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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Indianapolis, IN

February 8, 201039 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 8, 2010, 12:46 PM EST for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 9, 2010, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 39 hr. 27 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
Feb 8, 2010, 12:46 PM EST (17:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2010, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 10, 2010, 2:54 PM EST
In force
39 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 39 counties

Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 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
Feb 9, 5:05 AM ESTSNOW 3.68 Se Indianapolis, IN
Feb 9, 5:20 AM ESTSNOW 1.3Indianapolis Int'L Airp, IN
Feb 9, 5:37 AM ESTSNOW 1Shelbyville, INSOME DRIFTING ALONG THE EDGE OF COUNTY ROADS IN OPEN AREAS.
Feb 9, 6:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Kokomo, IN
Feb 9, 6:45 AM ESTSNOW 1.5New Castle, IN
Feb 9, 6:50 AM ESTSNOW 2.5Indianapolis Int'L Airp, IN2.5 INCHES MEASURED AT INDIANAPOLIS NWS.
Feb 9, 7:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Frankfort, IN
Feb 9, 7:30 AM ESTSNOW 3Greenwood, IN
Feb 9, 7:50 AM ESTSNOW 2.9Indianapolis Int'L Airp, IN2.9 INCHES MEASURED AT INDIANAPOLIS NWS
Feb 9, 8:00 AM ESTSNOW 3North Vernon, IN
Feb 9, 8:50 AM ESTSNOW 2.5Terre Haute, IN
Feb 9, 8:50 AM ESTSNOW 3Williamsport, IN
Feb 9, 9:10 AM ESTSNOW 3Columbus, IN
Feb 9, 9:15 AM ESTSNOW 3.5Rockville, IN
Feb 9, 9:15 AM ESTSNOW 4Seymour, IN
Feb 9, 9:32 AM ESTSNOW 33 S Paragon, IN
Feb 9, 9:42 AM ESTSNOW 22 Se Brownsburg, INAVG SNOWDEPTH 6 INCHES
Feb 9, 9:45 AM ESTSNOW 3Bedford, IN
Feb 9, 12:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.22 Sw Fishers, IN
Feb 9, 3:25 PM ESTSNOW 2.7Williamsport, IN2.7 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED BY STORM SPOTTER.
Feb 9, 4:10 PM ESTSNOW 3Terre Haute, IN3 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL MEASURED BY TRAINED SPOTTER
Feb 9, 4:15 PM ESTSNOW 2.7Mccordsville, IN
Feb 9, 5:18 PM ESTSNOW 3Clay City, IN3.0 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL MEASURED BY COCORAHS OBSERVER IN CLAY CITY
Feb 9, 5:26 PM ESTSNOW 32 S Castleton, INMEASURED 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FOR STORM TOTAL AND 7 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOW ON GROUND.
Feb 9, 5:45 PM ESTSNOW 2.7New Castle, IN
Feb 9, 5:45 PM ESTSNOW 3Daleville, INMEASURED SNOW WAS 13-HOUR TOTAL
Feb 9, 6:33 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Greensburg, IN3.5 INCHES MEASURED IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2010-02-08Temperature 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2010-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 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
716 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 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.

736 
WWUS43 KIND 081746
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1246 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...A WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATER TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST AND MOVE INTO
OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY AND TO NORTHERN OHIO BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. CENTRAL INDIANA WILL GENERALLY SEE SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-090200-
/O.UPG.KIND.WS.A.0003.100209T0600Z-100210T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0003.100209T0500Z-100210T1800Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
1246 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING
  COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ043>048-051>057-062>065-070>072-090200-
/O.UPG.KIND.WS.A.0003.100209T0600Z-100210T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0003.100209T0500Z-100210T1800Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-
MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-
LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1246 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
  STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT
  AND WEDNESDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ060-061-067>069-090200-
/O.UPG.KIND.WS.A.0003.100209T0600Z-100210T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0003.100209T0500Z-100210T1800Z/
SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINCENNES
1246 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 1 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
  STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT
  AND WEDNESDAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

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8 follow-up statements
623 
WWUS43 KIND 090154
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
854 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...A WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATER TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST AND MOVE INTO
OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY AND TO NORTHERN OHIO BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY 
AND TUESDAY NIGHT. CENTRAL INDIANA WILL GENERALLY SEE SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE AREA.

