Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 16, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Dec 6, 2008, 4:40 AM EST for Cass County, Michigan. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2008, 4:40 AM EST (09:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2008, 4:30 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
County Cass County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:39 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 229 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
- 859 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 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 KIWX 060940 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 440 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...CLIPPER SNOWS FOLLOWED BY INTENSE LAKE SNOWS... .A FAST MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL WINDS SHIFT MORE NORTHWESTERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SHIFT SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING...INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE...WITH A DOMINATE BAND LIKELY TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN BERRIEN...CASS AND POSSIBLY ELKHART COUNTIES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS DOMINANT BAND...PRODUCING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 94 AND THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION IF TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED. TOTAL EVENT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF CASS AND EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-061745- /O.UPG.KIWX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0016.081206T0940Z-081207T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 440 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SYSTEM SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN CASS COUNTY. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE FOLLOWING LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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. $$ MIZ079-061745- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.081206T0940Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 440 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. SYSTEM SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE FOLLOWING LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ004-005-061745- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.081206T2200Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN 440 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN SAINT JOSEPH AND NORTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ JC
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KIWX 061501 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1001 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...CLIPPER SNOWS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE FOLLOWED BY INTENSE LAKE SNOWS... .A FAST MOVING CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TODAY SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL WINDS SHIFT MORE NORTHWESTERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SHIFT SOUTH INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING... INCREASING IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE...WITH A DOMINATE BAND LIKELY TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN BERRIEN...CASS AND POSSIBLY ELKHART COUNTIES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS DOMINANT BAND...PRODUCING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE LIKELY...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 94 AND THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION IF TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED. TOTAL EVENT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF CASS AND EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-062315- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 1001 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. SYSTEM SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD... ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN CASS COUNTY. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE FOLLOWING LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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. $$ INZ003-006>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-062200- /O.EXB.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081206T2200Z/ LA PORTE-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE... TOPEKA...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT... KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 1001 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 /901 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... AND PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST /4 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA... NORTHWEST OHIO... AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN MICHIGAN THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF... PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF THESE EVENTS WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ004-005-062315- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.081206T1501Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN 1001 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON. A PERIOD OF PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE AS THE SNOW ENDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN SAINT JOSEPH AND NORTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MIZ079-062315- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 1001 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. SYSTEM SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE FOLLOWING LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KIWX 062026 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 326 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...SYSTEM SNOW TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST FROM MICHIGAN TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF ROUTE 30. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THIS FRONT AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE TONIGHT...WITH A DOMINANT BAND LIKELY TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN BERRIEN...CASS AND POSSIBLY ELKHART COUNTIES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS DOMINANT BAND...PRODUCING NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. MAJOR ROADS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 94 AND THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION IF TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED. TOTAL EVENT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF CASS AND EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-070430- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 326 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD... ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY AND CENTRAL AND WESTERN CASS COUNTY. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE FOLLOWING LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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 EMERGENCY. $$ INZ003-006>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-070000- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T0000Z/ LA PORTE-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE... TOPEKA...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT... KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 326 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 /226 PM CST SAT DEC 6 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER NORTHERN INDIANA... NORTHWEST OHIO... AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES OF SOUTHERN MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO EXPECTED ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF THESE EVENTS WILL RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MIZ079-070430- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 326 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. SYSTEM SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED DURING THAT PERIOD. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE FOLLOWING LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ004-005-070430- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN 326 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN SAINT JOSEPH AND NORTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KIWX 070041 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 741 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS OVERNIGHT... .COLD AIR POURING IN BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING EASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. THE MOST INTENSE BANDS WILL YIELD PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOW RATES POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY EASTWARD INTO WESTERN ST JOE COUNTY ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT AND COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES...PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. MAJOR ROADS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 94 AND THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION IF TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED. TOTAL EVENT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF CASS AND EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES. ISOLATED LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-070900- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 741 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN BERRIEN AND MOST OF CASS COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH LIGHTEST ACCUMULATIONS FOUND OVER SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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. $$ INZ006-008-016-017-MIZ080-070900- /O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY... COLDWATER 741 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY DAYBREAK. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY NORTH OF US 30 AND WEST OF STATE ROAD 9. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND ICY AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OVERNIGHT. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MIZ079-070900- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 741 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ004-005-070900- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN 741 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN SAINT JOSEPH AND NORTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KIWX 070145 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 845 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS OVERNIGHT... .COLD AIR POURING IN BEHIND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING EASTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. THE MOST INTENSE BANDS WILL YIELD PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH 1 INCH PER HOUR SNOW RATES POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY EASTWARD INTO WESTERN ST JOE COUNTY ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT AND COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES... PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. MAJOR ROADS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 94 AND THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION IF TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED. TOTAL EVENT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF CASS AND EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTIES. ISOLATED LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE BANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-070945- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 845 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY ACROSS EASTERN BERRIEN AND MOST OF CASS COUNTY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH LIGHTEST ACCUMULATIONS FOUND OVER SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING 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. $$ INZ007-070945- /O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ STEUBEN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANGOLA 845 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY DAYBREAK. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND ICY AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OVERNIGHT. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD AND INTERSTATE 69...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ MIZ079-070945- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 845 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. TOTAL NEW SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING FROM THE CLIPPER SYSTEM AND THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ004-005-070945- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN 845 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN SAINT JOSEPH AND NORTHERN ELKHART COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS. SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY LIKELY AT TIMES. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ006-008-016-017-MIZ080-070945- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY... COLDWATER 845 PM EST SAT DEC 6 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY... SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY DAYBREAK. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY NORTH OF US 30 AND WEST OF STATE ROAD 9. ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW PACKED AND ICY AND MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OVERNIGHT. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS43 KIWX 070930 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 430 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WINDING DOWN... .PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MORNING. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE THIS AFTERNOON...SHIFTING NORTH IN THE PROCESS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THIS MORNING AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES...AS WELL AS POOR ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS. MIZ077-078-071700- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.LE.Y.0007.081207T0930Z-081207T1700Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MORNING. RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. && A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ MIZ079-071700- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.LE.Y.0007.081207T0930Z-081207T1700Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 430 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MORNING. RAPID REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. && A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. $$ INZ004>008-016-017-MIZ080-071030- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081207T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER... WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...COLDWATER 430 AM EST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AND TREND NORTH THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE...MAINLY OVER PORTIONS OF SAINT JOSEPH AND ELKHART COUNTIES...WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THEREAFTER. $$ JC
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 Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 6, 4:00 AM EST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 6, 4:00 AM EST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
400 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008
.SHORT TERM...
...WINTER WEATHER TO IMPACT THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT...
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
RATHER POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SFC CYCLONE IS PUSHING
INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. AN AREA ON LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS
ONGOING OVER PORTIONS OF IL/IN/WI IN THE WARM CONVEYOR BELT PORTION
OF THE SYSTEM...WHERE A 50 KNOT LL JET IS AIDING IN WEAK MOISTURE
ADVECTION AND CROSS ISOBARIC FLOW...LENDING TO UPGLIDE. VERY DRY
COLUMN AS INDICATED BY ILX AND DVN SOUNDINGS IS ACTING TO LIMIT
SNOWFALL SOMEWHAT...SUPPORTING WIDESPREAD VIRGA UNTIL SATURATION IS
REACHED. THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE DONUT HOLE SIGNATURES THAT WERE
OBSERVED AT DVN/ILX/AND LOT. REGARDLESS...ONCE SATURATION IS
REACHED...EXPECTING A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO OVERSPREAD
THE REGION...SUPPORTING A QUICK BURST OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
SNOW...WITH 1 INCH AMOUNTS MORE THE NORM. RATHER ROBUST TROPOPAUSE
PRESSURE RISES COUPLED WITH STEEP MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND DECENT
MOISTURE CONVERGENCE WILL CONTINUE TO SO SUPPORT BROAD LIFT THROUGH
MUCH OF THE MORNING AND ACROSS THE FA.
HAVE FAVORED THE SREF AND GFS WRT QPF GUIDANCE WITH THE CLIPPER
SYSTEM...BUT OPTED FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE NAM12 FOR LAKE EFFECT
PROCESSES. ALSO UTILIZED THE RUC13 FOR ADDED GUIDANCE.
TODAY...CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY LEAVE GENERALLY 1 INCH OF
SNOWFALL ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE FA. IN ADDITION STAUNCH FLOW/A
RATHER TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT/STRONG FLOW ALOFT...45 TO 50 KNOTS OF
H95 GEOSTROPHIC FLOW/AND LINKED MOMENTUM UNDER CAA WILL SUPPORT
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS.
ROBUST CAA WITH H85 T/S DROPPING 5 TO 6C WILL HELP SUPPORT INCREASED
INSTABILITY OVER LK MI THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY FLOW AT FIRST WILL
LIMIT LK SNOW SHOWERS TO MAINLY MI THIS AFTERNOON. LL FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO VEER BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...INCREASING THE FLOW FETCH
OVER LK MI...WITH PRECONDITIONED FLOW FROM LAKE SUPERIOR DEVELOPING.
