Lake Effect Snow Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana

119 
WWUS43 KIWX 080219
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
919 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTHWARD INTO THE
REGION OVERNIGHT...BRINGING CONTINUED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. 
BURSTS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY LATE TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY MORNING...ONE OR MORE DOMINANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND AFFECT PORTIONS OF BERRIEN AND CASS
COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN AND ST JOSEPH AND ELKHART COUNTIES IN
INDIANA...AND EVENTUALLY INTO LA PORTE COUNTY IN INDIANA. HIGHLY
VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE PERIOD
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH A SWATH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF
SNOW SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12
TO 16 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE INTENSE SINGLE BAND THAT IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE
IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY
RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THIS WEEKEND SHOULD MONITOR LATER
FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING
CONDITIONS.

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/O.UPG.KIWX.LE.A.0001.110108T0600Z-110109T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KIWX.LE.W.0001.110108T0219Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
819 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING HEAVIER DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
  SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO
  BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS
  ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT.
  ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS WITH THE MAIN LAKE
  EFFECT BAND SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHLY VARIABLE
  AMOUNTS FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE
  THREAT FOR 6 TO 12 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WHERE BANDS
  PERSIST...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE
  EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
  MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
  SATURDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004-005-MIZ077-078-081030-
/O.EXT.KIWX.LE.W.0001.110108T0219Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
919 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS...BECOMING
  HEAVIER ESPECIALLY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ONE OR MORE
  HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 2 TO
  LOCALLY 7 INCHES. HIGHLY VARIABLE AMOUNTS FROM LOCATION TO
  LOCATION CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE THREAT FOR STORM TOTAL
  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND ONE FOOT BY LATE SATURDAY
  NIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES WHERE INTENSE
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS PERSIST LONGER.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
  MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO
  SATURDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ014-016-081030-
/O.UPG.KIWX.LE.A.0001.110108T0600Z-110109T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.110108T0219Z-110109T1200Z/
MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE
919 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO AND
  NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTIES COULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES BY
  LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAPER TO 2 TO 4
  INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THESE COUNTIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

INZ006-008-MIZ079-081030-
/O.NEW.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.110108T0219Z-110109T1200Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
919 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT INTO
  SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING MAINLY ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN
  PORTIONS OF LAGRANGE AND NOBLE COUNTIES IN INDIANA...AND WESTERN
  PORTIONS OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN MICHIGAN.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER
  TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

INZ012-081030-
/O.NEW.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.110108T1200Z-110109T1200Z/
STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
819 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HEAVIER
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED
  TO BE GENERALLY LIGHT. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION DUE TO THE
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
  EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
  ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF STARKE COUNTY
  BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY ALSO CRATE
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

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WWUS43 KIWX 080921
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
421 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE SOUTHWARD
ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN INTO TONIGHT LEADING TO CONTINUED INTENSE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHLY VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED BUT A SWATH 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE DUE TO INTENSE BANDING. IN ADDITION... GUSTY WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH TODAY OR TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST
INDIANA OR SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE
PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.

INZ016-081800-
/O.UPG.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...
MENTONE
421 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH
  SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN
  KOSCIUSKO WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
  AMOUNTS WILL TAPER TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION
  OF THE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ003-081800-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
321 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD
  SOUTHWESTWARD LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
  TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
  FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST LAPORTE TO 1 TO 3 INCHES
  ACROSS SOUTHWEST LAPORTE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
  MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004-005-MIZ077-078-081800-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
421 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
  LIKELY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO MID EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY
  8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS BERRIEN...ST JOSEPH AND THE
  WESTERN PORTIONS OF ELKHART AND CASS COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER
  ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 16 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IF INTENSE
  BANDING PERSISTS IN ANY PARTICULAR AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
  TAPER TO ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE EASTERN CASS AND NORTHEAST
  ELKHART. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
  ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN ST JOSEPH AND EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
  MPH TODAY WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ017-081800-
/O.EXA.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY
421 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE
  EXPECTED TO SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE
  FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES IN SOUTHEAST WHITLEY TO 5 TO 6 INCHES IN
  EXTREME NORTHWEST WHITLEY COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

