URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
401 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2013

...LIGHT SNOW AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TO LEAD TO TRAVEL CONCERNS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING
A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE ADVISORY
AREA FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. OVERALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES IN MOST AREAS...MAINLY NORTH
OF ROUTE 6. AS THE FRONT PASSES...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS
WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESHLY FALLEN
SNOW AND ALREADY EXISTING SNOW PACK IN MAINLY RURAL AREAS.
SECONDARY AND SOME PRIMARY ROADS COULD BECOME PARTIALLY IMPASSABLE
IN SPOTS DUE TO THE DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOCALLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN STRONGER WIND GUSTS DUE TO BLOWING. WINDS WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...BUT SOME DRIFTING SNOW COULD LINGER
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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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...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...
BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...
MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS
401 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2013 /301 AM CST TUE DEC 17 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST
/9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * 1 TO POSSIBLY 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
   AFTERNOON...MAINLY NORTH OF ROUTE 6.

 * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
   CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS BOTH IN
   HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW.

 * DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE SECONDARY AND SOME PRIMARY ROADS TO
   BECOME PARTIALLY IMPASSABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
716 PM EST MON DEC 16 2013

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WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-WILLIAMS-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MICHIGAN CITY…LA PORTE…
KENDALLVILLE…LIGONIER…ALBION…AUBURN…GARRETT…KNOX…
NORTH JUDSON…BASS LAKE…PLYMOUTH…BREMEN…CULVER…
ROCHESTER…AKRON…WARSAW…WINONA LAKE…SYRACUSE…MENTONE…
COLUMBIA CITY…TRI-LAKES…SOUTH WHITLEY…FORT WAYNE…
NEW HAVEN…WABASH…NORTH MANCHESTER…HUNTINGTON…ROANOKE…
BLUFFTON…OSSIAN…DECATUR…BERNE…BRYAN…MONTPELIER…
DEFIANCE…SHERWOOD…HICKSVILLE…NAPOLEON…DESHLER…
LIBERTY CENTER…PAULDING…ANTWERP…MELROSE…OTTAWA…
PANDORA…KALIDA…FORT JENNINGS…VAN WERT…DELPHOS…
OHIO CITY…LIMA…SPENCERVILLE
716 PM EST MON DEC 16 2013 /616 PM CST MON DEC 16 2013/

…SLICK TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING…

A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
EVENING. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY ACCUMULATE…WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES
EXPECTED BY MIDNIGHT…WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND BETWEEN
ROUTES 30 AND 6. DUE TO THE SNOWFALL INTENSITY WITH TEMPERATURES
REMAIN IN THE TEENS…ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.
VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE
DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION THIS EVENING.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
315 PM EST MON DEC 16 2013

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LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...
GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...
FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
315 PM EST MON DEC 16 2013

...QUICK BURST OF ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 5 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING. THE MOST
INTENSE SNOWFALL MAY ONLY LAST 2 TO 3 HOURS BUT AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
SLICK.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1115 AM EST MON DEC 16 2013

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LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...
GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...
FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
1115 AM EST MON DEC 16 2013

...QUICK BURST OF ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...

A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 5 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO MID EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE
SNOWFALL MAY ONLY LAST 3 TO 4 HOURS BUT AMOUNTS OF 2 TO AS MUCH AS
4 INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE. THIS WILL HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE
AFTERNOON COMMUTE AS ROADS BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. 

The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service is using its Twitter account to keep us updated about the coming snowfall. You can see the tweets here, even if you don’t have a Twitter account. I’ll post interesting tweets below as they come out during the day.

All other winter headlines remain in effect until 7 PM EST. For the latest warning/advisory and forecast info, visit http://t.co/HxPbUiZjdf.

— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 14, 2013

Winter Storm Warning cancelled for Indiana counties west of U.S. 31, as snow begins to taper off from west to east across the area.

— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 14, 2013

No matter what, #INDOT drivers are prepared to stay out, treating the roads for as long as it takes until they are clear.

— INDOT Northeast (@INDOTNortheast) December 14, 2013

The storm's western edge is entering #NEIN right now. If winds pick up, however, we'll be dealing with some possible drifting #snow.

— INDOT Northeast (@INDOTNortheast) December 14, 2013

@bradgressel Our crews are on full callout. With snow falling as we plow & routes of 35-40 miles, it's hard to keep ahead of the snow.

— INDOT Northeast (@INDOTNortheast) December 14, 2013

Most locations have seen between 5 and 8 inches of snow. Keep the reports coming!
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 14, 2013

Folks, when snow keeps falling like this, no matter how many plows are out, road conditions are going to be difficult. Expect slow going.
— INDOT Northeast (@INDOTNortheast) December 14, 2013

The winter weather advisory has been upgraded to a winter storm warning in Elkhart, Laporte, Lagrange, St. Joseph & Steuben counties.
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 14, 2013

9:00 AM Radar Update. Moderate to heavy snow continuing. pic.twitter.com/GsMzmLLY9U
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 14, 2013

@AshKinCo we are expecting the snow to arrive between 8 and 10 PM EST across the region, and it will continue through the day tomorrow
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 13, 2013

If you were planning any holiday shopping on Saturday, it may be a wise decision to delay those plans. Roads will likely be messy.
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 13, 2013

The worst effects of this storm system will be seen during the morning and early afternoon hours on Saturday.
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) December 13, 2013

The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service posted the video briefing below at about 2 p.m. today. It provides current forecast information on the coming winter storm.