The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service published on YouTube this morning a multimedia briefing regarding the snow storm that’s forecast for this afternoon. You can see it below.
Below is the full text of the Winter Weather Advisory that’s in effect. Be sure to scroll down to find the section that relates to your county. I’ve highlighted the section that includes Allen County, Indiana.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
416 AM EST MON FEB 17 2014
...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE MONDAY EVENING
COMMUTE...
.LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY NORTHEAST
AND STRENGTHEN INTO NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN BY
THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW TO OVERSPREAD OUR AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATER IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A MONTICELLO TO FORT WAYNE TO OTTAWA OHIO LINE. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED HERE...WITH 4
TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF THE HIGHWAY 24 CORRIDOR.
INZ020-022>024-171745-
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WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...
LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER
416 AM EST MON FEB 17 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
11 PM EST THIS EVENING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX IN THIS
AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT
TIMES.
* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
$$
INZ017-018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-171745-
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WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...
BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...
UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
416 AM EST MON FEB 17 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY
MIX IN THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT
TIMES.
* SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES NORTHWEST OF A
MARION INDIANA TO VAN WERT OHIO TO OTTAWA OHIO LINE...WITH 2 TO
4 INCHES OF SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ALONG AND
SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
&&
$$
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LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-
KOSCIUSKO-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
416 AM EST MON FEB 17 2014 /316 AM CST MON FEB 17 2014/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM
CST/ TODAY TO 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON EST /11 AM
CST/ TODAY TO 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS
THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 6 INCHES.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
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.
&&
$$
INZ006>009-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-171745-
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LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...
GARRETT...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...
DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...
LIBERTY CENTER
416 AM EST MON FEB 17 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 AM EST TUESDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO
LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES.
* WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 6 INCHES.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
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.
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.