INZ012-081800-
/O.EXT.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.110108T0921Z-110109T1200Z/
STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
321 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST STARKE WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH
  EXPECTED OVER FAR WESTERN STARKE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO
  SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

INZ006-008-014-MIZ079-081800-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-MARSHALL-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
421 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER FAR SOUTHWEST ST JOSEPH...FAR WESTERN
  LAGRANGE AND THE WESTERN HALF OF NOBLE COUNTY WITH AMOUNTS OF
  LESS THAN 1 INCH EXPECTED OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER BANDS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE TO CONTINUE INTO
  THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

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WWUS43 KIWX 081243
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
743 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE SOUTHWARD
ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN INTO TONIGHT LEADING TO CONTINUED INTENSE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHLY VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BUT A GENERAL SWATH OF 8 TO 16 INCHES
OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF 20 TO 30 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO INTENSE BANDING
ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN BERRIEN AND MUCH OF ST JOSEPH COUNTY IN INDIANA.
IN ADDITION...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INTO THIS EVENING
WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH TODAY OR TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHWEST
INDIANA OR SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND
BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS.

INZ003-082100-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
643 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SPREAD 
  SOUTHWESTWARD LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE 
  TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE 
  FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS NORTHEAST LAPORTE TO 1 TO 3 INCHES 
  ACROSS SOUTHWEST LAPORTE COUNTY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE 
  HEAVIER BANDS. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004-005-MIZ077-078-082100-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
743 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE 
  LIKELY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON INTO MID EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF GENERALLY
  8 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS BERRIEN...ST JOSEPH AND THE
  WESTERN PORTIONS OF ELKHART AND CASS COUNTIES. LOCALLY HIGHER
  ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 16 TO 20 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IF INTENSE
  BANDING PERSISTS IN ANY PARTICULAR AREA. STORM TOTALS AMOUNTS IN
  SOME AREAS MAY EXCEED 30 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL TAPER TO
  ONLY 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE EASTERN CASS AND NORTHEAST ELKHART.
  STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
  OVER NORTHERN ST JOSEPH AND EASTERN BERRIEN COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  AREAS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. NORTHWEST WINDS
  OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH TODAY WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE
  EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ016-082100-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...
MENTONE
743 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO PUSH 
  SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING 
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN 
  KOSCIUSKO WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE SATURDAY 
  NIGHT. AMOUNTS WILL TAPER TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
  PORTION OF THE COUNTY. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE 
  HEAVIER BANDS. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL CREATE AREAS 
  OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE 
  EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ006-008-012-014-017-MIZ079-082100-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...COLUMBIA CITY...
TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
743 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /643 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LAKE EFFECT 
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEAST STARKE WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH 
  EXPECTED OVER FAR WESTERN STARKE. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND 
  SLIPPERY. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE 
  HEAVIER BANDS. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO 
  SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

909 
WWUS43 KIWX 081644
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1144 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE SOUTHWARD
ACROSS LAKE MICHIGAN INTO TONIGHT LEADING TO CONTINUED INTENSE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY
VARIABLE...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING UP TO ONE FOOT ARE LIKELY WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS
PERSIST. AT THIS TIME... IT APPEARS THAT SOUTH BEND WILL BE
IMPACTED BY THE HEAVIEST AND MOST PERSISTENT SNOW BANDS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NEARLY TWO FEET OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN
OVER PARTS OF SOUTH BEND SINCE FRIDAY MORNING. THUS... STORM
TOTALS IN THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND COULD REACH 3 FEET FROM THIS LAKE
EFFECT SNOW STORM. OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN WILL BE
VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE SO ANYONE
TRAVELING SHOULD KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING... BLANKETS... FOOD...
WATER... A FLASHLIGHT... AND SNOW SHOVEL IN THEIR VEHICLE.