TRAVEL ON TUESDAY...TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE
HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-091000-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.100209T0500Z-100210T1800Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
854 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING 
  COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ043>048-051>057-062>065-070>072-091000-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.100209T0500Z-100210T1800Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-
MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-
LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
854 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING 
  COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ060-061-067>069-091000-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.100209T0500Z-100210T1800Z/
SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VINCENNES
854 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING 
  COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

PUMA
460 
WWUS43 KIND 090940
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FROM VINCENNES TO TERRE HAUTE. ELSEWHERE A WINTER STORM
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST AND MOVE INTO OHIO
VALLEY TUESDAY AND TO NORTHERN OHIO BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS
WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VINCENNES TO TERRE HAUTE
AREAS TO AS MUCH AS 9 INCHES OVER FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

TRAVEL TODAY...AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

INZ051>053-060-061-067>069-091745-
/O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0004.100209T0940Z-100210T1800Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING 
  COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-091745-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 9 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY MORNING 
  COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ043>048-054>057-062>065-070>072-091745-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
440 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK FOR THIS MORNING COMMUTE.
  STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
099 
WWUS43 KIND 091651
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1151 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON
WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM VINCENNES TO TERRE HAUTE...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS OFF TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT.

SNOW HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED IN COVERAGE LATE THIS MORNING. OTHER
THAN SPOTTY LIGHT SNOW...MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD SEE A RELATIVE LULL
IN SNOWFALL FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL RETURN TONIGHT
AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA. TOTAL SNOW
AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VINCENNES TO TERRE
HAUTE AREAS TO AS MUCH AS 7 TO 8 INCHES OVER FAR NORTHEAST
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

TRAVEL TODAY...AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH POSSIBLE.

INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-100100-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
1151 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE FOR MUCH OF THE
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE RETURNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK FOR THE TUESDAY EVENING 
  COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW 
  TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ043>048-054>057-062>065-070>072-100100-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1151 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE FOR MUCH OF THE
  AFTERNOON...BEFORE RETURNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE.
  STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ051>053-060-061-067>069-100100-
/O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
1151 AM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN COVERAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE
  RETURNING BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE.
  STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY. 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

RYAN
668 
WWUS43 KIND 092014
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
314 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 100 PM
WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM VINCENNES TO TERRE HAUTE...

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT AND BRING MORE SNOW
TO CENTRAL INDIANA.

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT. 
TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VINCENNES
TO TERRE HAUTE AREAS TO AS MUCH AS 6 TO 7 INCHES OVER FAR
NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-100415-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
314 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD ONCE AGAIN THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH NEAR
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

INZ043>048-054>057-062>065-070>072-100415-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
314 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING THEN
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH NEAR
  WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

INZ051>053-060-061-067>069-100415-
/O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
314 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING AND THEN
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

50
275 
WWUS43 KIND 100305
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 100 PM
WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM VINCENNES TO TERRE HAUTE...

AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT IN THE WAKE
OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE CENTER ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA
LATE THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5
INCHES IN THE VINCENNES TO TERRE HAUTE AREAS TO AS MUCH AS 6 TO 7
INCHES OVER FAR NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

TRAVEL TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE HAZARDOUS.

SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN ESPECIALLY
OVENIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH POSSIBLE.

INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-101115-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO
  EAST WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE  
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH NEAR  
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

INZ043>048-054>057-062>065-070>072-101115-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES
  ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO
  EAST WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE  
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH NEAR  
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

INZ051>053-060-061-067>069-101115-
/O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
1005 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 5
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEFORE ENDING FROM WEST TO
  EAST WEDNESDAY.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE  
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MK
641 
WWUS43 KIND 100854
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
354 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 100 PM
WEDNESDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FROM VINCENNES TO TERRE HAUTE...

WHILE REMAINING SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA WILL
GENERALLY AMOUNT TO AROUND AN INCH OR LESS...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL
HAZARDS STILL EXIST DUE TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW IN AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.

TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY.

INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-101700-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
354 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED. FINAL STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE
  ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

INZ043>048-054>057-062>065-070>072-101700-
/O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
354 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED. FINAL STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEFORE
  ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT
  CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

INZ051>053-060-061-067>069-101700-
/O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
354 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.
  FINAL STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL END DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NIELD
207 
WWUS43 KIND 101513
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1013 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING FOR
MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FROM VINCENNES TO TERRE HAUTE...

.SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL HAZARDS STILL EXIST IN CENTRAL INDIANA DUE TO
WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN
RURAL AREAS. LITTLE OR NO NEW SNOW WILL FALL ON MOST
LOCATIONS...BUT PLACES FROM ABOUT MUNCIE TO RUSHVILLE MAY GET UP
TO AN INCH THIS AFTERNOON.


INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-102315-
/O.EXT.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE
1013 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...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. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6
  INCHES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WITH MUCH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL
  CONTINUE UNTIL EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING. CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

INZ043>048-054>057-062>065-070>072-102315-
/O.EXT.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-MORGAN-JOHNSON-
SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-
JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1013 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...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. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN IN INCH THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
  SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WITH MUCH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL
  CONTINUE UNTIL EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN RURAL AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING. CONDITIONS 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.

&&

$$

INZ051>053-060-061-067>069-102315-
/O.EXT.KIND.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
1013 AM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...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. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 
  FINAL STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE
  UNTIL EVENING.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK. STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THERE WILL BE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
KWIATKOWSKI
166 
WWUS43 KIND 101954
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
254 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES CANCELLED...

.WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. SOME DRIFTING WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET IN RURAL AREAS BUT STEADILY SUBSIDING WIND
THROUGH THE EVENING WILL BRING AN END TO THE DRIFTING.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057-062>065-070>072-102100-
/O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-
MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
254 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SUBSIDING WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN END TO SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THIS
EVENING.

$$

INZ051>053-060-061-067>069-102100-
/O.CAN.KIND.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-100211T0000Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
254 PM EST WED FEB 10 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SUBSIDING WINDS WILL RESULT IN AN END TO SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING THIS
EVENING.


$$

DRT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 8, 12:28 PM EST, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 12:28 PM EST, 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1228 PM EST MON FEB 8 2010

.AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 08/18Z TAFS.
CALM BEFORE THE STORM ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT THE TERMINALS FOR THE NEXT 5-8 HOURS...
BEFORE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS FOR AVIATORS COMMENCE WITH
THE ARRIVAL OF THE SNOW. BASED ON NEW MODEL DATA AND OBSERVATIONS...
HAVE ADJUSTED TIMING OF THE ONSET OF SNOW BACK JUST A BIT FROM
PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH LIGHT SNOW ARRIVING AT KHUF BY 22Z...KLAF AND
KBMG BY 23Z AND KIND AROUND 00Z. AS DEEPER MOISTURE AND LIFT ARRIVES
DURING THE EVENING...EXPECT VISIBILITIES AND CEILINGS TO DROP
QUICKLY WITH IFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT...AND VLIFR
CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY. HAVE TIMED WORST VLIFR
CONDITIONS WITH EXPECTED BURST OF HEAVIEST SNOW FROM AROUND 09Z-17Z
AT ALL TERMINALS. DO EXPECT IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES BY EARLY
AFTERNOON AS DRIER PUNCH OF AIR ARRIVES INTO THE FORECAST AREA IN
WAKE OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE. ADDRESSED THIS AT KIND...BUT WITH
IT EXPECT NEAR OR JUST BEFORE 18Z TUESDAY...WILL LEAVE TIMING OF
VISIBILITY IMPROVEMENT AT KBMG...KHUF AND KLAF TO THE 00Z TAF
ISSUANCE.  WINDS WILL REMAIN EASTERLY THROUGH MUCH OF THE
FORECAST...BACKING TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION TUESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SURFACE LOW TO OUR SOUTHEAST.

&&

.UPDATE...
MID LEVEL CLOUDS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EXPAND INTO THE FORECAST AREA
FROM THE WEST LATE THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES VARIED WIDELY...
RUNNING FROM THE LOWER TEENS OVER NORTHEAST COUNTIES INTO THE MID
20S OVER THE SOUTHWEST.

MORNING UPDATE WILL FOCUS ON MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO SENSIBLE WEATHER
THIS AFTERNOON...AND A BRIEF DISCUSSION REGARDING HEADLINE DECISIONS
WITH IMPENDING WINTER STORM.

