Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 14, 2010, 1:13 PM EST for 20 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 14, 2010, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr. 44 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 14, 2010, 1:13 PM EST (18:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2010, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2010, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Bartholomew County, IN, Brown County, IN, Clay County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Greene County, IN, Henry County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Vigo County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 5:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Bloomington, IN | 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 15, 5:50 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Shelbyville, IN | 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
| Feb 15, 6:22 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Bedford, IN | |
| Feb 15, 6:47 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Carlisle, IN | |
| Feb 15, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Franklin, IN | |
| Feb 15, 7:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.4 | Medora, IN | |
| Feb 15, 7:56 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Vincennes, IN | REPORT RECIEVED VIA WFIE-TV ON NWS CHAT. |
| Feb 15, 8:15 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Franklin, IN | REPORT FROM WTHR METEOROLOGIST. |
| Feb 15, 8:21 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Washington, IN | REPORT RECEIEVED VIA NWS CHAT. |
| Feb 15, 8:21 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Williams, IN | |
| Feb 15, 8:39 AM EST | SNOW 3.3 | Terre Haute, IN | REPORT RECIEVED FROM WTHI...VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 15, 9:04 AM EST | SNOW 4.7 | 7 S Spencer, IN | VIA ESPOTTER. SNOWFALL IN LAST 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 15, 10:34 AM EST | SNOW 6.3 | Bicknell, IN | STORM SPOTTER NEAR BICKNELL REPORTS 6 TO 6.5 INCHES. REPORT VIA NWS CHAT. |
| Feb 15, 10:44 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Brazil, IN | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 3 TO 4 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AND 5 TO 6 INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY. REPORT VIA WEBEOC. |
| Feb 15, 10:46 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Jasonville, IN | REPORT VIA FACEBOOK. |
| Feb 15, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.2 | 2 E Brooklyn, IN | REPORT FROM FORMER NWS EMPLOYEE. |
| Feb 15, 11:35 AM EST | SNOW 5.3 | 7 N Spencer, IN | REPORT FROM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 231 AND STATE ROUTE 67. |
| Feb 15, 11:37 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 Se Shelbyville, IN | |
| Feb 15, 11:59 AM EST | SNOW 7 | 3 S Paragon, IN | |
| Feb 15, 12:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | New Castle, IN | REPORT FROM A COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER. |
| Feb 15, 1:31 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Columbus, IN | REPORT VIA WTHR METEOROLOGIST |
| Feb 15, 1:31 PM EST | SNOW 10 | Columbus, IN | REPORT VIA WTHR METEOROLOGIST |
| Feb 15, 2:12 PM EST | SNOW 5.3 | 2 Sw Prairieton, IN | |
| Feb 15, 2:29 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Columbus, IN | WIND OF 9 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS HAS CREATED DRIFTING ON ALL ROADS. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE VERY HAZARDOUS. |
| Feb 15, 2:42 PM EST | SNOW 8 | 3 Se Odon, IN | |
| Feb 15, 2:59 PM EST | SNOW 9 | Scipio, IN | MEASURED 9 INCHES ON A FLAT SURFACE OUTSIDE MY HOUSE |
| Feb 15, 3:12 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Greensburg, IN | |
| Feb 15, 3:27 PM EST | SNOW 4.9 | Shelbyville, IN | 1.4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 4 HOURS |
| Feb 15, 3:54 PM EST | SNOW 6 | New Whiteland, IN | STORM TOTAL MEASURED AT 1230 PM |
| Feb 15, 4:11 PM EST | SNOW 9.5 | Hayden, IN | |
| Feb 15, 4:12 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Straughn, IN | |
| Feb 15, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 7.5 | Shelbyville, IN | |
| Feb 15, 5:13 PM EST | SNOW 9 | Ellettsville, IN | |
| Feb 15, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 10 | Edinburgh, IN | |
| Feb 15, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 10 | Nashville, IN | |
| Feb 15, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 5.8 | New Castle, IN | |
| Feb 15, 6:36 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Brazil, IN | 4 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE LAST NIGHT |
| Feb 15, 6:36 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Farmersburg, IN | 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE LAST NIGHT |
| Feb 15, 6:36 PM EST | SNOW 5.3 | 6 S Terre Haute, IN | 5.3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE LAST NIGHT |
| Feb 15, 6:36 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Clay City, IN | 5.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE LAST NIGHT |
| Feb 15, 6:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 5 Sw Bloomington, IN | 7.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL MEASURED BY TRAINED SPOTTER |
| Feb 15, 6:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Greenwood, IN | 8 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED BY PUBLIC IN GREENWOOD |
| Feb 15, 6:36 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Seymour, IN | 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED TODAY ACROSS VARIOUS PARTS OF JACKSON COUNTY |
| Feb 15, 6:48 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Knightstown, IN | BALL STATE STORM CHASER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TODAY |
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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 577 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
952 WWUS43 KIND 141813 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 113 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF INDIANA MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FROM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. INZ052>057-060>065-067>072-150215- /O.UPG.KIND.WS.A.0004.100215T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0004.100215T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 113 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW MAY BEGIN AFTER 7PM THIS EVENING AND LAST UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY. 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. && $$ INZ049-150215- /O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0004.100215T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HENRY- 113 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT:ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW... TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW MAY BEGIN AFTER 7PM THIS EVENING AND LAST UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ051-150215- /O.UPG.KIND.WS.A.0004.100215T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0005.100215T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ VIGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRE HAUTE 113 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW MAY BEGIN AFTER 7PM THIS EVENING AND LAST UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY. 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. && $$ INZ036-037-039>048-150215- /O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0005.100215T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION- PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE... INDIANAPOLIS 113 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW MAY BEGIN AFTER 7PM THIS EVENING AND LAST UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ 77/TDUD
6 follow-up statements
210 WWUS43 KIND 150220 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 920 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF INDIANA MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FROM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. INZ049-052>057-060>065-067>072-151030- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HENRY-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 920 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEAST COUNTIES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL INDIANA FROM THE SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AND LAST UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY. 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. && $$ INZ036-037-039>048-051-151030- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ MONTGOMERY-BOONE-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION- PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE... INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE 920 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT AND LAST UNTIL MIDDAY MONDAY IN THE WEST AND CENTRAL AND INTO THE EVENING IN THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
645 WWUS43 KIND 150812 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 312 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA TODAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF INDIANA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SNOW. INZ036-037-150915- /O.CAN.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ MONTGOMERY-BOONE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRAWFORDSVILLE 312 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ABOUT TWO INCHES OF SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT THIS IS WELL BELOW THE ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ INZ051-151615- /O.UPG.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ VIGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRE HAUTE 312 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL LAST INTO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ049-052>057-060>065-067>072-151615- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HENRY-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 312 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ INZ039>048-151615- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 312 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ KWIATKOWSKI
454 WWUS43 KIND 150907 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 407 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA TODAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF INDIANA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SNOW. INZ049-051>057-060>065-067>072-151715- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE- MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE- JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 407 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ INZ039>048-151715- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 407 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
110 WWUS43 KIND 151301 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 801 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA TODAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF INDIANA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SNOW. INZ049-051>057-060>065-067>072-152115- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE- MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE- JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 801 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. THIS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWS TO 7 TO 12 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOWFALL. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ INZ039>048-152115- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 801 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES. THIS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWS TO 3 TO 5 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PUMA
047 WWUS43 KIND 152007 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 307 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING... .WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE FRESH SNOW PACK WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ROADS COULD BE SLICK IN SPOTS...SO USE CAUTION. IN ADDITION... VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE LIMITED DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. INZ051>053-060-061-067>069-160415- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T1800Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES 307 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK IN SPOTS FROM BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. * TIMING: SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ049-054>057-062>065-070>072-160000- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 307 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. THIS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWS TO 7 TO 12 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOWFALL TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ039>048-160415- /O.EXT.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T1800Z/ HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 307 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME VERY SLICK IN SPOTS FROM BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. * TIMING: SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ 77/TDUD
400 WWUS43 KIND 152357 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 657 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING... .WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE FRESH SNOW PACK WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS AS SNOW DRIFTS OVER THE ROADS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. DECREASING TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO FREEZE SNOW AND SLUSH ON ROADWAYS PRODUCING VERY SLICK CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. INZ049-054>057-062>065-070>072-160800- /O.EXP.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KIND.WW.Y.0005.100216T0000Z-100216T1800Z/ HENRY-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS... BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 657 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK FROM DRIFTING AS A RESULT OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. * WHILE SNOWFALL RATES HAVE DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THOSE SEEN EARLIER...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ039>048-051>053-060-061-067>069-160800- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-100216T1800Z/ HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES 657 PM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST TUESDAY. * ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK FROM DRIFTING AS A RESULT OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES COULD ALSO BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. * MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END...AND ONLY ANOTHER TENTH TO A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 14, 12:15 PM EST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 12:15 PM EST, 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1215 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 .AVIATION...DISCUSSION FOR THE 18Z TAFS. OVERVIEW...VFR/MVFR CONDITIONS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TO IFR OR WORSE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. SATELLITE PICTURES SHOW ALTOCU INVADING CENTRAL INDIANA FROM THE WEST...AHEAD OF A SHORT WAVE NEAR KANSAS CITY. QUICK MOVING SHORT WAVE WILL PUSH TOWARD THE OHIO VALLEY LATE THIS EVENING SPREADING CLOUDS AND SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 10Z...AND THEY ARE ALSO EXPECTED MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW A SATURATED COLUMN AND GOOD LIFT SHOULD BE PRESENT AS THE H7 AND H5 LOWS PASS OVER THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE STATE. AS THESE SYSTEMS PUSH THROUGH ON MONDAY MORNING...CEILING HEIGHTS AND VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO IFR OR WORSE. THE QUICK MOVING SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO EXIT CENTRAL INDIANA ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER...BROAD CYCLONIC FLOW AND PLENTIFUL LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO KEEP IFR CEILINGS ACROSS THE TAF SITES. && .UPDATE... RADAR MOSAIC AND CURRENT OBS ARE ALREADY SHOWING LIGHT SNOW MOVING INTO THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. AS A RESULT...BUMPED CLOUD COVERAGE AND POPS...AND INSERTED SOME SNOW ACROSS THOSE AREAS. OTHERWISE...TEMPS ON TRACK. UPDATED ZONES ALREADY OUT. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 550 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2010/ DISCUSSION... PROBLEM OF DAY IS IF HEADLINES NEEDED TONIGHT OR MONDAY. MODEL FIELDS ARE QUITE CONSISTENT FOR NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THEY HAVE BASICS DOWN. THIS MEANS ACCUMULATING SNOW OVER MOST OF CWA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. VERY HIGH Q VECTOR DIVERGENCE OVER SOUTHERN CWA FROM TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...WHICH CORRESPONDS TO STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT AT LEVEL 285. ALSO TROWAL EXPECTED TO BE OVER SAME AREA...AND AT 925 MB SEE BAND OF RELATIVELY HIGH EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURES ADVECTING IN. TAKEN TOGETHER...THIS SUGGESTS RELATIVELY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL...ESPECIALLY WHERE TROWAL AND HIGH EQUIVALENT POTENTIAL TEMPERATURES LINE UP. AS OFTEN WITH TROWALS...THIS BAND MAY BE NARROW. AVERAGE PRECIPITABLE WATER SOUTHERN CWA OVER THE PERIOD ABOUT THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH...WHICH MORE OR LESS CORRESPONDS TO MODEL QPF. DUE TO RELATIVELY COLD TEMPERATURES OVER AREA AGREE WITH BUFKIT WE MAY SEE LIQUID SNOW RATIOS ON THE ORDER OF 20 TO ONE...FOR ABOUT 6 INCHES. I AM NOT READY TO GO WITH WARNING YET...BUT POSSIBILITY FOR WARNING LEVEL SNOW IS ENOUGH WILL ISSUE WATCH FOR TONIGHT AND MONDAY FOR SOUTHERN THREE TIERS. HOPEFULLY DAY CREW WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE MORE PRECISE FOR ANY WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES. IF I AM RIGHT ABOUT THE BAND...SNOW WILL BE CONSIDERABLY LESS OVER CENTRAL COUNTIES THAN SOUTH. MODEL QPF WOULD SUGGEST AN INCH OR TWO AND I CAN BUY THAT. FOR POPS OVERALL...FOR MOST PART MET SEEMS TO REFLECT CONSENSUS ON QPF FIELDS AND WILL USE THAT EXCEPT ON TUESDAY. BY THAT TIME WE WILL BACK UNDER WELL DEVELOPED NORTHWEST FLOW. WE OFTEN HAVE TROUBLE GETTING MEASURABLE IN THAT PATTERN...SO MORE TOWARD MAV...OR SLGT CHANCE...TUESDAY. ON TEMPS...LATEST ANALYSIS SHOWED SURFACE HIGH JUST TO OUR WEST AND MID LEVEL CLOUDS STREAMING TOWARD AREA. WITH HIGH MOVING OVER US COLD ADVECTION WILL SHUT DOWN...BUT CLOUDS WILL COUNTERACT THIS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE CLOSE TO YESTERDAY...OR COOLER MET. NOT A BIG DIFFERENCE IN GUIDANCE AFTER TODAY AND WILL GO WITH CONSENSUS. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR INZ051>057-060>065-067>072. && PUBLIC...KWIATKOWSKI AVIATION...JP UPDATE...TDUD
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 9:55 AM EST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 955 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 INZ021-028>031-035>042-049-151500- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY- 955 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW TONIGHT...BUT THERE SHOULD BE LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW IS LIKELY MONDAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM LITTLE OR NONE TO 2 OR 3 INCHES. AFTER A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER WILL START. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ043>048-151500- VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK- 955 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MOSTLY 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW IS LIKELY MONDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. AFTER A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...EXPECT A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ051>057-060>065-067>072-151500- VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- 955 AM EST SUN FEB 14 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF FREEZING FOG THIS MORNING. TWO TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE MONDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE 5 TO 7 INCHES. THERE WILL BE SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...THEN A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:54 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IND | Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur, Greene and 13 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:13 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Decatur and 26 more | 50 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2010Every winter storm warning in 2010
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.