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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Northern Indiana

January 20, 201118 counties in Indiana; Van Wert County, Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 20, 2011, 4:10 AM EST for 18 counties in Indiana; Van Wert County, Ohio. It took effect at Jan 21, 2011, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2011, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 21, 2011, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 21, 2011, 12:00 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Van Wert County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 234 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-01-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2011-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 92 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
74 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
195 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

875 
WWUS43 KIWX 200910
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
410 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING FOR FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA...

.AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT.
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER
AIR BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS COLD AIR WILL ALLOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES COMBINED
WITH THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY AS WELL AS
WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW. AWAY FROM THE LAKE...WIND CHILLS
OF 15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS EVENING
INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LAPORTE
TO WARSAW TO MARION.

MIZ077-078-201715-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0000Z-110121T1800Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
410 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING
  BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH IN INTENSITY.
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH THIS
  EVENING...WITH SOME POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS...RESULTING IN BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING SNOW FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS
  EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN
  WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW TONIGHT INTO
  FRIDAY MORNING .

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ003-012>016-020-022>024-032-201715-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0001.110121T0400Z-110121T1700Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-
CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND
410 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /310 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST /10 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW FROM LATE THIS EVENING
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AT THESE VALUES MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE
  TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
938 
WWUS43 KIWX 201553
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1053 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING FOR FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA...

.AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS COLD AIR WILL ALLOW LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES COMBINED
WITH THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY AS WELL AS
WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW. AWAY FROM THE LAKE...WIND CHILLS OF
15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO
FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM LAPORTE TO
WARSAW TO MARION.


MIZ077-078-210000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0000Z-110121T1800Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
1053 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 1 PM EST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS 
  EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL 
  ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING 
  BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. 
  NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING... 
  WITH SOME POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS 
  THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT 
  IN WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW TONIGHT 
  INTO FRIDAY MORNING . 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ003-012>016-020-022>024-032-210000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0001.110121T0400Z-110121T1700Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-
CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND
1053 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /953 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST /10 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST /10 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW FROM LATE THIS 
  EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AT THESE VALUES MAY CAUSE 
  FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

JC
963 
WWUS43 KIWX 202143
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
443 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING FOR FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THE GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION WITH
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF BERRIEN AND CASS COUNTIES. LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND RESULT IN
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
MIDDAY FRIDAY AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO.

MANY AREAS OUTSIDE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT CAN EXPECT WIND
CHILLS DOWN TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ELKHART TO FORT
WAYNE. IN ADDITION...AREAS THAT RECEIVED AN INCH OR MORE OF
SNOWFALL TODAY MAY BE PRONE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...SUPPORTING DECREASED VISIBILITY AND DETERIORATING
ROAD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.


INZ004-005-008-017-018-025>027-033-034-OHZ024-210545-
/O.EXB.KIWX.WC.Y.0001.110121T0600Z-110121T1700Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-VAN WERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...
LIGONIER...ALBION...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...
FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...
PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY
443 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON EST
FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW FROM LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AT THESE VALUES MAY CAUSE 
  FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

INZ003-012>016-020-022>024-032-210545-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WC.Y.0001.110121T0600Z-110121T1700Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-
CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND
443 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /343 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT
CST/ TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW FROM LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AT THESE VALUES MAY CAUSE 
  FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MIZ077-078-210545-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.110121T0000Z-110121T1800Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
443 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

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

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

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND
  CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF
  1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE THE LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH HIGHER GUSTS
  POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY
  IN RURAL AREAS.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.
  GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND MAY
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN
  WIND CHILL VALUES AS COLD AS 20 BELOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

JC
647 
WWUS43 KIWX 210211
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
911 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OVERNIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING FOR FAR SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THE
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR INTO THE
REGION WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING ACROSS FAR
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF BERRIEN AND CASS COUNTIES.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL COMBINE WITH GUSTY WINDS AND
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE THIS EVENING
THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 BELOW
ZERO.

MANY AREAS OUTSIDE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT CAN EXPECT WIND
CHILLS DOWN TO 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST OF A LINE FROM ELKHART TO FORT
WAYNE TO LIMA OHIO. IN ADDITION...AREAS THAT RECEIVED AN INCH OR
MORE OF SNOWFALL TODAY MAY BE PRONE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...SUPPORTING PATCHY ICE PATCHES WITH DETERIORATING ROAD
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY ROADS IN OPEN RURAL AREAS.

