Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this winter storm warning at Mar 20, 2006, 4:10 AM EST for 30 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Mar 21, 2006, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2006, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2006, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2006, 12:08 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 30 counties
Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 4:23 AM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Terre Haute, IN | SNOW ACCUMULATION SINCE 2AM EST. |
| Mar 21, 4:23 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Vincennes, IN | |
| Mar 21, 4:23 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Bicknell, IN | SNOW ON THE GROUND SINCE MIDNIGHT. OBSERVER REPORTED TREE LIMBS FALLING AROUND HIS HOUSE FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW. |
| Mar 21, 4:54 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Terre Haute, IN | 3.0 INCHES ON GROUND IN TERRE HAUTE. SPOTTER ESTIMATES SNOW FALL RATE OF AT LEAST 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Mar 21, 4:54 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Terre Haute, IN | 4 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED ON GROUND. SPOTTER SAYS SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL AT RATE NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Mar 21, 4:54 AM EST | SNOW 5.6 | Terre Haute, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | 6 Se Indianapolis, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 4 E Vincennes, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 8 Nw Indianapolis, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.6 | Bloomington, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.8 | 6 E Crawfordsville, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 2 W Clinton, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.6 | 2 Sw Martinsville, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 6 Ne Mitchell, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 2 W Sullivan, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5.4 | 4 Wnw Cloverdale, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Ne Brazil, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:14 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 4 Sw Lebanon, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:14 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Nw Castleton, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:14 AM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 E New Ross, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:14 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 8 Se Brazil, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:24 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 10 E Linton, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:24 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 8 Sw Bedford, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:24 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Seymour, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:24 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 10 Sw Spencer, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | SNOW 0.3 | Jamestown, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Fairland, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1.3 | Zionsville, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | 1 W Bloomfield, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1.5 | Martinsville, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1.6 | 2 E Franklin, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 1 Nne Brooklyn, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.3 | 1 Ne Bedford, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Oolitic, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Bedford, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Bloomington, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Shoals, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3 | Spencer, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.1 | Martinsville, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.8 | Columbus, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.8 | Crane, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Bicknell, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Spencer, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 6 Sw Spencer, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:27 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 2 Ne Martinsville, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:54 AM EST | SNOW 4.2 | Bloomington, IN | |
| Mar 21, 7:57 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 Ne Brownsburg, IN | SPOTTER REPORTS SNOW BEGAN ABOUT 430 AM. |
| Mar 21, 7:58 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Indianapolis, IN | SNOW FELL AT A RATE OF 1.4 INCHES IN THE PAST HOUR |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Greenfield, IN | |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1 | Greensburg, IN | |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 1.8 | Shelbyville, IN | |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.3 | 2 Ne Vincennes, IN | |
| Mar 21, 8:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | Terre Haute, IN | |
| Mar 21, 8:02 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Brazil, IN | |
| Mar 21, 9:02 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | 4 Wnw Perrysville, IN | |
| Mar 21, 9:07 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 4.3 | 7 Sw Indianapolis, IN | |
| Mar 21, 9:07 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | Terre Haute, IN | |
| Mar 21, 9:07 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 3 S Paragon, IN | |
| Mar 21, 9:20 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | Terre Haute, IN | |
| Mar 21, 9:24 AM EST | SNOW 5.8 | 4 N Spencer, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 196 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1923 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KIND 200910 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 410 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER TO MAKE A RETURN TO CENTRAL INDIANA... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO TENNESSEE BY LATE MONDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS INDIANA. INZ035>037-039-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-201715- /O.UPG.KIND.WS.A.0001.060321T0600Z-060322T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0001.060321T0600Z-060321T2200Z/ FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON- SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 410 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH OF A SULLIVAN TO MONROE TO DECATUR COUNTY LINE... PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY THEREAFTER...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS UP THE OHIO VALLEY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...EASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS SNOWFALL IN COMBINATION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INCLUDING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ INZ021-028>031-038-040>042-201715- /O.NEW.KIND.SN.Y.0003.060321T0600Z-060321T2200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... ANDERSON...MUNCIE 410 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TUESDAY TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE LAFAYETTE...KOKOMO AND MUNCIE AREAS AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS DIFFICULT DURING TUESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ PUMA
