Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2012, 4:46 AM EST for Branch County, Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan; Elkhart County, LaGrange County, Indiana. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 33 hr. 35 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
- Jan 1, 2012, 4:46 AM EST (09:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 3, 2012, 3:59 AM EST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Elkhart County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 9:15 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Edwardsburg, MI | |
| Jan 1, 9:50 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Goshen, IN | 1.5 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN DOWNTOWN GOSHEN. ROADS BECOMING COVERED AND SLICK. |
| Jan 1, 10:08 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | Nappanee, IN | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.4 | 5 Wsw Sturgis, MI | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.7 | 7 Ssw Orland, IN | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ese White Pigeon, MI | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Sw Millersburg, IN | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.1 | 3 Wsw Goshen, IN | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.6 | 2 Nw Goshen, IN | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | 5 Sw Elkhart, IN | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Wsw Wakarusa, IN | |
| Jan 2, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.7 | 3 Wsw Middlebury, IN | |
| Jan 2, 7:25 AM EST | SNOW 2.3 | Colon, MI | |
| Jan 2, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Nappanee, IN | |
| Jan 2, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 5 | E Elkhart, IN | ESTIMATED 4-5 INCHES WITH BLOWING SNOW |
| Jan 2, 8:15 AM EST | SNOW 1 | 2 Wsw Union City, MI | |
| Jan 2, 8:33 AM EST | SNOW 4.8 | Jimtown, IN | 12 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL. 5 INCH SNOW DEPTH. |
| Jan 2, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ne Dunlap, IN | |
| Jan 2, 10:15 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Constantine, MI | SNOW RANGES FROM 4 INCHES ON WEST SIDE OF COUNTY TO 2 INCHES ON EAST SIDE |
| Jan 2, 11:10 AM EST | SNOW 5 | 1 E Edwardsburg, MI | STORM TOTAL. FROM ABC57 FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Jan 2, 11:25 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Union City, MI | |
| Jan 2, 12:13 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Constantine, MI | |
| Jan 2, 1:15 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Nappanee, IN | STORM TOTAL. RELAYED FROM WSBT FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Jan 2, 2:20 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Edwardsburg, MI | 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. FROM WSBT FACEBOOK PAGE. |
| Jan 2, 2:30 PM EST | SNOW 5.2 | 3 Ene Elkhart, IN | STORM TOTAL |
| Jan 2, 5:35 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Dunlap, IN | |
| Jan 2, 5:50 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Bristol, IN | |
| Jan 2, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Goshen, IN | ESTIMATED 4 TO 6 INCHES IN DOWNTOWN GOSHEN |
| Jan 2, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 5.3 | Constantine, MI | |
| Jan 2, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 7 | Simonton Lake, IN | BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALSO REPORTED |
| Jan 2, 8:18 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Middlebury, IN | ESTIMATED 9 TO 10 INCHES AND STILL SNOWING |
| Jan 2, 9:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Sw Millersburg, IN | STORM SNOW TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 2, 10:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Ene Elkhart, IN | STORM SNOW TOTAL SO FAR |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 E Edwardsburg, MI | SNOWFALL TOTAL. |
| Jan 2, 11:03 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Elkhart, IN | SNOW TOTAL ESTIMATED SOUTH SIDE OF HEATON LAKE. ALSO REPORTED HEAVY SNOW FALLING WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ON ROAD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 1093 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
663 WWUS43 KIWX 010946 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 446 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED... .THE FIRST HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT OF THE WINTER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF FAR EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES WHERE A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT. SNOW BANDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...INTENSIFYING ON MONDAY AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES. THE LONGEST DURATION OF SNOW WILL OCCUR IN BERRIEN AND CASS COUNTIES...WITH AREAS IN THE WATCH POSSIBLY SEEING WARNING SNOW AMOUNTS IF HEAVIER BANDS DEVELOP AND PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE EXACT INTENSITY AND LOCATION OF THESE BANDS OUTSIDE THE WARNING AREA REMAIN UNCERTAIN...WITH FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS STILL IN QUESTION. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS AND THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT SOME LOCATIONS... WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND IMPASSABLE. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AND WARNING AREA ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-011800- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0005.120102T0600Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 446 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES. MUCH LESSER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ079-011800- /O.EXT.KIWX.WS.A.0005.120102T1200Z-120103T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON 446 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ INZ003>005-011800- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.A.0005.120102T1200Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE 446 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 /346 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE STATE LINE. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JC
8 follow-up statements
684 WWUS43 KIWX 011828 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 128 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED... .THE FIRST HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT OF THE WINTER WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. FINAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE QUITE VARIED ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW. AREAS FARTHER FROM THE LAKE SHOULD SEE HIGHLY VARIED AMOUNTS AROUND 3 TO 7 INCHES. SNOW TOTALS OF MORE THAN 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS. AREAS THAT REMAIN IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS FOR THE LONGEST DURATION...MOST LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN... COULD RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 15 INCHES OF SNOW. SNOW BANDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...INTENSIFYING ON MONDAY AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR THE LAKE WILL LIKELY REACH TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS AND THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT SOME LOCATIONS... WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND IMPASSABLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. INZ003-004-020230- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0005.120102T1200Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KIWX.WS.W.0001.120102T0900Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON 128 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 /1228 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AND INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE STATE LINE. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ005-MIZ079-020230- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0005.120102T1200Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KIWX.WS.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ ELKHART-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 128 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ006-MIZ080-020230- /O.EXA.KIWX.WS.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ LAGRANGE-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... COLDWATER...BRONSON 128 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME WESTERN BRANCH AND NORTHERN LAGRANGE COUNTIES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ077-078-020230- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.120102T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 128 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ007>009-MIZ081-OHZ001-020230- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.120102T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD... JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER 128 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ012-014-016-020230- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.120102T0900Z-120103T1200Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE 128 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 /1228 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
845 WWUS43 KIWX 020226 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 926 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED... .THE FIRST HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT OF THE WINTER HAS BEGUN AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. FINAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE QUITE VARIED ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW. AREAS FARTHER FROM THE LAKE SHOULD SEE HIGHLY VARIED AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 3 TO 7 INCHES. SNOW TOTALS OF MORE THAN 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS. AREAS THAT REMAIN IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS FOR THE LONGEST DURATION...MOST LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN... COULD RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 15 INCHES OF SNOW. MULTIPLE SNOW BANDS THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY INTENSIFYING INTO MONDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES. SNOWFALL RATES NEAR THE LAKE MAY REACH UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN SOME LOCATIONS... WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. SOME ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND IMPASSABLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING OR ADVISORY AREAS...YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-021100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 926 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SNOW BANDS THIS EVENING WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ005-006-MIZ079-080-021100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ ELKHART-LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE... LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON 926 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THIS EVENING WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH INTO MONDAY EVENING BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE WEST. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME WESTERN BRANCH AND NORTHERN LAGRANGE COUNTIES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003-004-021100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.120102T0900Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON 926 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 /826 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE STATE LINE. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ007>009-MIZ081-OHZ001-021100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD... JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER 926 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ INZ012-014-016-021100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.120102T0900Z-120103T1200Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE 926 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012 /826 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THIS EVENING WILL INTENSIFY MONDAY MORNING AND MAY BECOME BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
503 WWUS43 KIWX 020928 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 428 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM... .THE FIRST HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT OF THE WINTER HAS BEGUN AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE QUITE VARIED ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW. SNOW TOTALS OF MORE THAN 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WARNED AREAS. AREAS THAT REMAIN IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS FOR THE LONGEST DURATION...MOST LIKELY ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES IN MICHIGAN...COULD RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 15 INCHES OF SNOW. THESE HIGHER END AMOUNTS WILL BE LOCALIZED. AREAS FARTHER INLAND FROM THE LAKE SHOULD SEE HIGHLY VARIED AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 3 TO 7 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES MAY REACH UP TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE HEAVIER BANDS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN SOME LOCATIONS... WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY POSSIBLE AT TIMES. SOME ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND IMPASSABLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING OR ADVISORY AREAS...YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-021700- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 428 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ005-006-MIZ079-080-021700- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ ELKHART-LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE... LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON 428 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003-004-021700- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON 428 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /328 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE STATE LINE. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ012-014-016-021700- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE 428 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /328 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007>009-MIZ081-OHZ001-021700- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD... JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER 428 AM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
566 WWUS43 KIWX 021727 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1227 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM... .HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN FROM SOUTH BEND TO LAGRANGE WHERE 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER INLAND. THE EVENT TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 INCHES OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...VERY STRONG WINDS AND THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON ARE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOME ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND IMPASSABLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING OR ADVISORY AREAS...YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ077-078-030130- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1227 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ005-006-MIZ079-080-030130- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ ELKHART-LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE... LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON 1227 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003-004-030130- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON 1227 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /1127 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE STATE LINE. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ012-014-016-030130- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE 1227 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /1127 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ INZ007>009-MIZ081-OHZ001-030130- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD... JONESVILLE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER 1227 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST TODAY. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
