Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 12:45 PM EST for 5 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 12:45 PM EST (17:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 3:05 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Carroll County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 9:27 AM EST | SNOW 1.2 | Lafayette, IN | REPORTED BY WLAF TV METEOROLOGIST. |
| Dec 26, 12:25 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Attica, IN | |
| Dec 26, 1:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | Attica, IN | HEAVY SNOW...RELAYED BY WXIN. |
| Dec 26, 1:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 2.5 | Delphi, IN | HEAVY SNOW...RELAYED BY WXIN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 128 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 728 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
527 WWUS43 KIND 251745 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1245 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...EXTREME WINTER STORM TO IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL... .LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS WILL TRACK UP THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL HIT CENTRAL INDIANA. INZ051>057-060>065-067>072-260145- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0001.121226T0200Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.BZ.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 1245 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 1 AM TOMORROW THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ030-031-036>042-044>049-260145- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0001.121226T0800Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.BZ.W.0001.121226T1000Z-121227T0000Z/ CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...CRAWFORDSVILLE... ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 1245 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ021-028-029-035-043-260145- /O.UPG.KIND.WW.Y.0005.121226T0800Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0002.121226T1200Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAFAYETTE 1245 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND WIND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: LOW NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
5 follow-up statements
583 WWUS43 KIND 251941 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 241 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...EXTREME WINTER STORM TO IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL... .LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS WILL TRACK UP THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY TO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL HIT CENTRAL INDIANA. INZ051>057-060>065-067>072-260345- /O.CON.KIND.BZ.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 241 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 1 AM TOMORROW THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ030-031-036>042-044>049-260345- /O.CON.KIND.BZ.W.0001.121226T1000Z-121227T0000Z/ CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...CRAWFORDSVILLE... ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 241 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ021-028-029-035-043-260345- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0002.121226T1200Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAFAYETTE 241 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: LOW NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
868 WWUS43 KIND 260053 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 753 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL... .LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER TEXAS WILL TRACK THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL HIT CENTRAL INDIANA. INZ051>057-060>065-067>072-260900- /O.CON.KIND.BZ.W.0001.121226T0600Z-121227T0000Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 753 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 1 AM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ030-031-036>042-044>049-260900- /O.CON.KIND.BZ.W.0001.121226T1000Z-121227T0000Z/ CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...CRAWFORDSVILLE... ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 753 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. * PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ021-028-029-035-043-260900- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0002.121226T1200Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAFAYETTE 753 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES: LOW NEAR 10. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: HIGH. THERE IS NOW RELATIVE CERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF THE LOW PRESSURE THAT WILL AFFECT INDIANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
032 WWUS43 KIND 260949 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 449 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM TODAY TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER TENNESSEE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY...EXITING TO VIRGINIA TOMORROW. STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL HIT CENTRAL INDIANA. INZ051>057-060>065-067>072-261800- /O.CON.KIND.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE- BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 449 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHERN CENTRAL INDIANA BEFORE THE SNOW BEGINS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 1 PM. * WIND CHILL VALUES: NEAR 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ030-031-036>042-044>049-261800- /O.CON.KIND.BZ.W.0001.121226T1000Z-121227T0000Z/ CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...CRAWFORDSVILLE... ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 449 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY. * TIMING: SNOW IS BEGINNING TO FALL. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 1 PM. * WIND CHILL VALUES: NEAR 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ021-028-029-035-043-261800- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0002.121226T1200Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAFAYETTE 449 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY. * TIMING: BEGINNING AFTER 7 AM ENDING BY 7 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 2 PM. * WIND CHILL VALUES: LOW NEAR 10. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
294 WWUS43 KIND 261620 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1120 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM TODAY TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER KENTUCKY WILL TRACK INTO THE APPALACHIANS THIS EVENING AND THE EAST COAST THURSDAY. STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH HEAVY SNOW WILL HIT CENTRAL INDIANA. INZ030-031-036>042-044>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-270000- /O.CON.KIND.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY- OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...CRAWFORDSVILLE... ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 1120 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: 6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW. WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 40 MPH. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY AS SNOW INTENSITY LIGHTENS UP THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SLOWLY TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ021-028-029-035-043-270000- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAFAYETTE 1120 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL WITH MOST AREAS RECEIVING 3 TO 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 40 MPH. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES. * TIMING: CONTINUING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLOW TAPERING AS THE AFTERNOON WEARS ON. ENDING BY 7 PM. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH 2 PM. * WIND CHILL VALUES: TEENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED.. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
537 WWUS43 KIND 262005 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 305 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN EARLY THIS EVENING... .THE STORM SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY IS MOVING AWAY LEAVING LIGHT SNOWFALL INTO EARLY EVENING. DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO END THIS EVENING. INZ030-031-036>042-044>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-270000- /O.CAN.KIND.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0006.121226T2005Z-121227T0000Z/ CLINTON-HOWARD-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE- RANDOLPH-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY- OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...CRAWFORDSVILLE... ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 305 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS: BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MANY ROADS MAY REMAIN SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL END BY OR BEFORE 9 PM EST. BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS SHOULD END BY 7 PM EST. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ021-028-029-035-043-270000- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0006.121226T2005Z-121227T0000Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAFAYETTE 305 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS: LIGHT SNOWFALL ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOWFALL AND VISIBILITY LIMITING BLOWING SNOW WILL END BY 7 PM EST. * WIND CHILL VALUES: 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ DRT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:43 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 28 more | 8 hr |
| Dec 25, 4:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IND | Carroll, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Warren | 8 hr |
| Dec 25, 12:45 PM EST | Blizzard Warning | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Clay, Clinton, Daviess and 28 more | 26 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.