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KIND 201612 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1112 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER TO MAKE A RETURN TO CENTRAL INDIANA... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO TENNESSEE BY LATE MONDAY. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS INDIANA. INZ035>037-039-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-210015- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.060321T0600Z-060321T2200Z/ FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON- SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 1112 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY. NORTH OF A SULLIVAN TO MONROE TO DECATUR COUNTY LINE... PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY THEREAFTER...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS UP THE OHIO VALLEY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...EASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS SNOWFALL IN COMBINATION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INCLUDING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ INZ021-028>031-038-040>042-210015- /O.CON.KIND.SN.Y.0003.060321T0600Z-060321T2200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... ANDERSON...MUNCIE 1112 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE LAFAYETTE... KOKOMO AND MUNCIE AREAS AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AROUND 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS DIFFICULT DURING TUESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NIELD
000 WWUS43 KIND 202018 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 318 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER TO MAKE A RETURN TO CENTRAL INDIANA... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO TENNESSEE BY LATE TONIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM AS IT MOVES ACROSS INDIANA. INZ035>037-039-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-210430- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.060321T0600Z-060321T2200Z/ FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON- SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 318 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY. NORTH OF A SULLIVAN TO MONROE TO DECATUR COUNTY LINE... PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY THEREAFTER...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 8 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS UP THE OHIO VALLEY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...EASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS SNOWFALL IN COMBINATION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INCLUDING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ INZ021-028>031-038-040>042-210430- /O.CON.KIND.SN.Y.0003.060321T0600Z-060321T2200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... ANDERSON...MUNCIE 318 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE LAFAYETTE... KOKOMO AND MUNCIE AREAS AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS DIFFICULT DURING TUESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JB
000 WWUS43 KIND 210345 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1045 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER TO MAKE A RETURN TO CENTRAL INDIANA... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO TENNESSEE BY LATE TONIGHT. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TO BRING COLDER TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN SNOW FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. INZ035>037-039-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-211145- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.060321T0600Z-060321T2200Z/ FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON- SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 1045 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY. NORTH OF A SULLIVAN TO MONROE TO DECATUR COUNTY LINE... PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR SHORTLY THEREAFTER...AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. LATEST INDICATIONS ARE FOR SLIGHTLY LOWER AMOUNTS THAN PREVIOUSLY INDICATED. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL OCCUR BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF THE SULLIVAN TO MONROE TO DECATUR COUNTY LINE...PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW. IT MAY FALL IN THE FORM OF MIXED PRECIPITATION FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH SOME LIGHT ICING POSSIBLE WILL OCCUR IN THIS AREA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS UP THE OHIO VALLEY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...EASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS SNOWFALL IN COMBINATION WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING INCLUDING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ INZ021-028>031-038-040>042-211145- /O.CON.KIND.SN.Y.0003.060321T0600Z-060321T2200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... ANDERSON...MUNCIE 1045 PM EST MON MAR 20 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE LAFAYETTE... KOKOMO AND MUNCIE AREAS AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. UP TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS DIFFICULT DURING TUESDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LJ
000 WWUS43 KIND 210932 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 432 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 INZ035>037-039-043>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-211745- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060321T2200Z/ FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON- SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 432 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH SCATTERED 6 INCH AMOUNTS THROUGHOUT THE WARNING AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM ROUGHLY A TERRE HAUTE TO BLOOMINGTON LINE WHERE 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM. AFTER 9 AM SNOWFALL RATES WILL SLOW DOWN BEFORE COMING TO AN END LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS UP THE OHIO VALLEY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...EASTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS SNOWFALL IN COMBINATION WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ INZ021-028>031-038-040>042-211745- /O.CON.KIND.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060321T2200Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... ANDERSON...MUNCIE 432 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY 4 PM EST. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KIND 211602 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1102 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 INZ035-043-044-051>053-060-061-067>070-220000- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060321T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.BS.Y.0001.060321T1602Z-060322T0000Z/ FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES...BEDFORD 1102 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED IN THE ADVISORY...BUT WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LOT OF BLOWING SNOW. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ028-220000- /O.CAN.KIND.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060321T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.BS.Y.0001.060321T1602Z-060322T0000Z/ WARREN- 1102 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED IN YOUR AREA...BUT THE WIND WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LOT OF BLOWING SNOW. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ036-037-039-045>049-054>057-062>065-071-072-212200- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060321T2200Z/ MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR 1102 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL WILL END BEFORE RUSH HOUR...BUT SOME SPOTS GET 2 TO 3 INCHES DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...AS THE STORM SYSTEM TRACKS UP THE OHIO VALLEY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. THIS SNOWFALL IN COMBINATION WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH WILL MAKE TRAVEL QUITE DIFFICULT AT TIMES ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL ALLOW PLENTY OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION AND BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ INZ021-029>031-038-040>042-212200- /O.CON.KIND.