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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana

February 10, 2012Starke County, Indiana

NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Feb 10, 2012, 3:07 PM CST for Starke County, Indiana. It was in force for 26 hr. 5 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
Feb 10, 2012, 3:07 PM CST (21:07 UTC)
Expired
Feb 11, 2012, 5:00 PM CST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

County Starke County, IN

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 11, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 46 Ese North Judson, IN
Feb 11, 9:00 AM CSTSNOW 44 Sw North Judson, IN
Feb 11, 9:00 AM CSTSNOW 46 Ese North Judson, IN
Feb 11, 9:30 AM CSTSNOW 5Grovertown, IN
Feb 11, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 112 Nne Knox, IN

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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 207 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, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2012-02-10Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2012-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
690 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 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.

650 
WWUS43 KIWX 102107
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
407 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS...

.A STRENGTHENING FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES
WILL DROP SOUTH THIS EVENING AND SPREAD WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL
THROUGH THE REGION. WHILE OVERALL AMOUNTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT WILL
NOT BE HEAVY...SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE IS
ANTICIPATED. SNOW WILL BE MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SHARPLY COLDER AIR WILL
INFILTRATE AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH BEHIND THE
FRONT AND ALLOW THE FALLING SNOW TO FREEZE ON IMPACT...CREATING AN
EXTREMELY SLICK LAYER OF ICE ON ROADS. WIND CHILLS WILL PLUMMET
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TONIGHT AS BRISK WINDS AND SHARPLY COLDER 
TEMPERATURES ARRIVE. 

THE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT
SNOW EVENT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE MOST INTENSE PART OF THE SNOW BAND. THE EXACT
PLACEMENT...INTENSITY AND DURATION OF THE SNOW BAND IS UNCERTAIN.
HOWEVER...LA PORTE AND NORTHERN STARKE COUNTIES IN INDIANA AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY IN MICHIGAN ARE POISED TO RECEIVE
THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 6 INCHES OR MORE
BETWEEN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LESSER
AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY IN AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE WARNING
AREA THROUGH PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. WIND CHILLS WILL
REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SATURDAY.

INZ003-012-110515-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0003.120210T2107Z-120211T1600Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
307 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES
CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ENSUE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT
   SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR
   WESTERN LA PORTE...ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 421...AND IN
   NORTHERN STARKE COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER
   HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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.

&&

$$

MIZ077-110515-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0003.120210T2107Z-120211T2300Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
407 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES
CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ENSUE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT
   SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES.  

IMPACTS...

 * EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR
   SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES
   PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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>008-015-016-020-MIZ078>081-110400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.120210T2107Z-120211T0400Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
407 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES
CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT....WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

  * WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. 2 TO 3 INCHES
    EXPECTED WITH DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ004-014-110515-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.120210T2107Z-120211T2300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
407 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES
CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ENSUE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY MORNING....WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT
   SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN
   NORTHWEST SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ013-110515-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.120210T2107Z-120211T2000Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
407 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY...

HE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES
CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL ENSUE EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY MORNING....WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM EST SATURDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT
   SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN NORTHERN
   PULASKI COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ009-017-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-
110515-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.120210T2300Z-120211T0900Z/
DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...
TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...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...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...
DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...
OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
407 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES
CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND EARLY
TONIGHT....WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

  * WIDESPREAD SNOW THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. 1 TO 2 INCHES
    EXPECTED WITH DIFFICULT EVENING COMMUTE CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS EXPECTED

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
520 
WWUS43 KIWX 110044
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
744 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING WILL
CAUSE ACCUMULATING SNOW AND RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES... RESULTING
IN ROADS BECOMING SNOW AND ICE COVERED. 

BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED BAND OF HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER WESTERN LAKE MICHIGAN AND FAR NORTHWEST
INDIANA... IS EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE SLOWLY EAST INTO BERRIEN...
LAPORTE... STARKE... AND PULASKI COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT... AND
CONTINUE EAST INTO THE SOUTH BEND AND PLYMOUTH AREAS SATURDAY
MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN
THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY WIDELY
ACROSS THE AREA BUT ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 6 INCHES OVER PORTIONS
OF BERRIEN... LAPORTE... AND STARKE COUNTIES... WHERE THE HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL LIKELY LINGER THE LONGEST.


