URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 324 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013
...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING MAINLY NORTH OF A KNOX TO WARSAW TO PAULDING OHIO LINE...
.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT...BRINGING A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL THAT WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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 NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH POCKETS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL FROM LATE EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* 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 BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS LATE 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.
