Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Jan 12, 2009, 4:01 PM EST for 4 counties in Ohio; 7 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jan 12, 2009, 10:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 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
- Jan 12, 2009, 4:01 PM EST (21:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2009, 10:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2009, 3:27 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Noble County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Williams County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 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 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 741 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 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 122101 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 401 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...A SERIES OF DANGEROUS WINTER STORMS TO STRIKE THE REGION THIS WEEK... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE DAKOTAS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM THIS EVENING. AS THE STORM DEPARTS THE REGION ON TUESDAY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH CONTINUED SNOWFALL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ANOTHER...POTENTIALLY STRONGER STORM WILL APPROACH THE REGION WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. WIDESPREAD NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM MAY BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. INZ003>006-008-012-014-016-MIZ077>079-130515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0002.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL- KOSCIUSKO-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 401 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 /301 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS...WITH GENERALLY 4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW... COMBINED WITH SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND...WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS ALSO EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO BY EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ007-009-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-130515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0002.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLDWATER... HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON 401 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING TUESDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS...WITH GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW... COMBINED WITH SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND...WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS ALSO EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO BY EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ013-015-017-018-OHZ015-016-024-025-130515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER... COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...PAULDING...ANTWERP... OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 401 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 7 PM AND 11 PM TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING TUESDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS...WITH GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW...WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO BY EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ020-022>027-032>034-130515- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD- JAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT... PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND 401 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 7 PM AND 11 PM TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING TUESDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS...WITH GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW...WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO BY EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ JMA/JC
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KIWX 130213 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 913 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...A SERIES OF DANGEROUS WINTER STORMS TO STRIKE THE REGION THIS WEEK... .AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL DIVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE DAKOTAS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. AS THE STORM DEPARTS THE REGION ON TUESDAY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP...CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH CONTINUED SNOWFALL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ANOTHER...POTENTIALLY STRONGER STORM WILL APPROACH THE REGION WEDNESDAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. WIDESPREAD NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WOULD BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM MAY BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. INZ003>006-008-012-014-016-MIZ077>079-131015- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0002.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL- KOSCIUSKO-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 913 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 /813 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN INDIANA AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO TUESDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AFTER 2 AM EST FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS...WITH GENERALLY 4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW... COMBINED WITH SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND...WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS ALSO EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO BY EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ007-009-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-131015- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0002.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLDWATER... HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON 913 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BETWEEN 11 PM AND 1 AM AND CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING TUESDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AFTER 4 AM...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS...WITH GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW... COMBINED WITH SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND...WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING IS ALSO EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO BY EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ013-015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-131015- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.090113T0300Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER... COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER... HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...PAULDING...ANTWERP... OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 913 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT...REACHING PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO AROUND OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING TO SNOW SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY STRENGTHEN AROUND 2 AM IN WESTERN INDIANA AND SPREAD EAST...WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. THESE WIND SPEEDS...WITH GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEWLY FALLEN SNOW...WILL CAUSE GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FALL RAPIDLY DURING THE DAY WHICH...COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO BY EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWUS43 KIWX 130950 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 450 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...ARCTIC BLAST ON THE WAY... .AN INTENSE ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DEVELOPING. TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S THIS MORNING WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY THIS EVENING AS WIND CHILLS DROP INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO. AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ALONG AND BEHIND THIS ARCTIC COLD FRONT...WILL SWEEP EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING. MOST AREAS WILL GENERALLY SEE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER THIS MORNING. ANOTHER STRONGER WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WIDESPREAD NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW REMAIN POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM LOOKS LIKELY OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. INZ003>006-008-012-014-016-MIZ077>079-131800- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL- KOSCIUSKO-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 450 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 /350 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW FOLLOWING BEHIND AN INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY MID MORNING WITH ANOTHER 1 TO AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND MAKE FOR POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT LOOKS LIKELY OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ007-009-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-131800- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLDWATER... HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON 450 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW FOLLOWING BEHIND AN INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY MID MORNING WITH UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND MAKE FOR POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA THURSDAY. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ013-015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-131800- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER... COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER... HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...PAULDING...ANTWERP... OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 450 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ANOTHER BAND OF SNOW FOLLOWING BEHIND AN INTENSE ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING WITH ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND MAKE FOR POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR 10 BELOW ZERO. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWUS43 KIWX 131719 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1219 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...ARCTIC BLAST ENTERS THE AREA... .LAKE EFFECT SNOWS FOLLOWING A CLIPPER-LIKE SYSTEM CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD SNOW HAVING TAPERED OFF. THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT ...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM LOOKS LIKELY OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. INZ007-009-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-140130- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLDWATER... HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON 1219 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING HAS TAPERED TO A FEW SNOW SHOWERS. WHILE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS...AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES HAS ENDED. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA THURSDAY. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ013-015-020-022-023-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-140130- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY- PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...MARION... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...PAULDING...ANTWERP... OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 1219 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM THAT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING HAS TAPERED TO A FEW SNOW SHOWERS. WHILE GUSTY WINDS AND SOME REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON...THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS...AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES HAS ENDED. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ003>006-008-012-014-016-MIZ077>079-140130- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL- KOSCIUSKO-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 1219 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 /1119 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE DEPARTING CLIPPER SYSTEM. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE CAUSING GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. THIS AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WHERE THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS DEVELOP. THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...A PERIOD OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT LOOKS LIKELY OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ INZ017-018-024>027-140130- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY... FORT WAYNE...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE 1219 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS HAVE REACHED SOUTHEAST INTO THE AREA AND ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ARE CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS. WHILE THE SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION...ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW... BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WOULD SUPPORT ZERO VISIBILITIES...WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AND SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW. PERSONS PLANING TRAVEL DURING THIS PERIOD SHOULD STAY ABREAST TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND PREPARE FOR A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. && A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWUS43 KIWX 132027 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 327 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOWS EXPECTED... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME LIGHT SNOWS TO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. FOLLOWING THIS SYSTEM WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON MOVES INTO THE AREA. LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST LAKE SNOWS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING WITH TRAVEL ON INTERSTATE 94 AND THE TOLL ROAD BEING GREATLY IMPACTED. INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ078-079-140430- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.LE.A.0001.090114T2200Z-090115T1800Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 327 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 /227 PM CST TUE JAN 13 2009/ ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM DEPARTS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. AS THIS AIR FLOWS OVER THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...A SIGNIFICANT BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WHILE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...ISOLATED NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS AS WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOWS TAPER OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE...UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WHERE THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS DEVELOP. && A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ MIZ077-140430- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.LE.A.0001.090114T2200Z-090115T1800Z/ BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN 327 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM DEPARTS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. AS THIS AIR FLOWS OVER THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN...A SIGNIFICANT BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. WHILE WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...ISOLATED NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS AS WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SNOWS TAPER OFF THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BEFORE ALL IS SAID AND DONE...UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WHERE THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS DEVELOP. && A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ INZ006-008-016-132130- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE 327 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS NOW OVER...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SLICK SPOTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE BENEATH ANY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE CLIPPER SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE WEAKER THAN EARLIER PREDICTIONS. BECAUSE OF THIS...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AND THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ INZ017-018-024>027-132130- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090114T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY... FORT WAYNE...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE 327 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON AND WITH THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS NOW OVER...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SLICK SPOTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE BENEATH ANY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE CLIPPER SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE WEAKER THAN EARLIER PREDICTIONS. BECAUSE OF THIS...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AND THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ INZ007-009-013-015-020-022-023-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-132130- /O.CAN.KIWX.BZ.A.0001.090114T2100Z-090115T1800Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-GRANT- BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT... PERU...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND... COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...LIMA 327 PM EST TUE JAN 13 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE CLIPPER SYSTEM THAT WILL IMPACT THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE WEAKER THAN EARLIER PREDICTIONS. BECAUSE OF THIS...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED AND THEREFORE THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ ARNOTT
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 12, 3:39 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 3:39 PM EST, 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
339 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009
.SHORT TERM...
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TUESDAY...
LLEVEL CLOUDS STUBBORN TO SCOUR OUT THIS AFTERNOON WITH BREAKS SNOW
APPEARING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA/ILLINOIS. THIS SHOULD MAKE A RUN AT
LEAST MY SOUTHEASTERN ZONES THIS AFTERNOON WHICH MAY PROVIDE A
LITTLE BIT OF BRIGHTNESS TOWARDS SUNSET...BUT CLOUDINESS/SNOWFALL
ASSOCIATED WITH ISENTROPIC LIFT AHEAD OF THE NEXT SHORTWAVE WILL
ARRIVE QUICK ON ITS HEELS WITH SNOW SETTING IN THIS EVENING.