INZ006-MIZ079-081745-
/O.CAN.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
1144 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

MOST OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WEST OF
THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

$$

INZ003-090045-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
1044 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 7 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST LAPORTE COUNTY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH STORM TOTALS IN THIS AREA AROUND 15
  INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS.
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004-005-MIZ077-078-090045-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
1144 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED
  AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS
  BERRIEN...ST JOSEPH AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF ELKHART AND CASS
  COUNTIES. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS COMPLETELY ON SUNDAY... UP
  TO 3 FEET OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA...
  INCLUDING THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND.

* OTHER IMPACTS...UNTREATED ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  AREAS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE
  HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. NORTHWEST
  WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ016-090045-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...
MENTONE
1144 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
  MAINLY OVER NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN
  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY WITH STORM TOTALS IN THIS AREA UP TO ONE FOOT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS.
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ008-012-014-017-090045-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY
1144 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /1044 AM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 5 INCHES WHERE
  THE SNOW BANDS ARE MOST PERSISTENT. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS.
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

238 
WWUS43 KIWX 082044
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
344 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUING OVER SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST INDIANA TONIGHT...

.HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS WILL SHIFT SOUTH OF THE TOLL ROAD LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...HOWEVER OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...
ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT ARE
EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 6 INCHES... WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE WARNING AREA...HEAVIEST AROUND SOUTH BEND.

TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW
AND LOW VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE SO
ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING... BLANKETS... FOOD...
WATER... A FLASHLIGHT... AND SNOW SHOVEL IN THEIR VEHICLE.

INZ003-090445-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
244 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL
  BE UP TO 6 INCHES. STORM TOTALS IN THIS AREA WILL BE AROUND 15
  INCHES WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF
  THE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS 
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. 
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004-005-MIZ077-078-090445-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
344 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS HAVE SHIFTED SOUTH OF THE TOLL ROAD
  AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
  HOWEVER... MORE SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES... ARE EXPECTED TO
  MOVE IN OFF LAKE MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
  IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1
  TO 3 FEET...WITH HEAVIEST TOTALS IN THE SOUTH BEND AREA.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS OF
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER
  SNOW BANDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. A
  WINTER STORM EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE CITY OF SOUTH
  BEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ016-090445-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...
MENTONE
344 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
  MAINLY OVER NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 5 INCHES
  IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY WITH STORM
  TOTALS IN THIS AREA UP TO ONE FOOT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS 
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. 
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ008-012-014-017-090445-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY
344 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /244 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...
  ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE
  EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 5 INCHES WHERE THE SNOW BANDS ARE MOST
  PERSISTENT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS 
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. 
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH 
  TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

289 
WWUS43 KIWX 090201
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
901 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUING OVER SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST INDIANA TONIGHT...

.A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS FROM EXTREME SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN INTO NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT
EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES IN THIS BAND OF HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOW OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 6 INCHES WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET
CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA...HEAVIEST IN THE SOUTH BEND
AREA.

TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW
AND LOW VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE SO
ANYONE WHO MUST TRAVEL SHOULD KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING... BLANKETS...
FOOD... WATER... A FLASHLIGHT... AND SNOW SHOVEL IN THEIR VEHICLE.

INZ014-091015-
/O.UPG.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
901 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LATE EVENING
  INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 3 TO
  6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE BECOME EXTREMELY
  HAZARDOUS LATE THIS EVENING DUE TO THE VERY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW. MANY ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ003-091015-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
801 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS
  OF LA PORTE COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL
  BE UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS
  OF LA PORTE COUNTY. STORM TOTALS IN THIS AREA WILL BE AROUND 14
  TO 18 INCHES WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST
  PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. THE
  VERY HEAVY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL LIKELY MAKE
  SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004-005-MIZ077-078-091015-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
901 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SHIFT
  BACK EASTWARD INTO THE AREA LATE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT BERRIEN...WESTERN
  CASS...ST. JOSEPH INDIANA...AND WESTERN ELKHART COUNTIES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
  IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. STORM
  TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...WITH HEAVIEST
  TOTALS IN THE SOUTH BEND AREA.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS OF
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER
  SNOW BANDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1
  TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS.
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN
  THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ016-091015-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...
MENTONE
901 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
  MAINLY OVER NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY FROM LATE EVENING INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. STORM TOTALS IN THIS AREA OF 8 TO 12
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS 
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. 
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING 
  AND DRIFTING SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ008-012-017-091015-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
NOBLE-STARKE-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY
901 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /801 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...MODERATE TO HEAVY
  AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXIT EASTERN STARKE COUNTY LATE THIS
  EVENING. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE
  EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 4 INCH RANGE WITH THE GREATER
  ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTHEAST STARKE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
  HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST STARKE COUNTY
  LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE
  SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE
  VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