MIZ077-078-211015-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
911 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011

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

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

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE BY MIDDAY FRIDAY BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
  DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
  WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.
  GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ICY PATCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN
  WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 10 BELOW OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ003>005-008-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-211015-
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0001.110121T0600Z-110121T1700Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-VAN WERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY
911 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /811 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT
CST/ TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT
CST/ TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ FRIDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 BELOW TO 20 BELOW OVERNIGHT THROUGH
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AT THESE VALUES MAY CAUSE 
  FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
775 
WWUS43 KIWX 210930
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER AND WIND CHILL ADVISORIES THIS MORNING FOR FAR
SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST OHIO...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 2 INCHES
ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH MOST OF THIS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION
BEFORE NOON. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
COMBINE WITH THIS NEW SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WIND GUSTS WILL SUBSIDE
LATER THIS MORNING.

MANY AREAS OUTSIDE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BELT CAN EXPECT WIND
CHILLS DOWN TO 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. 

MIZ077-078-211730-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011

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

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

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE
  POSSIBLE BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISH IN
  INTENSITY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 25
  MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN
  RURAL AREAS.

* MAIN IMPACT...ROADS WILL LIKELY BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.
  GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ICY PATCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN
  WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 10 BELOW THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ003>005-008-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-211700-
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T1700Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-VAN WERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY
430 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /330 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM
CST/ TODAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM
CST/ TODAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...AS COLD AS 15 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WIND CHILLS AT THESE VALUES MAY CAUSE 
  FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
404 
WWUS43 KIWX 211656
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1156 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011


MIZ077-078-211800-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110121T1800Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
1156 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY SHIFTING NORTH AS WINDS BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 1 INCH OR
LESS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW DIMINISHING. WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

$$

INZ003>005-008-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-211800-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T1700Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-VAN WERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY
1156 AM EST FRI JAN 21 2011 /1056 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2011/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN...SUPPORTING
WARMER WIND CHILL READINGS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON.

$$

JC

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 20, 1:04 AM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 20, 1:04 AM EST, 3 hours 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
104 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011

.AVIATION...
SNOW CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY FROM CENTRAL
MISSOURI INTO SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. MAIN AVIATION FORECAST CONCERN
FOR THIS CYCLE WILL BE DETERMINING HOW FAR NORTH SNOW WILL REACH.
MAIN COMPLICATING FACTOR IS THAT THIS SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA
TODAY WILL COME IN TWO OR THREE PIECES AND WILL BE SOMEWHAT
LOOSELY ORGANIZED. NORTHERN STREAM TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE
NORTHERN PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL EVENTUALLY MERGE WITH A
DISTURBANCE KICKING OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AND THIS SHOULD
HELP TO SPREAD SNOW NORTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHEAST INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST OHIO. IT STILL APPEARS AS THOUGH KFWA WILL STAND BEST
CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW WITH BETTER PROXIMITY TO THE SOUTHERN
STREAM DISTURBANCE AND STRONGER LOW/MID LEVEL FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AT
THIS TIME EXPECTING PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW AT KFWA IN THE 18Z-22Z
TIMEFRAME. MAINTAINED MENTION OF IFR VSBYS AT KFWA WITH
EXPECTATION HEAVIEST SNOW WILL REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE TERMINAL
BUT THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED OVER NEXT FEW FORECAST CYCLES.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AS AN ARCTIC FRONT
PLOWS THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. DID INDICATE GUSTS TO 25
KNOTS AFTER 01Z...BUT THIS MAY BE A BIT UNDERDONE BASED ON
STRENGTH OF COLD ADVECTION AND PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT.