AS FOR THE UPCOMING SYSTEM...GFS/NAM ARE NOT IN THE BEST AGREEMENT
WITH REGARDS TO THE SURFACE LOW TRACK...WITH THE NAM QUITE A BIT
FURTHER NORTH AND THE GFS TAKING THE LOW PRETTY MUCH OVERHEAD. THE
NEW 12Z EURO SEEMS TO FAVOR MORE OF A NAM-LIKE SOLUTION. THIS
SYSTEM HAS AN IMPRESSIVE HISTORY WITH IT...WITH 60-70KT SURFACE
WINDS OVER THE DAKOTAS ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS POTENT
SHORTWAVE WILL BEGIN TO SHEAR APART AS ANOTHER WAVE DROPPING SOUTH
OUT OF CENTRAL CANADA ATTEMPTS TO PHASE WITH IT...BUT WILL NOT QUITE
BE ABLE TO CAPTURE ALL OF THE ENERGY THAT WILL RAPID MOVE SOUTH INTO
THE GULF STATES. THIS WEAKENING WAVE ALOFT WILL CAUSE THE SURFACE
LOW TO WEAKEN AS IT ARRIVES...WHILE AT THE SAME TIME THE SURFACE
HIGH DROPPING IN BEHIND IT IS WEAKENING AS WELL. SO THE OVERALL
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN WITH TIME...AS WILL THE
SURFACE WINDS.
SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH MID LEVEL ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL SET IN THIS
EVENING AND GIVEN OMEGA WELL COLLOCATED WITH THE DENDRITIC GROWTH
ZONE...ALONG WITH COLD SURFACE TEMPS...EXPECT QUITE A FLUFF FACTOR
WITH 15:1 OR MORE FOR SNOW:LIQUID RATIOS OVERNIGHT. OVER MY
SOUTHEASTERN COUNTIES...THE BULK OF THE SNOW WILL LIKELY HOLD OFF
UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT AS SOMEWHAT MOISTRE AIR BEGINS FUELING THE
SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTH AS IT NEARS OUR LONGITUDE.
TUESDAY WILL BE WHERE THE BIGGEST IMPACTS ARE AS WE ADD WIND AND
RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPS INTO THE EQUATION. AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE
WINDS WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS STRONG AS WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN
UPSTREAM...BUT ISALLOBARIC RISE/FALL COUPLETS OF AROUND 10 MB/6HR
ALONG WITH VERY STRONG COLD ADVECTION DURING TIME OF PEAK
DESTABILIZATION SHOULD ALLOW WINDS OF 20KTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
NEAR 30KTS. THESE WINDS WILL HAVE NO PROBLEM LOFTING THE FLUFFY NEW
SNOW WE RECEIVE OVERNIGHT AND ON TUESDAY AS WELL AS THE 6-12 INCHES
OF FLUFFY SNOW ALREADY ON THE GROUND FROM THIS PAST EVENT. EXPECT
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH 1/4-1/2SM VSBYS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...WITH NORTHERN AREAS SEEING THE GREATEST IMPACTS GIVEN MUCH
MORE SNOW AVAILABLE TO BLOW AROUND.
SNOW ACCUMS ON TUESDAY WILL BE TIED MORE TO LAKE MICHIGAN/S
INFLUENCE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2-4 INCHES NEAR THE LAKE AND TAPERING
OFF TO AN INCH OR TWO ONCE YOU REACH A ROCHESTER TO FORT WAYNE TO
ANGOLA LINE.
FINALLY TEMPS WILL BE FALLING RAPIDLY THROUGH THE DAY FROM NEAR 20F
AT DAYBREAK DOWN TOWARDS 10F BY EVENING WITH WIND CHILLS NEARING 10
BELOW BY EVENING.
HAVE ISSUED WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THE SNOW/BLOWING SNOW/LOW WIND
CHILL HAZARD BASICALLY NORTH OF ROUTE 30 WITH WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES TO THE SOUTH WHERE LESS FALLING SNOW/SNOW ON THE GROUND
WILL LIMIT THE BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL.
THE LAKE SNOWS WIND DOWN TUESDAY EVENING BUT TOWARDS DAYBREAK
WEDNESDAY...THE NEXT SHORTWAVE AND IT/S ATTENDANT ISENTROPIC LIFT
WILL BRING SN TOWARDS MY NORTHWSTERN ZONES ONCE AGAIN. LOWS WILL
FALL TO AROUND 0 AND AFTER MIDNIGHT...WE WILL LIKELY BE NEARING WIND
CHILL ADVISORY CRITERIA. WILL NOT GO WITH A HEADLINE FOR THIS GIVEN
THE CURRENT WARNING AND LATER PERIOD WATCH...BUT LATER SHIFTS MAY
HAVE TO ADD THIS AND WE HAVE INDICATED THE POTENTIAL IN THE HWO.
&&
.LONG TERM...
...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
ACTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW REGIME WILL SHOW ITS TRUE POTENTIAL THIS WEEK
AS A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE
REGION...POSSIBLY BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WED NIGHT INTO
THUR...AND SUPPORTING AN ARCTIC AIRMASS INVASION BY LATE IN THE
WEEK. FORECAST MODELS AND MEAN ENSEMBLE PROGS CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A
POTENT CLIPPER SYSTEM PUSHING INTO THE REGION WED. THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY STILL PRESENT IN PROGS WITH TRACK/INTENSITY/AND LL FLOW
STILL MUCH IN QUESTION. THERE IS SOME LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
WITH A MODEST WARM UP LIKELY BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...TEMPS AT
LEAST BACK TO CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS AS THE EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE
BEGINS TO BREAK DOWN WITH THE DIMINISHING NATURE OF THE EAST ASIAN
UPPER JET. DO FEEL THAT UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE BREAK DOWN OF THIS
RIDGE IS VERY MUCH IN QUESTION...AS MANY FACTORS PER THE SUBSEQUENT
BREAK DOWN OF THE EASTERN JET AND INTENSITY OF THE HUDSON BAY LOW
ARE STILL IN QUESTION.
HAVE UTILIZED A BLEND OF THE UKMET/GFS/SREF/GEM/AND ECMWF. THE 12Z
NAM OPTED FOR A SFC LOW TRACK FARTHER NORTH WED. HOWEVER...FEEL THAT
THIS WOULD LIKELY NOT BE THE CASE GIVEN THE EXPECTED SOUTHWARD TREND
OF THE LL BAROCLINIC ZONE...ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE SYSTEM PASSING
THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT SUPPORTING STRONG CAA INTO THE AREA.
HAVE UTILIZED THE NAM FOR LAKE EFFECT POTENTIAL THUR...AS ITS
THERMAL AND HEIGHT PROGS LINE UP WELL WITH THE OTHER FORECAST MODELS
AND OFFER BETTER DETAIL. DECIDED TO REMAIN CLOSE TO NAEFS AND GEFS
MEANS LATE IN THE PERIOD...OPTING FOR A SLOWER TREND TO HIGHT RISES
LOCALLY.
WED-THU...POTENT UPPER LEVEL IMPULSE...WELL SAMPLED BY DROPSONDE/RAOB
NETWORK...WILL DIVE SE INTO THE NORTHERN CONUS BY TUES NIGHT AND
SUPPORT A DEEPENING SFC REFLECTION. WAA UPGLIDE ON THE EAST SIDE OF
THE SYSTEM WILL SUPPORT A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WITH 2 TO
4 INCHES POSSIBLE WED MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH QPF
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...HIGH SNOW RATIOS PER COLD PROFILES WILL
SUPPORT THE HIGHER ACCUMS. STRENGTHENING SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
SUPPORT GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
LIKELY. THE CLIPPER WILL SUPPORT A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT INTO THE
REGION BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH H925 TEMPS FALLING FROM -6C TO -18C IN
12 HOURS. COMBINATION OF STRONG CAA/CO-LOCATION OF INTENSE LL
FLOW...H950 GEOSTROPHIC FLOW OF 50 KNOTS/A MASSIVE RISE-FALL SFC
PRESSURE COUPLET OF -10 TO +10 OVER THE REGION SUPPORTING A ROBUST
ISALLOBARIC WIND COMPONENT PARALLEL TO THE LL WIND.../PER A 1050MB
HIGH ADVANCING INTO THE WESTERN MIDWEST/...EXPECTING SFC WINDS ARE
UNDERPLAYED IN THE FORECAST MODELS. CIPS ANALOGS ARE VERY AGREEABLE
TO THIS THOUGHT. MEX GUIDANCE ALSO SUPPORTS THIS CONCERN AS SBN IS
PROGGED AT SUSTAINED 20 KNOTS AT 00Z THU. HENCE FEEL WINDS IN THE
RANGE OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 WILL BE POSSIBLE WED NIGHT.