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060321T2200Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... ANDERSON...MUNCIE 1102 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY 4 PM EST. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS43 KIND 211708 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1208 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 INZ036-037-039-045>049-054>057-062>065-071-072-220000- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060321T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KIND.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060322T0000Z/ MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...INDIANAPOLIS... SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR 1208 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED IN THE ADVISORY...BUT WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LOT OF BLOWING SNOW. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ021-029>031-038-040>042-220000- /O.CAN.KIND.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060321T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KIND.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060322T0000Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... ANDERSON...MUNCIE 1208 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL END RAPIDLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER THE WIND WILL BLOW SNOW AROUND UNTIL EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ028-035-043-044-051>053-060-061-067>070-220000- /O.CON.KIND.BS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060322T0000Z/ WARREN-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES...BEDFORD 1208 PM EST TUE MAR 21 2006 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED IN THE ADVISORY...BUT WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A LOT OF BLOWING SNOW. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 20, 2:34 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 2:34 AM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 230 AM MON MAR 20 2006 .DISCUSSION...SFC ANALYSIS EARLY THIS AM SHOWS RIDGE OF COLD HIGH PRES FM THE UPPER MIDWEST TO THE OHIO VALLEY. DEVELOPING LOW PRES WAS FOUND ACRS WRN TX. H2O VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A TROPICAL PLUME OF MOISTURE ACRS MEXICO SPILLING NE TO TX AND THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. NATIONAL RADAR MOSAICS SHOW A LARGE AREA OF PCPN ACRS THE SRN PLAINS PUSHING NE. MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WL BE SNOWFALL TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FIRST THINGS FIRST. THE MODELS KEEP THE COLD HIGH OVR US TODAY AND WITH THE DRY COOL NORTHEAST FLOW ACRS THE AREA LOWER LVL SHOULD REMAIN DRY. THIS WL COME INTO PLAY TONIGHT. FOR TODAY IS SHUD JUST RESULT IN INCREASING CLDS. TIME SECTIONS AND SOUNDINGS SHOW A DRY LAYER WITH SOME WEAK SUBSIDENCE. HENCE WL GO WITH INCREASING CLDS TODAY. GIVEN THE INCREASE IN CLDS AND H8 TEMPS AROUND -1C MAV HIGHS LOOK PRETTY GOOD. MANY PLAYERS COMING TOGETHER FOR HEAVY SNOW ON STARTING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. FIRST OFF...NICE ISENTROPIC SET UP STARTS TONIGHT AS SEEN ALONG THE 295K NAM SFC. WIND IS NEARLY PERPENDICULAR TO SFC AND MIXING RATIOS BETWEEN 4-5 G/KG. DUE TO DRY AIR AT THE SFC PCPN MAY HAVE DIFFICULTY AT ONSET AS LOWER LVLS MAY TAKE A WHILE TO SATURATE. NONETHELESS...EXPECT PCPN TO BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUES AFTERNOON. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW COLUMN HAS SOME SLIGHT WARMING ACRS THE BEDFORD...BMG...AND SEYMOUR AREAS INITIALLY AND THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME OF THE PCPN STARTING AS A SLEET OR MIX BEFORE CHANGING ALL TO SNOW. BY 12Z ISENTROPIC FORCING BECOMES WEAKER BUT DYNAMIC UPPER SYSTEM COMES INTO PLAY. H5 AND H7 LOW PUSH ACRS CENTRAL INDIANA...AS THIS OCCURS THE -5C H8 ISOTHERM BISECTS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. 534DM THICKNESS BISECTS CENTRAL INDIANA AS THE UPPER SYSTEMS MOVE ACRS ON TUESDAY MORNING. EVEN THE OLD MAGIC CHART SHOWS NET VERTICAL DISPLACEMENTS OF +120 WITH THE -2.5 TO -5C AREA OVER CENTRAL INDIANA. MANY OF THESE RULES OF THUMB POINT TO AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF SNOW FOR MUCH CENTRAL INDIANA. AMOUNTS WL BE LESS ACRS THE MUNCIE...LAF AND OKK AREAS AS THE TRACK OF THE SFC LOW SHUD BE FAR ENOUGH SOUTH ACRS KY THAT LESSER AMOUNTS WL BE FAVORED HERE. HENCE WL GO FOR WINTER STORM WARNING ACRS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA...EXPECT ISSUE AN ADVISORY ACRS THE NRN PART OF THE FA. WL LEAN WARMER MAV ON LOWS TONIGHT GIVEN THE ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM. LOOK FOR STEADY TEMPS ON TUESDAY AT OR BELOW FREEZING GIVEN EXPECTED SNOWFALL. PCPN SHOULD END ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND CAA TAKES SHAPE. GIVEN THE SNOW AND CAA WL KEEP SOME CLDS AROUND THE AREA ON TUES NIGHT. MAV LOW TEMPS LOOK OK. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WINTER STORM WARNING LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. && PUMA
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 4:35 PM EST, 11 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 435 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 INZ021-028>031-038-040>042-202145- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-TIPTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH- 435 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE MONDAY AND TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN IN THE FORM OF SNOW SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY NOON ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOW TOTALS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN INDIANAPOLIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ035>037-039-043>049-051>057-202145- FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON- SHELBY-RUSH- 435 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. LOW LAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE WHITE AND WABASH RIVERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE MONDAY AND TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MONDAY EVENING AND MAY START AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THIS STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ060>065-067>072-202145- SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS- MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 435 PM EST SUN MAR 19 2006 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. LOWLAND TO MODERATE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WHITE RIVER...THE EAST FORK OF THE WHITE RIVER...AND THE WABASH RIVER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STRONG LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE MONDAY AND TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN MONDAY EVENING IN THE FORM OF A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET..AND SNOW. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN THE HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT EARLY ON TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE...HEAVY AT TIMES...UNTIL TAPERING OFF ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOW LAND TO MODERATE FLOODING ALONG THE WHITE RIVER...THE EAST FORK OF THE WHITE RIVER...AND THE WABASH RIVER IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS WEEK. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM COULD CREATE ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED TO REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. && THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN GRAPHICAL FORMAT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) JOHNSON/JB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 4:10 AM EST | Snow Advisory | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Delaware, Howard, Madison, Randolph and 3 more | 32 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.