&&

SHORT TERM...
TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
LATEST VIS SAT AND RADAR TRENDS SHOWING LES BAND BECOMING A LITTLE
BETTER DEFINED OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STILL NOT ANTICIPATING
MUCH IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATION AS WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BACK TO
MORE WESTERLY THIS EVENING. FOCUS THEN SHIFTS TO SYSTEM COMING OUT
OF THE PLAINS...WILL INITIALLY SEE A SPLIT FLOW AS WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY SHOWING UPPER TROF DIGGING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH WILL TAKE DEVELOPING SFC LOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN US
BEFORE PHASING WITH NORTHERN STREAM SYSTEM THAT WILL LAG SLIGHTLY
BEHIND IT AS AMPLIFYING PATTERN WILL BRING SHORT WAVE ENERGY
ROTATING DOWN FROM POLAR VORTEX. MODELS CONTINUE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
BEST FORCING FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SET UP SOUTH AND PIVOTING EAST
OF OUR CWA...WITH A 1-3 INCH TOTAL EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH FROM
GUS...TO FWA...TO DFI. THIS IS ALREADY REFLECTED WELL IN CURRENT
GRIDS SO WILL CONTINUE THIS TREND AND FINE TUNE TO BLEND WITH
ADJACENT OFFICES. ARCTIC HIGH BUILDING INTO THE PLAINS BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY COLD AIRMASS IN TOMORROW NIGHT WHICH WILL
DROP LOWS DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER MUCH OF THE CWA. IT WILL
ALSO BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF LES TO THE AREA BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT
AND CONTINUING INTO THE EXTENDED.

LONG TERM...
FLW PATTN ALOFT GROWING MORE COMPLICATED W/TIME AS EVIDENT IN 12Z
MODEL GUIDANCE W/NOTED TREND TWD MORE AMPLIFIED NRN STREAM. THIS
PUTS LTR PORTION OF PD FCST IN JEOPARDY W/GREATER THAN USUAL
UNCERTAINTY NOW STEMMING FM CHGS IN TRENDS AND LARGER THAN NORMAL
SPREAD. AS SUCH PATH OF LEAST REGRET IS TO HOLD CLOSE TO PRIOR
GRIDDED DETAILS PARTICULARLY DYS 6-8. UNTIL THEN...GUIDANCE ESP GFS
ENSEMBLES...HAVE COME INTO BTR AGREEMENT ON INTENSITY/TRACK OF
ARCTIC RIDGE THIS WEEKEND WHICH ALIGNS WELL W/GENERALLY SUPERIOR
ECMWF BY TAKING CORE OF ARCTIC INTRUSION WELL NORTH ACRS NRN
LAKES/SE CANADA AND ONLY A GLANCING INTRUSION FOLLOWING ANOTHER
WK...MSTR STARVED NRN STREAM SW THU NIGHT. THUS KEPT W/PRIOR NUMBERS
WHICH WERE HEDGED TWD ENSEMBLE MOS NUMBERS FROM THE START.

END OF PD STILL HOLDS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY. BULK OF 12Z GUIDANCE
IS CONSIDERABLY MORE AMPLIFIED W/FLW ACRS ERN NOAM AND SIMILAR IN
KIND TO PRIOR 00Z ECMWF RENDITION. HWVR NOTHING AT THIS POINT
SUGGESTS SCRAPPING PRIOR POP INSERTION DYS 6 OR 7. THUS NO CHGS
NEEDED/WARRANTED ATTM.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...NONE.
MI...NONE.
OH...NONE.
LM...GALE WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     LMZ043-046.

&&

SHORT TERM...LOGSDON
LONG TERM...MURPHY
AVIATION...MARSILI
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 9:14 AM EST, 18 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
914 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011

INZ003-004-012>014-020-MIZ077-078-201415-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-WHITE-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...
ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS
914 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /814 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO PORTIONS OF LA PORTE AND BERRIEN COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW IS LIKELY BY THURSDAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. CHANCES FOR SNOW
AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE PERIODICALLY THROUGH
TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

&&

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

INZ005>009-015>018-022>027-032>034-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-
016-024-025-201415-
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-
JAY-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...ROCHESTER...
WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...
BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...
MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...
HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
914 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS ENDED BUT HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE...LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE BUT LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW IS LIKELY THURSDAY WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WINAMAC INDIANA TO
OTTAWA OHIO LINE. THE CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW WILL EXIST
PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-201415-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
914 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT WILL SUBSIDE THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH
THE PERIOD.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 19, 11:35 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1135 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011

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

1130 PM     SNOW             BENTON HARBOR           42.12N  86.45W
01/19/2011  M1.4 INCH        BERRIEN            MI   PUBLIC

            SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS

&&

EVENT NUMBER IWX1100126

NDM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 10:22 PM ESTGale WatchIWX6 hr
Jan 20, 4:11 AM ESTGale WarningIWX30 hr
Jan 20, 4:11 AM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningIWX33 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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