Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009

Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana

January 9, 20098 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan; 9 counties in Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Jan 9, 2009, 4:47 AM EST for 8 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan; 9 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jan 9, 2009, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 33 hr. 38 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
Jan 9, 2009, 4:47 AM EST (09:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 9, 2009, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 10, 2009, 7:04 PM EST
In force
33 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana
All 21 counties

Allen County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Noble County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 9, 12:12 PM ESTSNOW 2Millersburg, IN2.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL.
Jan 9, 12:49 PM ESTSNOW 1.5Van Wert, OH1.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL IN VAN WERT
Jan 9, 1:15 PM ESTSNOW 1.25 Sw Fort Wayne, IN1.2 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH IS 2.
Jan 9, 1:25 PM ESTSNOW 1.3Napoleon, OH1.3 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL.
Jan 9, 1:39 PM ESTSNOW 1.5Pleasant Lake, IN1.5 INCHES OVER THE PAST 5 HOURS.
Jan 9, 1:40 PM ESTSNOW 1.6Fort Wayne, IN1.6 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL NEAR GEORGETOWN NORTH OF FORT WAYNE.
Jan 9, 1:45 PM ESTSNOW 23 Sw Ashley, INSNOWFALL ACROSS DEKALB COUNTY AVERAGING AROUND 2 INCHES
Jan 9, 2:40 PM ESTSNOW 5Bronson, MISTORM TOTAL SO FAR
Jan 9, 6:40 PM ESTSNOW 4.6Litchfield, MISTORM TOTAL
Jan 9, 8:34 PM ESTSNOW 4.11 Ene Lagrange, INSTORM TOTAL
Jan 9, 10:37 PM ESTSNOW 5.57 Ene Coldwater, MISTORM TOTAL
Jan 10, 6:26 AM ESTSNOW 54 N Angola, INSTORM TOTAL 5.0 INCHES.
Jan 10, 7:15 AM ESTSNOW 2Fort Wayne, IN2.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS NEAR DUPONT ROAD IN FORT WAYNE
Jan 10, 7:21 AM ESTSNOW 7.1Litchfield, MI7.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH 8 INCHES.
Jan 10, 7:23 AM ESTSNOW 3.42 Nw Goshen, IN3.4 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH 4 INCHES.
Jan 10, 7:23 AM ESTSNOW 42 Nw Goshen, IN4.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
Jan 10, 7:23 AM ESTSNOW 61 Ene La Grange, MI6.0 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH 6 INCHES.
Jan 10, 7:25 AM ESTSNOW 2.8Kendallville, IN24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 10, 7:30 AM ESTSNOW 4.12 Nne Wakarusa, IN24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 10, 7:30 AM ESTSNOW 5.57 Nnw Shipshewana, MI24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 10, 7:31 AM ESTSNOW 4.5Elkhart, INSTORM TOTAL 4.5 INCHES ON SOUTHEAST SIDE OF ELKHART
Jan 10, 7:39 AM ESTSNOW 4.74 Nnw Hudson, IN24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 10, 7:48 AM ESTSNOW 65 Ene Orland, IN6.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL ON THE INDIANA MICHIGAN STATE LINE
Jan 10, 8:04 AM ESTSNOW 6.66 Se Bronson, MI24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 10, 8:07 AM ESTSNOW 61 Ene Lagrange, IN24 HOUR TOTAL
Jan 10, 9:02 AM ESTSNOW 4Pleasant Lake, INSTORM TOTAL 4 INCHES SO FAR.
Jan 10, 9:37 AM ESTSNOW 3Spencerville, OH2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE PAST 6 HOURS WITH A TOTAL OF 3 INCHES SO FAR.
Jan 10, 9:58 AM ESTSNOW 1.5Monroeville, INSTORM TOTAL SO FAR
Jan 10, 11:15 AM ESTSNOW 4.5Napoleon, OHSTORM TOTAL SO FAR
Jan 10, 12:40 PM ESTSNOW 8.6Litchfield, MI1.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. STORM TOTAL 8.6 INCHES. SNOW DEPTH 9 INCHES.
Jan 10, 1:24 PM ESTSNOW 1.65 Sw Fort Wayne, IN1.6 INCHES STORM TOTAL AT FORT WAYNE AIRPORT SO FAR
Jan 10, 1:28 PM ESTSNOW 5Napoleon, OHSTORM TOTAL 5 INCHES SO FAR
Jan 10, 1:35 PM ESTSNOW 8Moscow, MISTORM TOTAL 8 INCHES SO FAR
Jan 10, 2:20 PM ESTFREEZING RAIN 0.1Spencerville, OHPERIODS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN DURING THE PAST 10 HOURS. SPOTTER REPORTED ICE ACCUMULATION ON CARS.
Jan 10, 2:20 PM ESTSNOW 3Spencerville, OH2.0 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. STORM TOTAL 3 INCHES.
Jan 10, 5:25 PM ESTSNOW 4.4Millersburg, IN1.5 INCHES SINCE 8 AM...SNOW DEPTH IS 5 INCHES
Jan 10, 6:30 PM ESTSNOW 6.5Pleasant Lake, IN2.5 INCHES SINCE 930AM
Jan 10, 6:30 PM ESTSNOW 10.9Litchfield, MI2.3 INCHES OVER PAST 6 HOURS

