Bands of lake-effect snow will cause reduced visibilities in a large portion of north-central and northeastern Indiana today, according to a Special Weather Statement the northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service issued at 9:55 a.m.
Visibilities could fall to approximately one half mile in the heaviest snow bands.
The Special Weather Statement (which appears in its entirety below) covers the following Indiana counties: Adams, Allen, Fulton, Huntington, Kosciusko, Marshall, Miami, Noble, Wabash, Wells and Whitley.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 955 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 INZ008-014>018-023>027-071800- NOBLE-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...PERU...GRISSOM AFB... MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE 955 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY... BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE CURRENTLY IMPACTING PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA. WHILE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITIES.