The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service issued a multimedia briefing this evening on a winter storm that is forecast to affect northern Indiana, southern Lower Michigan and northwestern Ohio Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

The office also sent an email message to alert local emergency managers and news media to the forecast of accumulating snowfall of three to six inches Monday night. Some areas along and south of U.S. 30 could see five to eight inches.

Snowfall is forecast to begin between 7 p.m.  and 10 p.m. Monday and end between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Tuesday.

A winter storm watch remains in place, taking effect at 7 p.m. Monday and ending at 7 a.m., 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Tuesday, depending on location.