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 197 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2009-01-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2009-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
591 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KIWX 090947
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
447 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATER TODAY INTO
SATURDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS LATER TODAY...AND
LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
WIDESPREAD SNOW...WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
THIS MORNING. SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A PERIOD FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF
THE HIGHWAY 24 CORRIDOR THIS EVENING...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-091800-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0001.090109T1200Z-090110T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0001.090109T1500Z-090110T1800Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
447 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009 /347 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW
WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THIS STORM.

&&

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.

$$

INZ006>009-016-017-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-091800-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0001.090109T1200Z-090110T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0001.090109T1700Z-090110T2000Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER
447 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM EST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOW
WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10
INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THIS STORM.

&&

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.

$$

INZ018-OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025-091800-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0001.090109T1200Z-090110T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0001.090109T1900Z-090110T2200Z/
ALLEN IN-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
447 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2
PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE WARNING AREA THROUGH MID MORNING. SNOW WILL
INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF
6 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THIS STORM.

&&

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.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022-023-091800-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.090110T0300Z-090110T2000Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU
447 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM MID TO LATE EVENING AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
3 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THIS STORM.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

INZ024>027-032>034-091800-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.090110T0300Z-090110T2200Z/
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...
HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
447 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM MID TO LATE EVENING AND INCREASE IN
INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 7 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM THIS STORM.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KIWX 091750
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS LATER TODAY...
AND LIFT NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TOLL ROAD THIS
AFTERNOON WITH A BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL FURTHER SOUTH.
TONIGHT...SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A PERIOD FREEZING RAIN SOUTH
OF THE HIGHWAY 24 CORRIDOR...WILL REDEVELOP AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

INZ018-OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025-100200-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.090109T1750Z-090110T2200Z/
ALLEN IN-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
WITH A TOTAL DAYTIME ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. A
BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...PARTICULARLY SOUTH OF ROUTE 24...BEFORE SNOW REDEVELOPS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE DAY ON
SATURDAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LOCATED NORTH OF ROUTE 24.  

&&

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.

$$

INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-100200-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T1800Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009 /1150 AM CST FRI JAN 9 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM
CST/ SATURDAY...

SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF SOUTH OF THE TOLL ROAD THIS AFTERNOON
WITH LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW CONTINUING FROM THE TOLL
ROAD NORTH. TOTAL DAYTIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED.  

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATE TONIGHT SOUTH OF THE TOLL ROAD AND
CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE MORNING SATURDAY BEFORE
TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM
THIS STORM...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TOLL
ROAD.  

&&

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.

$$

INZ006>009-016-017-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-100200-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2000Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
SATURDAY...

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH
TOTAL DAYTIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED. LATE
TONIGHT...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP AND INTENSIFY...CONTINUING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON ON
SATURDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
WITH THIS STORM...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF
THE TOLL ROAD.

&&

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.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022-023-100200-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.090110T0300Z-090110T2000Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN FOR A
TIME. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
FROM THIS STORM.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

INZ024>027-032>034-100200-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.090110T0300Z-090110T2200Z/
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...
HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
1250 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY...

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KIWX 092220
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
520 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY...

