URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 930 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014
...PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND EXPAND SOUTHEAST INTO FAR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
.BANDS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO WILL EXPAND SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT INTO FAR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND THE REMAINDER OF NORTHWEST OHIO. SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO MUCH OF THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN AT MANY LOCATIONS NORTH OF ROUTE 30 WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS GENERALLY NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY MIDDAY THURSDAY ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE GREATER ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ROUGHLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM NORTH JUDSON INDIANA TO HILLSDALE MICHIGAN.
THOSE TRAVELING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MIZ077>079-021030- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T2100Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 930 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS BERRIEN...CASS AND ST JOSEPH COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN INTO TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF THURSDAY MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES IN SOME AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LIMITED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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INZ003>009-012-014-016>018-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016- 021030- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140102T2100Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- 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...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 930 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014 /830 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. THE GREATER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ROUGHLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM NORTH JUDSON INDIANA TO HILLSDALE MICHIGAN.
* NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 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.
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INZ013-015-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-025-021030- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140102T2100Z/ PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS- ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... ROCHESTER...AKRON...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 930 PM EST WED JAN 1 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PICK UP IN INTENSITY LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.
* NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. 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.
