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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana

February 5, 20105 counties in Indiana; Allen County, Van Wert County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Feb 5, 2010, 4:37 PM EST for 5 counties in Indiana; Allen County, Van Wert County, Ohio. 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
Feb 5, 2010, 4:37 PM EST (21:37 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2010, 10:00 AM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Adams County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Grant County, IN, Jay County, IN, Wells County, IN, Allen County, OH, Van Wert County, OH

The radar

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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 Feb 5, 3:27 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 5, 3:27 PM EST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 5, 4:37 AM EST, 12 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
437 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

INZ017-018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-060945-
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-
GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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
437 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE
SEE PRODUCT INDWSWIWX FOR MORE DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY.
PLEASE SEE PRODUCT INDWSWIWX FOR MORE DETAILS.

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO THE REGION
FOR THE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGH PERIOD NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE
APPRECIATED.

&&

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

INZ003>009-012>016-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-060945-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-
PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
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...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...
NAPOLEON
437 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010 /337 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT. BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...ACCUMULATIONS WILL
RANGE FROM LESS THAN ONE INCH OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN TO 1 TO 3
INCHES SOUTH OF US ROUTE 6. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...PARTICULARLY FRIDAY
NIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWS TO THE REGION
FOR THE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGH PERIOD NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SNOWFALL REPORTS ARE
APPRECIATED.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-060945-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
437 AM EST FRI FEB 5 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING AT 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 AM SUNDAY.

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

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

ARNOTT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 5, 4:02 PM EST, 35 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 4:23 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX42 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2010Winter Storm Warnings in Ohio, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.