URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 917 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013
...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...
.BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD FAR NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN....AND PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHWEST OHIO OVERNIGHT. 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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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.
* 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 BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS 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.