A SECONDARY UPPER IMPULSE WILL ACT TO FURTHER INCREASE INVERSION
HEIGHTS ALREADY MODIFIED BY LAKE AGGREGATE EFFECTS FROM LK SUPERIOR.
THE NET EFFECT WILL BE LAKE INDUCED CAPES OF 500 TO 700 J/KG WITH MAX
UPWARD OMEGA IN THE DGZ. THIS WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERAL
INTENSE BANDS OF LK EFFECT SNOW...CONGEALING INTO ONE DOMINATE BAND
AS CONVECTIVE INFLUENCES EVENTUALLY OUTWEIGH WIND SHEAR EFFECTS.
NAM12 AND RUC 13 PROGS HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN SUPPORTING THE
PLACEMENT OF THIS BAND OVER EASTERN BERRIEN AND CASS COUNTIES. HIRES
WRF SIMULATIONS FURTHER SUPPORT THIS IDEA. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 4
INCHES PER HOUR ARE WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH AN INTENSE DOMINATE
BAND...ESPECIALLY IF THE LL MASS FIELD READJUSTS TO THE MESOSCALE
PROCESS...ENHANCING LL CONVERGENCE. HAVE ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR BERRIEN AND CASS COUNTIES...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL THIS MORNING/PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON
WITH AND ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE/BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE
DAY AND NIGHT SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES/AND ADDITIONAL
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.
OPTED FOR A WINTER WEATHER ADV FOR ST. JOE IN/MI AND ELKHART FOR
COMBINATION OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING. IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT LAGRANGE AND
MAYBE NOBLE COUNTIES MAY HAVE TO BE ADDED TO THE ADV AS CURRENT
MODEL GUIDANCE CERTAINLY HINTS AT A PERIOD OF INTENSE LL OMEGA
CENTERED OVER THESE COUNTIES. HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL OCCUR SAT
EVENING AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH SUN MORNING WITH FALLING INVERSION
HEIGHTS AND SFC RIDGING SHIFTING WINDS TO THE SW.
TEMPS WILL REMAIN COLD THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH HIGHS RAGING 10 TO 15
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. HAVE OPTED TO UNDERCUT GUIDANCE TEMPS GIVEN
ANOMALOUSLY COLD CONDITIONS PRESENT.
&&
.LONG TERM...
...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
COMPLICATED AND LOW CONFIDENCE LONG TERM FORECAST DUE TO HIGHLY
ENERGETIC AND COMPLICATED MID AND UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER PACIFIC AND
WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. STILL EXPECT BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR A
LARGE PART OF THE PERIOD AND POTENTIAL FOR A MODERATE TO HEAVY
PRECIPITATION EVENT MID WEEK.
WATER VAPOR THIS MORNING SHOWS A VERY ENERGETIC PATTERN...SIMILAR TO
LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME. AS DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT...MODELS LIKELY
NOT RESOLVING FEATURES OVER THE PACIFIC WELL GIVEN LIMITED SAMPLING
MEASURES. FIRST AREA OF CONCERN IS WITH IMPRESSIVE LOOKING
SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME DEVELOPING NEAR 15N AND 120W. MODELS
TRYING TO PICK UP ON THIS BUT CONCERNED THEY ARE NOT NEAR STRONG
ENOUGH GIVEN DEPICTION IN WATER VAPOR. THIS AREA EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHEAST AND WILL FEED INTO DEVELOPING MID LEVEL
LOW OFF OF CA COAST THAT WILL BECOME OUR WEATHER MAKER FOR MID WEEK.
SECONDARY AREA OF CONCERN IS WITH STRONG JET CORE NEAR 40N AND 150W.
MODELS DO SEEM TO HAVE A HANDLE ON THIS FEATURE...BUT GIVEN ITS
STRENGTH THERE IS SOME CONCERN WITH HOW IT WILL EVOLVE OVER WESTERN
CONUS. THIS IS A LARGE PART OF THE DIFFERENCES IN MODEL SOLUTIONS
FOR MID WEEK. IT WILL BE THE INTERACTION OF THESE TWO PACIFIC
FEATURES WITH THE MID LEVEL LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST CONUS THAT
DETERMINES ITS EVOLUTION AND IMPACT ON OUR AREA. AS MENTIONED LAST
NIGHT...WE FELT MODELS WERE NOT HANDLING THIS ENERGY WELL AND A
STRONGER SYSTEM WAS EXPECTED. LATEST MEDIUM RANGE SOLUTIONS ARE
INDEED STRONGER...WITH GFS BEING THE STRONGEST.