540 
WWUS43 KIWX 090348
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1048 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUING OVER SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST INDIANA OVERNIGHT...

.A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS FROM EXTREME SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN INTO NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA WILL MOVE VERY LITTLE OR
ONLY SLOWLY SHIFT EAST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES IN THIS BAND OF
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 6
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1
TO 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA...HEAVIEST IN THE
SOUTH BEND AREA.

TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW
AND LOW VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE SO
ANYONE WHO MUST TRAVEL SHOULD KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING... BLANKETS...
FOOD... WATER... A FLASHLIGHT... AND SNOW SHOVEL IN THEIR
VEHICLE.

INZ005-016-091200-
/O.CAN.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ELKHART-KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE
1048 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE
  EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF ELKHART COUNTY AND THE NORTHWEST
  PORTIONS OF KOSCIUSKO COUNTY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
  POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER
  BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
  THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS
  AGAIN TONIGHT AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

INZ008-017-090500-
/O.CAN.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
NOBLE-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY
1048 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE TONIGHT OF GENERALLY UP TO AN
INCH ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

INZ003-014-091200-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...CULVER
1048 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011 /948 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF LA PORTE COUNTY AND WESTERN AND CENTRAL MARSHALL
  COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL
  BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE...HEAVIEST ACROSS THE EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF LA PORTE COUNTY INTO WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY. LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
  OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS EASTERN LA PORTE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE
  HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR
  IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. THE VERY HEAVY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING WILL LIKELY MAKE SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE. VERY HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004-MIZ077-078-091200-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
1048 PM EST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SHIFT
  BACK EASTWARD INTO THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT BERRIEN...FAR WESTERN
  CASS...AND ST. JOSEPH INDIANA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 6 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
  IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ACROSS BERRIEN
  AND WESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
  STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...WITH
  HEAVIEST TOTALS IN THE SOUTH BEND AREA.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS OF
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER
  SNOW BANDS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS LIKELY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
  INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS.
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM EMERGENCY HAS BEEN DECLARED IN
  THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ012-091200-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
948 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...MODERATE TO HEAVY
  AT TIMES...ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST
  PORTIONS OF STARKE COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE
  EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE MAINLY ACROSS FAR
  NORTHEAST STARKE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
  HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHEAST STARKE COUNTY.
  GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

204 
WWUS43 KIWX 090520
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1220 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...PERIODS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW CONTINUING OVER EXTREME SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA OVERNIGHT...

.A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS FROM EXTREME SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN EXTENDS SOUTHWARD THROUGH NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS
BAND WILL BACK SLOWLY WEST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 4 AM EDT BEFORE BEGINNING TO
DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS FOUND OVER WESTERN BERRIEN AND 10 MILES EITHER
SIDE OF THE LAPORTE...ST JOSEPH COUNTY LINE. LIGHTER SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED FURTHER INLAND THROUGH WESTERN MARSHALL AND EASTERN
STARKE COUNTIES. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA...HEAVIEST IN THE SOUTH BEND AREA.

TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO HEAVY SNOW
AND LOW VISIBILITIES TONIGHT. SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE SO
ANYONE WHO MUST TRAVEL SHOULD KEEP EXTRA CLOTHING... BLANKETS...
FOOD... WATER... A FLASHLIGHT... AND SNOW SHOVEL IN THEIR
VEHICLE.