EXPECT A CONTINUED INCREASE IN MID LEVEL CLOUDS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...AND AN EVENTUAL LOWERING IN THE WEST LATE IN THE DAY AS
DEEPER MOISTURE AND ISENTROPIC LIFT BEGINS TO ESTABLISH IN THE LOWER
WABASH VALLEY. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR PROGRESSION OF LIGHT SNOW OVER
CENTRAL ILLINOIS SOUTH INTO EASTERN MISSOURI...ALTHOUGH MOVEMENT TO
THE PRECIPITATION APPEARS TO BE MORE NORTHEAST THAN DUE EAST AT THIS
POINT. LOW LEVEL EASTERLY FLOW OVER CENTRAL INDIANA SHOULD IMPEDE
FORWARD PROGRESS TO THE SNOW TO SOME EXTENT THIS AFTERNOON...BUT 12Z
MODEL DATA IS INDICATING THAT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SNOW LIKELY TO
ARRIVE AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET FROM VINCENNES NORTH TO TERRE
HAUTE. THIS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF FLURRIES OR VERY LIGHT SNOW
AS THE LOWER LEVELS BEGIN THE PROCESS OF SATURATING...BUT FELT IT
IMPORTANT TO GO AHEAD AND THROW IN A LOW CHANCE POP FOR THESE AREAS
AFTER 21Z. ONLY OTHER SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE FORECAST FOR THIS
AFTERNOON WAS WITH RESPECT TO TEMPERATURES OVER NORTHEAST COUNTIES.
THESE LOCATIONS GOT MUCH COLDER EARLIER THIS MORNING THAN ORIGINALLY
ANTICIPATED...WITH NUMEROUS COOP REPORTS IN THE 0-5 DEG RANGE AND
KMIE DROPPING TO -2. TEMPERATURE RECOVERY HAS BEEN SLOWER AS A
RESULT...AND THEREFORE HAVE DROPPED HIGHS BY A SOLID 5 DEGREES
NORTHEAST OF THE INDY METRO.

FINALLY...WANTED TO TOUCH ON THE APPROACH OF THE SIGNIFICANT WINTER
STORM SLATED TO ARRIVE THIS EVENING...WITH IMPACTS CONTINUING INTO
WEDNESDAY. HAVE TAKEN A GOOD LOOK AT 12Z MODEL DATA THIS MORNING AND
WILL BE UPGRADING THE WINTER STORM WATCH CURRENTLY IN EFFECT TO A
WARNING WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS (BY EARLY AFTERNOON) AS
STILL HAMMERING OUT SPECIFIC SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND TIMING ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA. MORE DETAIL WILL BE FORTHCOMING...BUT THE WARNING
WILL BE RELEASED PRIOR TO THE MAIN AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR 08/12Z TAFS

WILL BE KEEPING AN EYE ON APPROACHING WINTER WEATHER THAT IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE INTO WEST CENTRAL INDIANA BY THIS EVENING AND
COVER THE REST OF CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT.

LATEST IR SATELLITE IMAGERY STILL SHOWS A PATCH OF LOW CLOUDS OVER
KIND WHERE CEILINGS ARE REPORTED AT 1100 FT AGL.  THIS SMALL AREA OF
LOW CLOUDS OVER EXTREME CENTRAL INDIANA STILL IS MOVING WNWWD WHERE
WINDS AT 925 MB ARE ELY AT 5-12 MPH.  THE OTHER AREA OF LOW/MID
CLOUDS ARE AROUND 8000 FT AGL OVER E CENTRAL IL AND SHOULD BE
SPREADING INTO KLAF AND KHUF DURING THE MORNING HOURS.  THERE IS
SOME LIGHT SNOW NORTH OF KSTL AND NW OF KBMI...SO LIGHT SNOW SHOULD
BE MOVING INTO W CENTRAL INDIANA AFTER 18Z...THEN ACROSS THE REGION
IN THE 09/00Z AND 09/03Z TIME FRAME.

SO...HAVE TRIED TO REFLECT MOSTLY MVFR CONDITIONS ACROSS W CENTRAL
INDIANA BETWEEN 18-21Z THEN INTO CENTRAL INDIANA BETWEEN 08/22Z AND
09/01Z...THEN LOWERING TO IFR AFT 09/06Z ACROSS THE AREA AS STORM
SYSTEM MOVES INTO PARTS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TONIGHT.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT

MAIN FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE WINTER STORM WHICH WILL AFFECTING OUR
WEATHER LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

AT 06Z RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDED ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TO
TENNESSEE WHILE LOW PRESSURE WAS DEVELOPING NEAR WEST TEXAS.  WATER
VAPOR IR SHOWED AN UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WHILE A
STRONG UPPER LOW WAS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA.
MODELS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT AND THEY SHOW BOTH SYSTEMS
MERGING AND THEY BRING THE UPPER LOW ACROSS OUR REGION BY TUESDAY
NIGHT.  THEY ALSO STRENGTHEN A SURFACE LOW OVER TEXAS AND MOVE IT
NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY AND INTO WESTERN OHIO BY
TUESDAY EVENING.