COMPLICATIONS FOR OUR FORECAST AREA WILL BE WITH AMOUNT OF WARM AIR
ADVECTION AHEAD OF SYSTEM AND ITS ACTUAL TRACK. ECMWF WHILE WEAKER
IS FURTHER NORTH WITH STRONG WAA AND MOISTURE INFLUX INTO THE AREA
LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...INDICATING A POSSIBLE HEAVY RAIN
EVENT. GFS IS STRONGER AND FURTHER SOUTH WITH COLDER AIR OVER
NORTHERN HALF OF FORECAST AREA...YIELDING A POSSIBLE RAIN EVENT
SOUTH AND SNOW NORTH. BOTH SOLUTIONS PLAUSIBLE AND AGAIN WILL LIKELY
NOT BE RESOLVED UNTIL SYSTEM GETS WITHIN RADIOSONDE NETWORK.
AGREEMENT LIES WITH SOME TYPE OF PRECIPITATION EVENT WITH POTENTIAL
FOR HEAVY PCPN SOMEWHERE IN THE WESTERN LAKES OR OHIO VALLEY REGION
FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. HAVE INCREASED POPS
DURING THIS WINDOW WITH LIKELY POPS CENTERED ON TUESDAY. STAYED WITH
ALL SNOW MONDAY NIGHT WITH INITIAL COLDER AIR IN PLACE AND LOWER WET
BULB TEMPERATURES. ALSO STAYED WITH RAIN OR SNOW MENTION TUESDAY
GIVEN UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK AND THERMAL FIELDS.
BEYOND WEDNESDAY FEW CHANGES WERE MADE. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE
SOME TYPE OF COLDER AIR INTRUSION BUT NOT NEAR AS STRONG AS 48 HOURS
AGO. THUS KEPT IDEA OF SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. CLIPPER
SYSTEM POSSIBLE BY END OF WEEK BUT AGAIN QUITE A BIT OF DISAGREEMENT
IN MODELS SO NO CHANGES MADE.
SOME SIGNALS TO A PATTERN CHANGE WELL BEYOND DAY 7...TOWARD MID
MONTH. ENSEMBLES SHOWING WESTERN CONUS RIDGE BEING REPLACED BY DEEP
TROUGH WITH FLOW OVER OUR AREA BECOMING MORE SOUTHWEST AND POSSIBLY
ACTIVE.
&&
AVIATION.../06Z TAFS/
CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE
PERIOD...BRINGING DETERIORATING FLIGHT CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.
EXPECTING A PERIOD OF MVFR CIGS/VISBY WITH THE SYNOPTIC SYSTEM AT
SBN AND FWA. THIS LINES UP WELL WITH MOS AND UPSTREAM OBS. STRONG
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED GIVEN VERY STRONG FLOW OFF
THE SFC AND A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN PLACE. COLD FRONT WILL
PUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...ALLOWING WINDS TO VEER WESTERLY. GUSTS OF 25 TO 30
KNOTS WILL SUPPORT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WHICH COULD ALLOW FOR
BRIEF VISBY REDUCTIONS ACROSS THE FA. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL
DEVELOP AND SHIFT SOUTH INTO THE NORTHWEST FA...WITH IFR/LIFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY THERE BY EVENING IN A COMBINATION OF BLOWING
SNOW AND HEAVY LAKE SNOWS. HAVE TRENDED SBN IN THIS DIRECTION.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
SUNDAY FOR INZ004-005.
MI...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR MIZ077-078.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR MIZ079.
OH...NONE.
LM...GALE WARNING UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY FOR LMZ043-046.
&&
SHORT TERM...JC
LONG TERM...LASHLEY
AVIATION...JCHazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 5:49 AM EST, 22 hours 51 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 549 AM EST FRI DEC 5 2008 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-061100- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN- MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 549 AM EST FRI DEC 5 2008 /449 AM CST FRI DEC 5 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BEFORE ENDING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED WITH STRONG WEST WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FOLLOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN FAVORED LAKE EFFECT AREAS. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SNOW MONDAY INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN ON TUESDAY. SOME ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BUT IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE EXACT LOCATION AND AMOUNTS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-061100- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 549 AM EST FRI DEC 5 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS ACCOMPANIED BY WAVES UP TO 7 FEET WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL BE ONGOING AT THE START OF THIS PERIOD. THERE IS A GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR A PERIOD OF STRONGER WINDS...WITH WAVES INCREASING TO NEAR 12 FEET. IT IS LIKELY THAT CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK WITH NUMEROUS WEATHER SYSTEMS AFFECTING THE REGION. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/PROGRAMAREAS/MARINE/INDEX.PHP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 4:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.