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See the NWS infographic above for a synopsis of the current storm forecast. For details, see the full Winter Storm Watch statement below. Note that the forecast snowfall amounts are still subject to change, based on the storm’s actual track and strength. Remember, a Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow, sleet, or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Residents of the watch area should continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
441 AM EST MON FEB 3 2014
...WINTER STORM DEVELOPING...
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS
COAST EARLY TUESDAY AND INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND THEN TO SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA BY
DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL QUICKLY OVERSPREAD THE REGION
TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST AND BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. TOTAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY IS ANTICIPATED TO BE
GENERALLY IN THE 6 TO 10 INCH RANGE. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL
AREAS...PRIMARILY AFFECTING EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS BASED ON THE LATEST INFORMATION AND IS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE...DEPENDING ON THE STORM'S EXACT TRACK AND
STRENGTH. LISTEN FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER
STORM.
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-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
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW OVERSPREADS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
* SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT
* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE
* AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DEVELOPS WEDNESDAY
IMPACTS...
* SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS BY
TUESDAY NIGHT.
* DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE WEDNESDAY MORNING
* INCREASING NORTH WIND WEDNESDAY MORNING TO CAUSE
DRIFTING...PRIMARILY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.