URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 438 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014
...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE TODAY...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR LOGRANSPORT TO FORT WAYNE TO DEFIANCE OHIO.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY EVENING.
INZ003>009-012-014-016>018-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016- 021745- /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 438 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 /338 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY...ENDING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.
* NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK...AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LIMITED AT TIMES THIS MORNING. 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-OHZ024-025-021745- /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 438 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS 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.
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.
Snow continues to move across the region. 3-5″ of new snowfall possible through Thursday morning. pic.twitter.com/DrFygAugzo — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) January 1, 2014
@smokeymtns1 It sure has, but the band will shift SE through the afternoon and eventually the heaviest snow will be across C/NC Indiana. — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) January 1, 2014
@HDSweet99 Could see some light snowfall beginning by late afternoon. The heaviest snow will be between 7 pm and 4 am. — NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) January 1, 2014