THIS IS VERY CONCERNING AS WINDS OF THIS NATURE WILL HAVE A VERY
EASY TIME BLOWING AROUND LIGHT HIGH RATIO SNOW ON THE
GROUND...CREATING WIDESPREAD ZERO VIS AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. IN
ADDITION...BOTH THE GFS AND NAM ARE SUPPORTING EXTREME LAKE INDUCED
INSTABILITY WITH NEARLY 24C DELTA T/S OVER LM...SUPPORTING CAPE
VALUES AROUND 1000/J/KG. THIS IS DUE TO THE LONG FETCH NORTHERLY
AGGREGATE FLOW IN PLACE. IF THE SUPERIOR-MI CONNECTION IS
ESTABLISHED WITH RAISED INVERSION HEIGHTS AND ADDED LL
MOISTURE...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH MORE THAN A
FOOT OF A SNOW POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE NW. GIVEN DRY ARCTIC AIR
AND STRONG LL FLOW...A MORE WESTERLY COMPONENT TO THE FLOW WOULD
HIGHLY LIMIT SNOW ACCUMS. THIS WILL HAVE TO BE WATCHED. WITH THE
ABOVE CONCERNS ON STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW...HAVE ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WATCH. FEEL EVENT HAS SIG HIGH IMPACT AND SHOULD BE
HIGHLIGHTED. ANOTHER CONCERN AND UNCERTAINTY PRESENT IS THE DEGREE
LAKE INDUCED MESOSCALE PRECESS WILL HAVE ON THE LL MOMENTUM FIELDS
AS A STRONG LAKE BAND COULD HIGHLY DISRUPT THE FLOW...SUPPORTING
WEAKER WINDS AT THE SFC. THINGS WILL GRADUALLY WIND DOWN THUR WITH
LAKE SNOWS SHIFTING NORTH AND WINDS DIMINISHING.
FRI-MONDAY...HAVE LOWERED TEMPS SOME FRI MORNING GIVEN CLEARING AND
LIGHT WINDS PER SFC RIDGING. HAVE ADDED SNOW CHANCES FRI NIGHT
THROUGH SAT GIVEN ACTIVE NORTHWEST FLOW AND MODEL ENSEMBLE SIGNALS OF
ONE OR TWO MORE CLIPPERS. OPTED FOR BELOW GUIDANCE TEMPS GIVEN
SHALLOW MIXING AND PER ARCTIC HIGH IN PLACE AND SNOW COVER. OPTED FOR
NUMBERS NEAR CLIMO FOR SUN WITH ONGOING HEIGHT RISES AND WEAK WAA.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS WITH SOME SHSN ATTM AT FWA/SBN. EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO HOLD
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE SNOW MOVES BACK INTO THE AREA WITH
IFR VSBYS DEVELOPING THIS EVENING AT SBN AND TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AT
FWA. TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TO
15G30KTS WITH SNOW CONTINUING ALONG WITH DEVELOPING BLOWING SNOW.
THIS SHOULD ENSURE IFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE END OF THE TAF PERIOD
WITH LIFR MOST LIKELY AT SBN WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL BE
HEAVIEST BEHIND THIS DEPARTING SYSTEM.
EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS 5-10 KTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND
INTO THE OVERNIGHT BEFORE BECOMING NORTHWEST 14G22KTS AFTER
MIDNIGHT...INCREASING TO 15G30KTS DURING THE MORNING ON TUESDAY.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY FOR INZ013-015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7
PM EST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY FOR INZ003>009-012-014-016.
MI...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MIZ077>081.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY
FOR MIZ077>081.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY FOR OHZ015-016-024-025.
BLIZZARD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY
FOR OHZ001-002-004-005.
LM...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
LMZ043-046.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY FOR LMZ043-046.
&&
SHORT TERM...ARNOTT
LONG TERM...JC
AVIATION...ARNOTTHazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 3:33 PM EST, 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 333 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-132045- 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 333 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 /233 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION TONIGHT. TOWARDS DAYBREAK...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW EXPECTED...ALONG WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON ALL ROADS...INCLUDING THE INDIANA AND OHIO TOLL ROADS...AND INTERSTATES 94 AND 69. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WILL BE ONGOING TUESDAY WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO ACCENTUATING TRAVEL IMPACTS. THE LOW WIND CHILLS CILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A SECOND AND EVEN STRONGER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL VALUES AT LEAST 15 BELOW ZERO TO 25 BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-132045- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 333 PM EST MON JAN 12 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ALONG WITH AREAS OF HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OR GALE CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY DURING MUCH OF THIS PERIOD...AS ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. VERY STRONG WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY LIKELY OVER ICE FREE AREAS. && 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:01 PM EST | Blizzard Watch | IWX | Allen, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:01 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Allen, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert | 23 hr |
| Jan 12, 3:02 PM EST | Gale Warning | IWX | 25 hr | |
| Jan 12, 3:02 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | IWX | 25 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.