NAM IS A LITTLE SLOWER WITH QPF THAN GFS.  BUT THESE SEEM TO STILL
BE CLOSE TO MODEL CONSENSUS AND WILL USE BLEND.  BOTH NAM/GFS
INDICATE NEAR TRACE SNOW AMOUNTS MAY OCCUR ACROSS OUR WEST THIS
AFTERNOON AND SURFACE OBS SHOW LIGHT SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF THE
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

MODELS SHOW STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT ACROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT FURTHER
AIDED BY THE UPPER LOW AS IT APPROACHES OUR REGION ON TUESDAY. BOTH
NAM AND GFS PUSH A DRY SLOT INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA BY TUESDAY WHICH
WILL LIMIT SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN SECTIONS.   FARTHER
NORTH MODELS DEVELOP A TROWEL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES AND
EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA ON TUESDAY.  HAVE GONE WITH NEAR A BLEND OF
NAM/GFS QPF.  SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER A LONG PERIOD ESPECIALLY ACROSS
OUR NORTH.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD RANGE
FROM JUST OVER 4 INCHES IN OUR FAR SOUTH TO ABOUT 8 INCHES IN OUR
FAR NORTH.  THIS AGREES PRETTY MUCH WITH SURROUNDING OFFICES. BUT
CRITERIA FOR HEAVY VARY.  OUR CRITERIA IS 6 INCHES....WHILE AREAS
NEAR THE OHIO RIVER AND SOUTH ARE 4 INCHES.  THIS MAY CAUSE SOME
COLLABORATION ISSUES WITH WEATHER HEADLINES EVEN THOUGH OUR SNOW
GRIDS ARE MUCH CLOSER.

AFTER THE SURFACE LOW MOVES BY LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY.  DURING THE LAST STORM MODELS
UNDERESTIMATED THE WINDS BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW.  THUS WILL RAISE
THEM A LITTLE FROM MOS VALUES.  WILL MENTION AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
ALL AREAS BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY.  WEATHER
WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER AND SURFACE LOW MOVES
ON TO THE EAST.

&&

.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN TO START IN WAKE OF THE EARLY WEEK
WINTER STORM. THE ARRIVAL OF THE HIGH WILL ALLOW WINDS TO SLACKEN
AND BRING A RETURN TO SUNSHINE. CLUTTERED FORECAST FOR FRIDAY INTO
THE WEEKEND AS NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM JETS SHIFT OUT OF PHASE
AND SEVERAL RIPPLES OF MID LEVEL ENERGY RIDE ALONG EACH. ONE MID
LEVEL SHORTWAVE MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY ON FRIDAY. TIMING DIFFERENCES ABOUND BETWEEN THE
MODELS...BUT APPEARS AT THIS POINT THAT THIS SYSTEM WILL PASS BY
REGION TO THE SOUTH. MEANWHILE...OP GFS/ECMWF/GGEM ALL INDICATING AN
UPPER LOW ON BACK SIDE OF THE POLAR VORTEX WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER
GREAT LAKES OVER THE WEEKEND. ONCE AGAIN...THE MODELS DIFFER WITH
RESPECT TO TIMING...INTENSITY AND LOCATION OF EACH FEATURE. UNTIL
EXTENDED MODELS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO
DETAILS...HAVE CHOSEN TO HOLD POPS OUT OF THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH DEEP
SNOWPACK EXPECTED TO BE IN PLACE. UNDERCUT EXTENDED MOS GUIDANCE AND
RAN TOWARDS COOL END OF GFS ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE. THIS KEPT HIGHS
MAINLY IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S THROUGH THE PERIOD. LOWS WILL BE IN
THE TEENS EACH NIGHT...POSSIBLY COLDER IF ANY EXTENDED PERIOD OF
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IS PRESENT ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072.

&&

UPDATE...RYAN
SHORT TERM...JH
LONG TERM...RYAN
AVIATION...RYAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 4:52 AM EST, 7 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
452 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-091100-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
452 AM EST MON FEB 8 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL OCCUR TODAY. HOWEVER A WINTER STORM
WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT. LOOK FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP BY LATE
TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY AS NORTHWEST WINDS COULD GUST UP TO 35 MPH AT
TIMES.

ALSO...BITTER WIND CHILLS TO NEAR ZERO ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.

JH

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.