.AN AREA OF DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA WILL LIFT
NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE NORTH OF THE INDIANA STATE LINE THIS
EVENING BEFORE INTENSIFYING AND REDEVELOPING SOUTHWARD INTO
NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO THROUGH THE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. IT WILL LIKELY BE LATE EVENING OR AFTER MIDNIGHT
BEFORE PRECIPITATION MOVES BACK INTO AREAS SOUTH OF U.S. ROUTE 30.


INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-100630-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T1800Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
520 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009 /420 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM
CST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM
CST/ SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM
THIS STORM...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
TOLL ROAD.

&&

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.

$$

INZ006>009-016-017-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-100630-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2000Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER
520 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM
THIS STORM...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE TOLL
ROAD.


&&

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.

$$

INZ018-OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025-100630-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2200Z/
ALLEN IN-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
520 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LOCATED NORTH OF ROUTE 24.

&&

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.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022-023-100630-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.090110T0300Z-090110T2000Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU
520 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY. 

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS
EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE PRECIPITATION BECOMES
ALL SNOW LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON
SATURDAY WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.


&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

INZ024>027-032>034-100630-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.090110T0300Z-090110T2200Z/
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...
HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
520 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM EST SATURDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME. TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS STORM.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KIWX 100327
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1027 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER OKLAHOMA WILL LIFT NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND REMAIN NEARLY
STATIONARY ALONG THE INDIANA MICHIGAN STATE LINE TONIGHT WITH
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY. ANOTHER AREA OF PRECIPITATION WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
ALLOWING THE REST OF THE AREA TO SEE MORE ACCUMULATING SNOWS.

INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-101130-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T1800Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
1027 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009 /927 PM CST FRI JAN 9 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM
CST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM
CST/ SATURDAY. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OVER THE
REGION THROUGH THE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM
THIS STORM...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
TOLL ROAD.

&&

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.

$$

INZ006>009-016-017-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-101130-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2000Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER
1027 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OVER THE
REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED FROM
THIS STORM...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
TOLL ROAD.

&&

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.

$$

INZ018-OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025-101130-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2200Z/
ALLEN IN-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
1027 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST SATURDAY.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE OVER
THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS LOCATED NORTH OF ROUTE 24.

&&

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.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022-023-101130-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T2000Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU
1027 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN LATE THIS
EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE PRECIPITATION BECOMES
ALL SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON SATURDAY WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS
STORM.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

INZ024>027-032>034-101130-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T2200Z/
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...
HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
1027 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST
SATURDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING
HOURS ON SATURDAY BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN FOR A
TIME. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM
THIS STORM.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KIWX 100933
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
433 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
TODAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY
FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON NORTH OF A LINE FROM WINIMAC
TO NAPOLEON. 

LOCATIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 WILL SEE THE GREATEST STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES SOUTH TO A WINIMAC TO
DEFIANCE LINE...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF THIS LINE.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE
REGION.

INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-101800-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2100Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
433 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 /333 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY
SNOW DEVELOPING BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL
ROAD...AND LESSOR ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR.

&&

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.

$$

INZ006>009-016-017-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-101800-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2200Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER
433 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30
CORRIDOR...8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 6...AND 10 TO 12 NORTH OF
THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD.

 AND CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

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.

$$

INZ018-OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025-101800-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
ALLEN IN-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
433 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE
SNOW POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VAN WERT TO OTTAWA LINE THIS
MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO
5 INCHES SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30.

&&

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.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022-023-101800-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T2100Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU
433 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE
SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN SOUTH OF A WINIMAC TO ROCHESTER LINE THIS MORNING. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH
OF THE STATE ROAD 14 CORRIDOR...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

INZ024>027-032>034-101800-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T2300Z/
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...
HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
433 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES...WILL OVERSPREAD
THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3
TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF STATE ROAD 124...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KIWX 101553 CCA
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1053 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY
TODAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY
FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON NORTH OF A LINE FROM WINIMAC
TO NAPOLEON. 

LOCATIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 WILL SEE THE GREATEST STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES SOUTH TO A WINIMAC TO
DEFIANCE LINE...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF THIS LINE.

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE
REGION.

INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-102100-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2100Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
1053 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 /953 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY
SNOW DEVELOPING BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL
ROAD...AND LESSOR ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR.