INZ003-012-110845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
644 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT. A BAND OF LAKE
   HEAVY EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE
   AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE 
   SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR
   WESTERN LA PORTE COUNTY...ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 421...AND IN
   NORTHERN STARKE COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER
   HOUR ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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.

&&

$$

MIZ077-110845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
744 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT. A BAND OF HEAVY
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BERRIEN COUNTY LATE
   TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...TRANSITIONING TO SCATTERED SNOW
   SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE 
   SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR
   SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES
   PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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>008-015-016-020-MIZ078>081-110400-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T0400Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
744 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED.

 * TEMPERATURES TURNING SHARPLY COLDER AND INCREASING WINDS WILL
   CREATE SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ004-014-110845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
744 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
   EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE 
   SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   NORTHWEST SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ013-110845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T2000Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
744 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
   IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY
   MORNING. 

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE 
   SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ009-017-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-
110845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T0900Z/
DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...
TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...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...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...
DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...
OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
744 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
   1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED CAUSING DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

 * TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER AND WINDS INCREASE
   OVERNIGHT CAUSING SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS BECOMING SNOW AND ICE COVERED WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY
   HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
135 
WWUS43 KIWX 110347
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1047 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS
NORTHWEST OHIO LATE THIS EVENING CAUSING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES. SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN... AND WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO OVERNIGHT.

BEHIND THE COLD FRONT... A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED BAND OF HEAVY
LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER LAKE MICHIGAN AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA...
IS EXPECTED TO TRAVERSE SLOWLY EAST INTO BERRIEN... LAPORTE...
STARKE... AND PULASKI COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT... AND CONTINUE EAST
INTO THE SOUTH BEND AND PLYMOUTH AREAS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED IN THIS
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY WIDELY ACROSS
THE AREA BUT ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 6 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF
BERRIEN... LAPORTE... AND STARKE COUNTIES... WHERE THE HEAVY LAKE
EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL LIKELY LINGER THE LONGEST.

INZ003-012-111200-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
947 PM CST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF LAKE HEAVY EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY
   EAST ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILLS.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR
   WESTERN LA PORTE COUNTY...ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 421...AND IN
   NORTHERN STARKE COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER
   HOUR ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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.

&&

$$

MIZ077-111200-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
1047 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE
   EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BERRIEN COUNTY LATE
   TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...TRANSITIONING TO SCATTERED SNOW
   SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND
   CHILLS NEAR ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 
   HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   FAR SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 
   INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 
   MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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>008-015-016-020-MIZ078>081-110600-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
1047 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS
   OF 2 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT
   IN WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO OVERNIGHT.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ013-111200-
/O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
1047 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
SATURDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT
   AND SATURDAY MORNING.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILLS.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ004-014-111200-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
1047 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
   IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILLS.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   NORTHWEST SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ009-017-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-
110900-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T0900Z/
DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...
TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...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...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...
DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...
OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
1047 PM EST FRI FEB 10 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2
   INCHES ARE EXPECTED CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL
   CAUSE SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED RESULTING IN EXTREMELY
   HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
336 
WWUS43 KIWX 110608
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
108 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER RETURNS...

.COLDER AIR CONTINUED TO SURGE IN BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. A
NORTH- SOUTH ORIENTED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WAS LOCATED
OVER PORTER COUNTY INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL TRAVERSE
SLOWLY EAST INTO BERRIEN... LAPORTE... STARKE... AND PULASKI
COUNTIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS,,,POSSIBLY REACHING THE
SOUTH BEND AND PLYMOUTH AREAS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL
RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED IN THIS LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BAND. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY WIDELY ACROSS THE AREA BUT
ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED 6 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF BERRIEN...
LAPORTE... AND STARKE COUNTIES... WHERE THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
BAND WILL LIKELY LINGER THE LONGEST. IN ADDITION...10 TO 20 MPH
WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...REDUCING
VISIBILTIES AT TIMES. 