MIZ078-090630-
/O.CAN.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
1220 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAD ENDED.

$$

INZ005-016-090630-
/O.CAN.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ELKHART-KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE
1220 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL HAD ENDED.

$$

INZ003-014-091200-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...CULVER
1220 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 /1120 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011/

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
/6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...OCCASIONAL HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF LA PORTE COUNTY AND WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT WILL
  BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE...HEAVIEST ACROSS THE EASTERN
  PORTIONS OF LA PORTE COUNTY WITH LESSOR ACCUMULATIONS IN WESTERN
  MARSHALL COUNTY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVIEST STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
  ACROSS EASTERN LA PORTE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
  SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
  BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS BEFORE DIMINISHING IN
  INTENSITY AFTER 4 AM EDT. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO
  OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY
  DIFFICULT THROUGH DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004-MIZ077-091200-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
1220 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
  CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN ST JOSEPH COUNTY OVERNIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
  IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT NEAR THE LAPORTE COUNTY LINE...WITH LITTLE
  IF ANY ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE EASTERN PARTS OF ST JOSEPH
  COUNTY. STORM TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...
  WITH HEAVIEST TOTALS IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE
  COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS OF
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER
  SNOW BANDS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
  POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS THROUGH 4 AM EDT BEFORE
  DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AND SHIFTING WESTWARD INTO LAPORTE
  COUNTY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT THROUGH
  DAYBREAK. A WINTER STORM EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CITY
  OF SOUTH BEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ012-091200-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
1120 PM CST SAT JAN 8 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...MODERATE TO HEAVY
  AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK ACROSS THE COUNTY AS
  INTENSE SNOW BANDS DRIFT WESTWARD ACROSS THE COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE
  EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE WITH THE HIGHEST
  ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. AREAS
  OF REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE HEAVIER BANDS.
  SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 3 AM
  CST BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE
  DIFFICULT IN SPOTS THROUGH DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

630 
WWUS43 KIWX 090854
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
354 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOWSTORM RAPIDLY WINDING DOWN...

.A BAND OF MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES ACROSS EXTREME
SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY AND ACROSS NORTHERN LAPORTE COUNTY EARLY
THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH
DAYBREAK. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED
IN THE MOST INTENSE BANDS BUT OVERALL INTENSITIES WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH.

TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT DUE THE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
SOME ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE SO ANYONE WHO MUST TRAVEL SHOULD KEEP
EXTRA CLOTHING... BLANKETS... FOOD... WATER... A FLASHLIGHT... AND
SNOW SHOVEL IN THEIR VEHICLE.

INZ004-014-091000-
/O.CAN.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
354 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS ENDED.

$$

INZ012-091000-
/O.CAN.KIWX.LE.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
254 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS ENDED.

$$

INZ003-091200-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
254 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
EARLY THIS MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT DAYBREAK OVER MAINLY NORTHEAST
  LAPORTE COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE US 30 CORRIDOR.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TODAY ESPECIALLY OVER EASTERN
  LAPORTE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MIZ077-091200-
/O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
354 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT DAYBREAK OVER MAINLY SOUTHWEST
  BERRIEN COUNTY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE...HIGHEST WEST OF A STEVENSVILLE TO GALIEN LINE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES.  TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

435 
WWUS43 KIWX 091103
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
603 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011

INZ003-MIZ077-091215-
/O.CAN.KIWX.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110109T1200Z/
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
603 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2011 /503 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2011/

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. 

THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1206 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

.UPDATE...
QUICK UPDATE SENT TO FRESHEN UP GRIDS AND ADJUST HEADLINES.

HAVE EXTENDED ADVISORY IN BERRIEN COUNTY UNTIL LATER THIS
AFTERNOON AND CANCELLED CASS AND ST JOE COUNTIES. PERSISTENT BAND
EXTENDED ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY INTO FAR NORTHERN ST
JOE INDIANA. PHONE CALLS TO LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORTS SOME SLIDE
OFFS BUT NO MAJOR PROBLEMS. WITH SNOW FALLING IN THE SOUTH...DON'T
WANT TO DROP HEADLINES ENTIRELY IN BERRIEN COUNTY AND COUNTY
OFFICIAL REPORTS LEANS AGAINST EXPANDING ADVISORY SOUTH. WILL
HANDLE WITH SPS FOR NOW AS BAND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A FEW MORE HOURS.

