SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1115 AM EST MON DEC 16 2013
INZ006>009-017-018-MIZ080-081-162100-
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.
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Accumulating snowfall possible this afternoon and tonight
The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service issued this infographic early this morning.
NWS, DOT tweets about snow storm
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
Winter Storm Warning remains in effect
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
336 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013
...WINTER STORM COMING TO AN END...
.SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW MAY STILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FOR A FEW
HOURS OVER EASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO BEFORE ENDING. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE
WARNING AND 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER EASTERN AREAS...WHICH INCLUDES
NORTHWEST OHIO. LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY MAY SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1
TO 2 INCHES.
TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE IN THE WARNING AND 4 TO 7 INCHES IN
THE ADVISORY.
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/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-131215T0000Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-
MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...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...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...
DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...
LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE
336 PM EST SAT DEC 14 2013
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH
THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO.
TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE WITH THE
HEAVY SNOW.
* USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING HEAVY WET SNOW AS THIS CAN BE A
VERY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.
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.
Video winter storm briefing from NWS meteorologist
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.
Winter storm warning issued
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1138 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013
.SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT
AND SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE
AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...AND
THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY.
ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO
8 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
KNOX TO AUBURN INDIANA AND WAUSEON OHIO. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.
INZ008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-
024-025-140045-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WW.Y.0012.131214T0000Z-131215T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0003.131214T0000Z-131215T0000Z/
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ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-
VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...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...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...
DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...
OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
1138 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 /1038 AM CST FRI DEC 13 2013/
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7
PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY.
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS
EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AT THIS
TIME...THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR OR SOUTH OF US
ROUTE 6 ACROSS INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT...
CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS
ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH
THE HEAVY SNOW.
* USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING SNOW AS THIS CAN BE A VERY STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY.
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.
Significant snowfall early this weekend
The northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service issued the above infographic at 4:45 a.m. today, to update expected accumulation from the coming snow event. At about the same time, the office issued the updated winter weather advisory below.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
409 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013
.SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO
OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT...
AND THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF
SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF OUR AREA...
TO 5 TO 8 INCHES SOUTHEAST. SOME POST-STORM LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
POSSIBLE OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND COLDER AIR OVERSPREADS THE
AREA.
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015-016-024-025-131715-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0012.131214T0000Z-131215T0000Z/
STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...
LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...
SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...
FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...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...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...
SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...
LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
409 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2013 /309 AM CST FRI DEC 13 2013/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST
FRIDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 5 TO 8
INCHES BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
ALONG AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 24.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND HAZARDOUS FRIDAY
NIGHT... CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY... MAKING TRAVEL ACROSS THE
AREA DIFFICULT.
* USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING SNOW AS THIS CAN BE A VERY
STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.
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
The northern Indiana office of he National Weather Service issued this infographic this evening.
Change your password. Now.
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| In this Jan. 10, 2002, file photo, a computer screen shows a password attack in progress at the Norwich University computer security training program in Northfield, Vt. (Photo: By Toby Talbot, AP) |
USA Today reported yesterday that almost 2 million accounts on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and other social media and Internet sites have been breached. The hacking began Oct. 21 and might still be taking place, according to CNN.
In compiling data on the mass hacking, cyber-security company Trustwave discovered that many users are doing just what computer specialists advise against – using simplistic passwords that can easily be guessed.
For instance, the top five passwords Trustwave found in researching the breaches were: 123456, 123456789, 1234, password and 12345!
I bet some of those ridiculously insecure passwords were used by some otherwise very intelligent people, including ham radio operators and SKYWARN spotters.
I hope you are not one of them. But I know a lot of ham radio operators whose Yahoo accounts have been hacked over the past couple of years. How do I know? Because after the hacker took over, I got email from the hacked accounts.
So, even if you’ve chosen passwords for your Yahoo, Google, Facebook or other accounts that you think are more secure than “12345,” now would be a very good time to change to even more secure passwords.
Microsoft has a good Web page on how to create secure passwords. The page includes a link to a tool with which you can test your existing or potential passwords for strength.
You can also use an online password generator (like this one from computer security vendor Norton) to help you create a truly strong and random password.
Remember, the mass account hacking is probably still going on right now, so don’t wait. Improve your passwords today, before your Yahoo or Gmail account starts sending me spam!
Accumlating snow expected in central, southern Indiana
Above is an infographic the northern Indiana office of the National Weather Service tweeted this morning. Below is a special weather statement it issued.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
436 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013
INZ026-027-032>034-OHZ016-024-025-052000-
WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...
MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...
PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
436 AM EST THU DEC 5 2013
...ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...
PERIODS OF SNOW...POTENTIALLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND RAIN EARLY
THIS EVENING...ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY
AS TWO DISTURBANCES TRACK NORTHEAST ALONG A STRONG FRONTAL
BOUNDARY THAT WILL STALL OUT ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY. CURRENT
EXPECTATIONS ARE FOR ONE BATCH OF PRECIPITATION TO MOVE THROUGH
TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...MAINLY ALONG A LINE FROM
HARTFORD CITY TO LIMA. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES APPEARS
POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SECOND IMPULSE. IF YOU HAVE
TRAVEL PLANS...PLEASE KEEP ADVISED OF THE LATEST FORECASTS.