INZ004-014-111415-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.120211T0608Z-120211T2300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
108 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS 
   EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. 

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILLS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   NORTHWEST SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ013-111415-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.120211T0608Z-120211T1600Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
108 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA 
   OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. 

 * STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OUTLYING
   AREAS. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
   SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   NORTHERN PULASKI COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ009-017-018-022>027-032>034-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-
110715-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T0900Z/
DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...
TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...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...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...
DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...
OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
108 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN
INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLIPPERY
THROUGH THE NIGHT.

&&

$$

INZ005>008-015-016-020-MIZ078>081-110715-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120211T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
108 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN
INDIANA AND FAR SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN
SLIPPERY THROUGH THE NIGHT.



&&

$$

INZ003-012-111415-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
1208 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF LAKE HEAVY EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
   PORTIONS OF LA PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES AFTER 1230 AM CST AND
   TRANSITION SLOWLY EAST THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL
   RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BAND.

 * GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES AS A
   RESULT OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES
   AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN FAR 
   WESTERN LA PORTE COUNTY...ALONG AND WEST OF ROUTE 421...AND 
   IN NORTHERN STARKE COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES 
   PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY 
   MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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.

&&

$$

MIZ077-111415-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
108 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
   SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY AFTER 2 AM EST AND SLOWLY PROGRESS
   EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTY...TRANSITIONING TO
   SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1
   TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE.

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
   TIMES. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
   WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED 
   HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   FAR SOUTHWESTERN BERRIEN COUNTY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 
   INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY 
   MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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. 
&&

$$
748 
WWUS43 KIWX 110859
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
359 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...LAKE EFFECT EVENT UNDERWAY...

.COLDER AIR CONTINUED TO SURGE OVER RELATIVELY WARMER WATERS OF
LAKE MICHIGAN EARLY THIS MORNING. A NORTH- SOUTH ORIENTED BAND OF
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WAS LOCATED OVER LA PORTE COUNTY INTO
STARKE COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS BAND WILL SHIFT SLOWLY EAST
THIS MORNING...REACHING THE SOUTH BEND AND PLYMOUTH AREAS AFTER
SUNRISE. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED
IN THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
ACROSS MUCH OF LAPORTE COUNTY WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES
MAY FALL BEFORE THE BAND SHIFTS EAST OF THE COUNTY. PORTIONS OF
BERRIEN COUNTY WILL SEE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH
ACCUMULATIONS TAPERING WITH SOUTHERN EXTENT. IN ADDITION... 10 TO
20 MPH WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW
SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

INZ003-012-111600-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
259 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF LA
   PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES THROUGH 6 AM CST BEFORE SHIFTING
   EAST. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE
   IN THE BAND. THUNDERSNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST
   SNOWSHOWERS...LOCALLY ENHANCING SNOWFALL RATES. 

 * GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES AS A
   RESULT OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO
   LOCATION...AVERAGING BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
   HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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.

&&

$$

MIZ077-111700-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
359 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT SLOWLY
   EAST ACROSS BERRIEN COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES
   OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
   RATES POSSIBLE. 

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
   TIMES.  

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO
   LOCATION...AVERAGING 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
   POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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. 
&&

$$

INZ013-111600-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
359 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
   CONTINUE TO SHIFT ACROSS MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS OF PULASKI
   COUNTY THROUGH SUNRISE. 

 * STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OUTLYING 
   AREAS. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE 
   SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
   HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN PULASKI
   COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ004-014-111700-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
359 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE
   SOUTH BEND AND PLYMOUTH AREAS NEAR OR JUST AFTER SUNRISE AND
   PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.  

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE SINGLE 
   DIGIT WIND CHILLS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE 
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO
   LOCATION...WITH AVERAGE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED
   WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
484 
WWUS43 KIWX 111411
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
911 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...LAKE EFFECT EVENT UNDERWAY...