UPDATE ALSO INCLUDED THE ISSUANCE OF A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR
LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING. INCREASING CONFIDENCE ON
THESE AREAS SEEING 8 TO POSSIBLY 12 INCHES OF SNOW STARTING LATER
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY EVENING. MORE DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN IN
AFTERNOON PACKAGE. DON'T NORMALLY LIKE DOUBLE HEADLINES...BUT FELT
IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET WORD OUT.

&&

.AVIATION...
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS AT
KSBN AS A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXTENDS TOWARDS THE AIRPORT.
CONDITIONS SHOULD BRIEFLY IMPROVE SOMEWHAT LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING BEFORE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP AND MOVE INTO OR
NEAR KSBN. NOT PLANNING SIG CHANGES BEYOND 6Z TONIGHT WITH EXACT
BAND POSITIONING STILL UNCERTAIN. AT KFWA...VSBYS DOWN INTO IFR
RANGE MAINLY FROM SMALLER FLAKE SIZE. EXPECT THIS TO PERSIST AS
WELL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER SOME LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY COULD AFFECT
KFWA AT TIMES...BUT WILL KEEP GENERAL MVFR CONDITIONS PREVAILING
FOR NOW.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 412 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011/

SHORT TERM...
QUITE A DIFFICULT FCST PD TO CONTEND W/THIS MORNING W/POTENT SW
TROUGH NOW MAKING THE TURN SWD OVR SWRN ONTARIO.

LK EFFECT SHSN CONT TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING DUE TO SLIGHT
WKNG OF LL THERMAL TROUGH AND BACKING FLW AHD OF UPSTREAM SW TROUGH.
HWVR MID LVL MSTR PLUME AHD OF THIS FTR ACRS ERN MN/WRN WI ALREADY
PRODUCING AN AREA OF LT SNOW AND SUSPECT THIS WILL BLOSSOM W/SEWD
EXTENT AND ESP SO WHEN IT SEEDS LK MSTR PLUME LTR THIS MORNING.
UNFORTUNATELY 00Z MODEL GUIDANCE AS A WHOLE OFFERS LTL IN WAY OF
SIGNALING OUTSIDE NAM/SHRT TERM HRRR SOLUTIONS AND OF WHICH WERE
FOLLOWED CLOSELY IN NR/SHRT EVOLUTION OF REKINDLED LK EFFECT ESP
GOING INTO TONIGHT.