471 WWUS43 KIWX 022055 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 355 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM... .BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES COMMON FARTHER INLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SNOW BANDS. SOME ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND IMPASSABLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING OR ADVISORY AREAS...YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ080-030500- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 355 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * VARIED STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && 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. && $$ MIZ081-OHZ001-022200- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...MONTPELIER 355 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ077-078-030500- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 355 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ005-006-MIZ079-030500- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ ELKHART-LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE... LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 355 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003-004-030500- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON 355 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /255 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE STATE LINE. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ012-014-016-030500- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE 355 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /255 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007>009-030500- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE... LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT 355 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
431 WWUS43 KIWX 022341 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 641 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM... .BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES COMMON FARTHER INLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SNOW BANDS. SOME ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND IMPASSABLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING OR ADVISORY AREAS...YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. INZ007-009-MIZ080-030045- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... COLDWATER...BRONSON 641 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAD ENDED. && $$ MIZ077-078-031000- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 641 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME EASTERN BERRIEN AND WESTERN CASS COUNTIES. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ005-006-MIZ079-031000- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ ELKHART-LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE... LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 641 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * VARIED ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003-004-031000- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON 641 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /541 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE STATE LINE. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ017-031000- /O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY 641 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ012-014-016-031000- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE 641 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /541 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ INZ008-031000- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ NOBLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION 641 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
294 WWUS43 KIWX 030251 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 951 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...MAJOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW STORM... .BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES OVER FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN INTO EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA WITH LESSER AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES COMMON FARTHER INLAND. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE SNOW BANDS. SOME ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME DRIFTED SHUT AND IMPASSABLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE WARNING OR ADVISORY AREAS...YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. MIZ079-030400- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON 951 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAD ENDED. && $$ MIZ077-078-031200- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 951 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER EXTREME EASTERN BERRIEN AND MUCH OF CASS COUNTIES. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ005-006-031200- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ ELKHART-LAGRANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE... LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA 951 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 8 AND 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003-004-031200- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON 951 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /851 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE STATE LINE. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ012-014-016-017-031200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY 951 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 /851 PM CST MON JAN 2 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL INTENSIFY AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. * BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ INZ008-031200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ NOBLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION 951 PM EST MON JAN 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. * STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
980 WWUS43 KIWX 030859 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 359 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 INZ003>006-MIZ077-078-031000- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS 359 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /259 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ INZ008-012-014-016-017-031000- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120103T1200Z/ NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY... TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY 359 AM EST TUE JAN 3 2012 /259 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 4:58 AM EST | High Wind Warning | IWX | 14 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | IWX | Branch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 17 hr |
| Jan 1, 1:28 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale | 39 hr |
| Jan 1, 7:19 AM EST | Gale Warning | IWX | 4 hr | |
| Jan 1, 7:19 AM EST | Storm Warning | IWX | 15 hr | |
| Jan 1, 4:41 PM EST | Gale Warning | IWX | 35 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.