All posts by Jay Farlow

I'm Jay Farlow. W9LW is my amateur (ham) radio call sign. I've been a ham since 1973. I've been a volunteer storm spotter for the National Weather Service SKYWARN program since the 1970s. I've also been a volunteer EMT and firefighter and member of a disaster medical assistance team. I advise the leadership team of Associated Churches Active in Disaster, a ministry of Associate Churches of Fort Wayne and Allen County. Learn more about w9lw at www.qrz.com/db/w9lw.

Winter Weather Advisory continues: Snow later today through Thursday morning

NWA snow forecast map
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1003 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED MAINLY LATER TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS MAINLY NORTH
OF HIGHWAY 6 IN FAR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST OHIO...AND LOWER
MICHIGAN LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY
FILL IN ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS AND TRACKS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6
INCHES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA.

THOSE TRAVELING IN THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY AND EARLY TOMORROW
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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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
1003 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014 /903 AM CST WED JAN 1 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM
CST/ THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON MAINLY NORTH OF ROUTE 6. SNOW WILL EVENTUALLY SPREAD
INTO THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3
AND 6 INCHES.

IMPACTS...

* ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS THIS
AFTERNOON AND 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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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
1003 AM EST WED JAN 1 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 PM EST THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

IMPACTS...

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

Winter Weather Advisory updated

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
917 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...

.BANDS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD FAR NORTHERN
INDIANA...SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN....AND PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHWEST
OHIO OVERNIGHT. 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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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
917 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 /817 PM CST TUE DEC 31 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
/MIDNIGHT CST/ THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS EXTREME
NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

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

Winter Weather Advisory updated: Snowfall to arrive this evening


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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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...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
324 PM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 /224 PM CST TUE DEC 31 2013/

...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.

NWS updates Winter Weather Advisory, issues snow totals map

NWS map showing total snowfall forecast for Tuesday night through Thursday


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1007 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW
GENERALLY NORTH OF ROUTE 30...

.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 WITH A QUICK DROP IN ACCUMULATIONS AT LOCATIONS SOUTH OF
ROUTE 30 WHERE LITTLE OR NO SNOW MAY FALL THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
OHIO VALLEY. THIS MAY NECESSITATE AN EXPANSION OF HEADLINES IN
BOTH AREA AND TIME AS THE EVENT NEARS.

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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...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
1007 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 /907 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST
THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.

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.

Winter Weather Advisory issued for accumulating snow

Snowfall forecast maps from NWS.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
432 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW...

.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 DURING THE EVENING AND PERSIST
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE BETWEEN
2 AND 5 INCHES. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS MAY NECESSITATE AN EXPANSION OF
HEADLINES IN BOTH AREA AND TIME AS THE EVENT NEARS.

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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...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
432 AM EST TUE DEC 31 2013 /332 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST THIS
EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS DURING THIS TIME WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* ADDITIONAL SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.

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.

Accumulating snow expected New Years Eve through Thursday

Here’s an update on the snow event expected this week:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
315 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013

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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...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
315 PM EST MON DEC 30 2013 /215 PM CST MON DEC 30 2013/

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED NEW YEARS EVE THROUGH THURSDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NORTH OF A WARM FRONT TUESDAY EVENING
AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 30 IN INDIANA...NORTHWEST OHIO...AND SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES APPEAR
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR THE INDIANA
AND MICHIGAN BORDER. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
SLICK NEW YEARS EVE INTO NEW YEARS DAY.

THEN...A MORE POTENT SYSTEM COULD EXIT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION ON
THURSDAY. AT PRESENT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF VARIABILITY
BETWEEN MODEL SIGNALS WITH RESPECT TO THIS STORMS STRENGTH AND
FORWARD SPEED. A SLOWER...MORE DEVELOPED SYSTEM WOULD FAVOR THE
POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
NORTHERN INDIANA...FAR NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

WHILE A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT IS NOT A CERTAINTY AT THIS
TIME...HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO LATER FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS...SHOULD WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES BECOME NECESSARY. ALSO...TRAVELERS MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERNATE SCHEDULES AND ROUTES.