OTHERWISE CONCERNS THIS PD CONT CNTRD ON EFFECT OF UPSTREAM SW
TROUGH TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. AGAIN LTL CONTINUITY SEEN IN MOST
MODEL SOLUTIONS AND ESP W/LOCAL HIRES WRF WHICH IS USUALLY SUPERIOR
IN PLACEMENT OF KEYS FTRS AND LIKELY DUE TO SW INITIALIZATION ALG
MODEL BOUNDARY DOMAIN. OP NAM ON THE OTHER HAND GIVEN ADJUSTMENTS
W/KNOWN BIASES OFFERS MOST COMPELLING SOLUTION BASED ON DEGREE OF LL
THERMAL TROUGHING THAT DVLPS IN WAKE OF SW TROUGH AND LOOKS TO
HANDLE AGEOSTROPHIC FLW ADJUSTMENT BEST ESP INLAND AS DEEP CYCLONIC
FLW TRAJECTORY SHLD CARRY SNOW BANDS WELL INLAND ESP IN LIGHT OF
SYNOPTIC MSTR ENHANCEMENT LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THUS MADE ADDNL
REFINEMENTS TO POP/WX GRIDS PARTICULARLY LATE TONIGHT INTO SAT EVE
TIMED W/PEAK SNOW INTENSITY. GRIDDED QPF/SNOW GRIDS HELD
CONSERVATIVE W/ADDNL WIGGLE ROOM YET LIKELY TO RESOLVE AND TOO AVOID
DICTATING ANOTHER NEEDED SET OF HEADLINES AT THIS STILL EARLY
JUNCTURE ESP GIVEN XPCD MESOVORT DVLPMNT AND SIG PORTION OF SNOW TO
FALL W/THAT FTR. THIS IS FURTHER COMPLICATED W/ONGOING BUT TRIMMED
EXISTING ADVISORY HEADLINE WHICH WILL GO TIL EXPIRATION AT 18Z ACRS
SRN LWR MI PER RUC/HRRR SHARED INDICATION OF RENEWED LT SNOW DVLPMNT
TWD OR SHORTLY AFT 12Z. WILL CERTAINLY HIT WARNING CRITERIA W/ADDNL
SNOWFALL OVR SW LWR MI INLAND THROUGH EITHER NW OR NC IN BUT DO NOT
BELIEVE THAT 00Z HIRES MODEL GUIDANCE AS WHOLE HAS A CONCRETE IDEA
ON WHERE MOST ROBUST LIKELY SINGLE SNOW BAND WILL SETUP. IN ADDN 00Z
SLWR TRENDED TIMING OF BAND DVLPMNT AFT 06Z PROVIDES THE TIME TO
ASSESS ENTIRE 12Z MODEL SUITE BFR MAKING THAT DETERMINATION. AT
LEAST LATEST 06Z ITERATION OF OP NAM HOLDS PROMISE W/PRIOR 00Z
DEPICTION AND LENDS SOME SENSE OF GREATER CERTAINTY ON GRIDDED BAND
PLACEMENT/ORIENTATION. WILL LEAVE HEADLINE DICTATION TO ONCOMING DAY
SHIFT GIVEN AFOREMENTIONED CONCERNS.

LONG TERM...
SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BE ENDING SUNDAY AS
LOW LEVEL WINDS BECOME NORTHEAST TO EAST AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
BUILDS INTO THE AREA PER LATEST GFS/ECMWF BLEND. HAVE REMOVED LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY GIVEN THE PREVAILING WIND FLOW.
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ABOUT TUESDAY OR
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE CANADIAN GEM IS FURTHER NORTH AND DEEPER WITH THE
SFC LOW. CONTINUE TO FAVOR THE ECMWF/GFS WITH WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT
AND A MORE SUPPRESSED SOLUTION.  CONCERN GIVEN DRY LOW LEVEL
NORTHEAST TO EAST FLOW IF PRECIPITATION WILL BE ABLE TO REACH THE
GROUND. FOR THIS PACKAGE...KEPT LOW CHANCES FOR SNOW TUESDAY/TUESDAY
NIGHT.  ANY SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS BECOME NW AND COLDER
AIR SPREADS BACK OVER THE LAKE. DELTA T VALUES SHOULD BE IN THE
RANGE OF 14 TO 17. INVERSION HEIGHTS NOT THAT IMPRESSIVE...BUT THE
DGZ FAVORABLE FOR SNOW GROWTH. OTHERWISE...A MASSIVE POSITIVE
ANOMALY WILL BE DEVELOPING LATE THIS PERIOD NEAR OR OVER ALASKA AND
WILL BE SETTING THE STAGE FOR MUCH COLDER AIR TO ARRIVE IN IN THE
CANADIAN INTERIOR. CPC PROGS SHOW THIS ANOMALY OVER 450 METERS. THE
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MUCH COLDER AIR TO ARRIVE IN THE FORECAST AREA
AFTER THURSDAY.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR INZ003>005-014-016.

MI...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR MIZ077-078.

     LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     MIZ077.

OH...NONE.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR LMZ043-046.

&&

SHORT TERM...T
LONG TERM...SKIPPER
AVIATION...FISHER
UPDATE...FISHER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
424 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

INZ004-005-MIZ077-078-081000-
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...
GOSHEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS
424 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP AFTER DAYBREAK AND
INTENSIFY FURTHER LATER TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE LATE.
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...SEE THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER
PRODUCT ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN
AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA INTO SUNDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY SNOW WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN PORTIONS
OF BERRIEN AND CASS COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN...AND ELKHART AND SAINT
JOSEPH COUNTIES IN INDIANA. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.