&&

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.

$$

INZ006>009-016-017-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-102200-
/O.COR.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2200Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER
1053 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW FROM MID MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
GENERALLY RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES ALONG THE HIGHWAY 30
CORRIDOR...8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG HIGHWAY 6...AND 10 TO 12 NORTH OF
THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD.

&&

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.

$$

INZ018-OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025-110000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
ALLEN IN-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
1053 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE
SNOW POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON BEFORE
DIMINISHING BY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR
FREEZING RAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF A VAN WERT TO OTTAWA LINE THIS
MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO
5 INCHES SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 30 CORRIDOR...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES
NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30.

&&

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.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022-023-102100-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T2100Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU
1053 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A PERIOD OF MODERATE
SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH A PERIOD OF SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN SOUTH OF A WINIMAC TO ROCHESTER LINE THIS MORNING. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH
OF THE STATE ROAD 14 CORRIDOR...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES NORTH.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

INZ024>027-032>034-102300-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T2300Z/
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...
HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
1053 AM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW...MIXED WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES...WILL OVERSPREAD
THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3
TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF STATE ROAD 124...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

FISHER
&&
REMOVED EXTRA WORDS IN SECOND BREAKOUT GROUP.
000 
WWUS43 KIWX 101814
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
114 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHWESTERN OHIO TO
SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNT BEING FOUND ALONG AND
EITHER SIDE OF THE MICHIGAN/INDIANA/OHIO STATE LINES. 

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN BERRIEN
AND LAPORTE COUNTIES TO 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WINAMAC
TO NAPOLEON LINE. STORM TOTALS SINCE FRIDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES IN BERRIEN COUNTY...TO 2 TO 4 INCHES TOWARDS
THE LIMA AREA. 

SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS TOWARDS
EVENING. 

INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-102100-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2100Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
114 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 /1214 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM
CST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM
CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN
BERRIEN COUNTY TO 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE 6. STORM
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS
OF BERRIEN COUNTY TO 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE 6.

&&

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.

$$

INZ006>009-016-017-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-102200-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090110T2200Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER
114 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...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. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 11 INCHES ACROSS
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE
6.

&&

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.

$$

INZ018-OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025-110000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
ALLEN IN-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
114 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EARLY THIS EVENING. A
BURST OF MODERATE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY
EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. STORM
TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA.

&&

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.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022-023-102100-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T2100Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU
114 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE.

&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$

INZ024>027-032>034-102300-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090110T2300Z/
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...
HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
114 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...WITH AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE.
&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KIWX 102108
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
408 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL WIND DOWN FROM WEST TO EAST INTO THIS
EVENING...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION
THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA WITH
SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF US 24. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS IN GENERAL WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE FOR MOST
LOCATIONS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN. 

INZ003-MIZ077-110000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
408 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 /308 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING. 

AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 8 TO 12 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. 

&&

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.

$$

INZ004>007-MIZ078>081-110000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...
GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE
408 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS. 

&&

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.

$$

INZ008-009-012-014-016-017-110000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...
GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY
408 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 /308 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING. 

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS.

&&

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.

$$

OHZ001-002-004-005-110300-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0300Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON
408 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS.

&&

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.

$$

OHZ015-016-024-025-110300-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0300Z/
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
408 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
EVENING...ALONG WITH PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE. STORM TOTALS WILL
RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS.

&&

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.

$$

INZ018-110000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
ALLEN IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT WAYNE
408 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
EVENING...ALONG WITH PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE. STORM TOTALS WILL
RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS.

&&

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.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022>027-032>034-110000-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
408 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY
EVENING...ALONG WITH PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE. STORM TOTALS WILL
RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS.


&&

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

$$
000 
WWUS43 KIWX 110004
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
704 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009



OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-110115-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0300Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
704 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED AND THEREFORE THE WARNING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY STILL OCCUR
OVERNIGHT AND ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED OR SLICK. YOU SHOULD
REMAIN ALERT AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU ARE DRIVING TONIGHT.

$$

INZ003>009-012-014-016>018-MIZ077>081-110115-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-
STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...
COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE
704 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009 /604 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009/

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LIGHT SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT AND ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW
COVERED OR SLICK. YOU SHOULD REMAIN ALERT AND EXERCISE CAUTION IF
YOU ARE DRIVING TONIGHT.

$$

INZ013-015-020-022>027-032>034-110115-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090111T0000Z/
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
704 PM EST SAT JAN 10 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT BUT
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAVE ENDED. 

$$

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 Jan 9, 4:34 AM EST, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 9, 4:34 AM EST, 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
434 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009

.SHORT TERM...THROUGH SAT NIGHT
INTENSE SW TROUGH OVR THE CNTRL ROCKIES THIS MORNING WILL PUSH EWD
TDA WHILE SFC LOW PRES CONSOLIDATES ACRS THE SRN PLAINS BFR EJECTING
NEWD UP THROUGH THE OH VALLEY LT TONIGHT AND SAT.

