DEKALB COUNTY ROAD 42 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF
NEWVILLE FLOODS. AGRICULTURAL AND LOW LANDS FLOOD ALONG THE ST.
JOSEPH RIVER TO THE CEDARVILLE RESERVOIR.

&&

LAT...LON 4126 8498 4140 8481 4139 8478 4123 8493


$$

OHC039-051-171-241626-
/O.EXT.KIWX.FL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-131228T1500Z/
/STRO1.1.ER.131222T1524Z.131225T0600Z.131227T1500Z.NO/
1127 AM EST MON DEC 23 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE TIFFIN RIVER NEAR STRYKER
* UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING.
* AT 11 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.6 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 12.6 FEET AROUND 7
AM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25 AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AROUND 10 AM
FRIDAY DECEMBER 27.
* AT 13.0 FEET...FLOOD WATERS BEGIN TO AFFECT SOME FARM BUILDINGS
NEAR STRYKER AND FLOOD SOME SECONDARY ROADS.