&&

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

INZ003-006-008-014-016-MIZ079-081000-
LA PORTE-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...
TOPEKA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
424 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 /324 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP AFTER DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH INTO SUNDAY MORNING.
THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WITH SEVERAL
INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
KOSCIUSKO...NORTHEAST MARSHALL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF
LAGRANGE AND NOBLE COUNTIES. TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.

&&

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

INZ007-009-017-018-024>027-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-
025-081000-
STEUBEN-DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-
BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-
VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...AUBURN...GARRETT...
COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
424 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP AFTER DAYBREAK WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHT. SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE PERSISTENT
BANDS SETUP WITH MINOR TRAVEL IMPACTS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.

&&

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

INZ012-013-015-020-022-023-032>034-081000-
STARKE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...
PERU...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND
424 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011 /324 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP AFTER DAYBREAK WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA
INTO SUNDAY. SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE PERSISTENT
BANDS SETUP WITH MINOR TRAVEL IMPACTS POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-081000-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
424 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOW END GALES. FREEZING SPRAY
IS ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1015 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

INZ004-MIZ077-071615-
BERRIEN MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-
1015 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 1006 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW PERSISTING ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM HARBERT MICHIGAN TO GALIEN TO THE SOUTH BEND AND MISHAWAKA
AREA IN INDIANA. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH 1130 AM EST.

VISIBILITIES IN THIS SNOW BAND WILL FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES
WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH PER
HOUR...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD
CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES. ROADS WILL BE SNOW PACKED...SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. SLOW
DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONE
AHEAD OF YOU.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1215 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

INZ003-004-MIZ077-071830-
BERRIEN MI-LA PORTE IN-ST. JOSEPH IN-
1215 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 1204 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF MODERATE SNOW PERSISTING ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE
FROM UNION PIER MICHIGAN SOUTHEAST TO THE SOUTH BEND METRO AREA.
THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 130 PM EST.

VISIBILITIES IN THIS SNOW BAND WILL FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES
WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...CREATING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD
CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW
PACKED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION SAFELY. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOUR
VEHICLE AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU.

NG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
108 PM EST FRI JAN 07 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     SNOW             3 NW SOUTH BEND         41.71N  86.29W
01/07/2011  M4.5 INCH        ST. JOSEPH         IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            4.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE 530 AM EST AT WNDV STATION

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1100006

NG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
115 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

INZ003-004-MIZ077-071900-
BERRIEN MI-LA PORTE IN-ST. JOSEPH IN-
115 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

AT 112 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF MODERATE SNOW ALONG AND EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM THREE
OAKS MICHIGAN SOUTHEAST TO THE SOUTH BEND METRO AREA. THIS BAND IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 200 PM EST.

VISIBILITIES IN THIS SNOW BAND WILL FALL BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES
WITH SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR...CREATING
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADS.

MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD
CONDITIONS AND VISIBILITIES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW
PACKED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION SAFELY. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOUR
VEHICLE AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU.

NG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
224 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

INZ004>006-MIZ078>080-072100-
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
SHIPSHEWANA...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON
224 PM EST FRI JAN 7 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

AN AREA OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG A LINE FROM JUST SOUTH
OF THE SOUTH BEND METRO AREA NORTHEAST TO UNION CITY MICHIGAN WILL
SLOWLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. GENERAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS AROUND A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR MORE BY 4 PM EST WITHIN THE HEAVIER BANDS OF
SNOWFALL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE QUICKLY REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE
AT TIMES WITHING THE HEAVIEST BANDS. SLICK SPOTS WILL DEVELOP ON
UNTREATED ROADS. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.
ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.

NG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
304 PM EST FRI JAN 07 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0258 PM     SNOW             SOUTH BEND              41.68N  86.25W
01/07/2011  M4.5 INCH        ST. JOSEPH         IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            7 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND...4.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
            SINCE 7 AM THIS MORNING AT WNDU

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1100007

NDM