IN LIGHT OF CONTD MODEL TRENDS W/00Z GUIDANCE...SVRL CHGS TO GOING
FCST IN ORDER THIS MORNING. MOST SIG IS A CONTD SLWR...FURTHER SOUTH
SHIFT IN SFC LOW TRACK. THIS AIDES IN SIG MORE GOMEX MSTR RTN
ENTRAINMENT...ESP FRI NIGHT/SAT INTO DVLPG MID LVL DEFORMATION BAND
COMMENSURATE W/AMPLIFYING MID LVL TROUGH. IN ADDN...STG DOWNSTREAM
WAA INDUCED ASCENT LEADING TO A EXPANDING AREA OF LT/MOD SNOW ACRS
THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WHICH 00Z RUNS WERE TOO SLOW IN DVLPG.
THIS AREA WILL CONTD EWD AND OVERSPREAD CWA THIS MORNING BFR
DIMINISHING GENERALLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 THIS AFTN AS LL BAROCLINIC
ZONE AND ASSOCD LL ASCENT MAX MIX NWD TO ALG THE IN/MI BORDER.
AFTER MUCH DELIBERATION W/SURROUNDING OFFICES...WILL UPGRADE PREV
WATCH ISSUANCE TO A WARNING...PARTICULARLY FOR TONIGHT AND SAT AND
WHICH GENERALLY ENCOMPASSES AREA ALG/N OF HIGHWAY 30. ADVISORY SOUTH
OF HERE STARTING BY MID EVENING. W/MODEL TRENDS IN MIND AND BLENDED
GFS/GEM ENSEMBLE QPF/S FAIRLY STOUT...FVRBL COLLOCATION OF DGZ
WITHIN DEEP ASCENT ZONE AND XPCD DOMINANT AGGREGATE SNOW GROWTH LEAN
ME TO UPGRADE TO A WARNING VS A HIGH END ADVISORY W/GRIDDED SNOW
AMTS ON THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE. HWVR PROBLEM LIES W/AFTN PD TDA AS
WAA SNOW BURST WORKS THROUGH THE AREA AND THINGS DIMINISH W/SWD
EXTENT FM THE BORDER. NEVERTHELESS...MORE SIG SNOW DVLPS THROUGH
THIS EVENING AHD OF EJECTING SW TROUGH AND MORE SIG MSTR FLUX. IN
ADDN...ECMWF/GFS BOTH INDICATING COUPLED JET STREAK ALOFT AND
FURTHER DEEPENING OF ASCENT PLUME WITHIN INCREASINGLY
FRONTOGENETICAL MID LVL THERMAL RIDGE SAT SUGGESTIVE OF A PD OF
HEAVY...BANDED SNOW LIKELY BFR BREAKING DOWN SAT AFTN AND WHICH WOULD
PUSH BORDERLINE ACCUMS ALG SWRN PERIPHERY OF WARNING WELL INTO
WARNING CRITERIA.

SYS SHLD CLEAR ERN AREAS BY SAT EVE W/QUICK BACKING SAT NIGHT AHD OF
ANOTHER QUICK MVG SW TROUGH DROPPING SEWD THROUGH THE NRN LAKES. LTL
TIME TO MESS W/TEMP GRIDS THIS MORNING BUT SRN AREAS MAY CLR ENOUGH
TO RADIATE CONSIDERABLY COLDER THAN CURRENTLY ADVERTISED.

&&

.LONG TERM...
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE MAIN CHALLENGES THIS PERIOD INCLUDE
SNOW CHANCES AHEAD OF CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEMS AND ARCTIC AIR INTRUSIONS
BEHIND THESE SYSTEMS. A LONG WAVE TROF WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER
THE EASTERN CONUS BY THE END OF THE PERIOD AS VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR
SPREADS INTO THE REGION. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT
SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR AROUND THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THIS SURGE WILL
BE BEHIND A STRONGER CLIPPER...WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING BELOW
ZERO BEHIND THE ASSOCIATED FRONT. THE GFS ENSEMBLE PLUME DIAGRAMS
SHOW RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS STRONGER SYSTEM MOVING
THROUGH ABOUT TUESDAY NIGHT. BOTH GFS AND CANADIAN GEM ENSEMBLE
MEMBERS SUPPORT A VERY COLD PERIOD BY THURSDAY. THE AIRMASS WELL
UPSTREAM INTO THE CANADIAN AND ALASKAN INTERIORS WAS BITTERLY COLD
WITH TEMPERATURES -50F TO -60F IN THE ALASKAN INTERIOR. AS THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE AMPLIFIES OFF THE WEST COAST...THE DOWNSTREAM TROF OVER
THE EASTERN CONUS WILL DEEPEN. THE GFS ENSEMBLES...CANADIAN
ENSEMBLES...ECMWF OPERATIONAL RUN AND GFS ANALOGS ALL SOLIDLY
SUPPORT THESE VERY COLD CONDITIONS LATE IN THE PERIOD.
THEREFORE...HAVE ADJUSTED TEMPS DOWN ACCORDINGLY LATE IN THE PERIOD.
GIVEN THE ACTIVE CLIPPER TYPE OF PATTERN...ONGOING SNOW CHANCES WITH
LAKE EFFECT ARE REASONABLE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 648 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009/

AVIATION...

NOT A WHOLE LOT CHANGED FROM LAST ISSUANCE...MAIN ISSUE THIS PD IS THE
TIMING OF SNOW FRIDAY MORNING. LOW CIGS WILL BREAK ACROSS THE TAF
SITES ALLOWING FOR VFR THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE TAF PD. ONCE
SNOW MOVES IN FRI MORNING...CONDITIONS WILL DROP TO IFR/LIFR...AT
KBEH AND KSBN FIRST BEFORE AFFECTING KFWA. SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PD WITH THE CHANCE OF SNOW MIXING WITH
FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF A KOXI TO KFWA LINE. WINDS WILL REMAIN 5-10KT
RANGE AND SHIFT MORE SOUTHEASTERLY.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR INZ018.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     INZ006>009-016-017.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1
     PM EST /12 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR INZ003>005-012-014.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR INZ013-015-020-022-023.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR INZ024>027-032>034.

MI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     MIZ080-081.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR MIZ077>079.

OH...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST
     SATURDAY FOR OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
     OHZ001.

LM...NONE.

&&

SHORT TERM...HOLSTEN
LONG TERM...SKIPPER
AVIATION...HOLSTEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 8:59 PM EST, 7 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
859 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

INZ003>009-012-014-016>018-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-
025-092200-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-
MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-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...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
859 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009 /759 PM CST THU JAN 8 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF SNOW AND
FREEZING RAIN FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. PLEASE REFER TO
OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE DETAILS ON THIS STORM.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...POSSIBLY BELOW ZERO...AND
WINDY CONDITIONS WOULD SUPPORT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. SOME
UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH REGARD TO SYSTEM TIMING AND MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BUT THIS COULD BE THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS
WINTER SEASON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

INZ013-015-020-022>027-032>034-092200-
PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-
GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
859 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THERE REMAINS
MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM.
AT THIS TIME...WHILE IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND
POTENTIAL ICING WILL WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE
30...THERE REMAINS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOW AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE SOUTH. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES
AS FURTHER REFINEMENTS TO THE FORECAST ARE EXPECTED.

A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...POSSIBLY BELOW ZERO...AND
WINDY CONDITIONS WOULD SUPPORT DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. SOME
UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH REGARD TO SYSTEM TIMING AND MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED BUT THIS COULD BE THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS
WINTER SEASON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-092200-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
859 PM EST THU JAN 8 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT INTO THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OR GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY DURING MUCH OF THE
PERIOD...AS A SERIES OF CLIPPER SYSTEMS WILL PASS THROUGH THE
GREAT LAKES.

&&

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 4:47 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryIWXAdams, Blackford, Cass, Fulton, Grant, Huntington and 6 more38 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 2009Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2009Every winter storm warning in 2009

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.