.A COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS ACROSS THE OPEN WATER OF LAKE MICHIGAN
THIS MORNING. A NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED BAND OF MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WAS LOCATED OVER BERRIEN
COUNTY MICHIGAN...SOUTH INTO LA PORTE AND STARKE COUNTY INDIANA
THIS MORNING. THE INLAND PORTION OF THE BAND WILL CONTINUE TO
SHIFT EAST THIS MORNING...PRIMARILY AFFECTING BENTON HARBOR TO
SOUTH BEND TO NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY LATER THIS MORNING INTO
MIDDAY. THE PRIMARY SNOW BAND WILL TRANSITION INTO A FEW WEAKER
BANDS ORIENTED MORE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...10 TO 25 MPH WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING
OF THE NEW SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY WILL BE
REDUCED AT TIMES BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER FROM NEAR ZERO TO
THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH THE DAY.

INZ003-012-111600-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
811 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST
   ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN LA PORTE AND EASTERN STARKE COUNTIES
   THROUGH 10 AM CST BEFORE SHIFTING EAST. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO
   1 INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE BAND. SHARPLY COLDER
   TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
   IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

 * GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DUE TO
   FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * STORM TOTALS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION...
   RANGING BETWEEN 4 AND 10 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
   POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN LA PORTE COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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.

&&

$$

MIZ077-112215-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
911 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO
   SHIFT SLOWLY EAST ACROSS BERRIEN COUNTY THROUGH THE MORNING...
   WITH WEAKER MULTIPLE BANDS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1
   TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT
   TIMES. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
   WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * STORM TOTALS WILL VARY GREATLY FROM LOCATION TO LOCATION...
   RANGING 4 TO 12 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
   ESPECIALLY ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LAKESHORE REGION
   WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR THE LONGEST
   DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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. 
&&

$$

INZ013-111600-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
911 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT
   SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE NORTHEAST AND EASTERN PART OF PULASKI
   COUNTY THROUGH LATE MORNING.

 * STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OUTLYING
   AREAS. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE
   WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * WIDELY VARIED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH
   ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN
   PULASKI COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ004-014-112215-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
911 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * A BAND OF MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
   REST OF THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL TRANSITION INTO
   MULTIPLE BANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND PRIMARILY ONLY REACH INLAND
   TO NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY. 

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE SINGLE
   DIGIT WIND CHILLS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN 
   NORTHWEST SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
335 
WWUS43 KIWX 111625
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1125 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...LAKE EFFECT EVENT CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON..

.A COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS REMAINS ACROSS THE OPEN WATER OF LAKE
MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT WILL
CONTINUE TO TRANSITION INTO A FEW INCREASINGLY WEAKER BANDS
ORIENTED MORE NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...AS OPPOSED TO THE DOMINANT
SINGLE NORTH TO SOUTH BAND THAT IMPACTED THE REGION THIS MORNING.
IN ADDITION...10 TO 25 MPH WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITY
WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL HOVER FROM NEAR
ZERO TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH THE DAY.

INZ003-012-111730-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
LA PORTE-STARKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE
1025 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SLOWLY END ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF LA
PORTE AND STARKE COUNTIES AS THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHIFTS EASTWARD.
AN INCH OR LESS ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX 
   FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

&&

$$

INZ013-111730-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T1600Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
1125 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL SLOWLY END ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF 
PULASKI COUNTIES AS THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHIFTS EASTWARD. LITTLE
OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX 
   FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

&&

$$

MIZ077-112300-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
1125 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY
   AFTERNOON ACROSS BERRIEN COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL TRANSITION INTO
   MULTIPLE WEAKENING SNOWBANDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
   SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
   EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL.

 * STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT 
   TIMES. SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE 
   WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * STORM TOTALS WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE COUNTY...RANGING 5
   TO 18 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
   ALONG THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LAKESHORE REGION WHERE THE
   HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY TO PERSIST FOR THE LONGEST DURATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
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. 
&&

$$

INZ004-014-112300-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
1125 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON.
   THEN THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL TRANSITION INTO GRADUALLY
   WEAKENING MULTIPLE BANDS AND PRIMARILY ONLY REACH INLAND TO
   NORTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY.

 * SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL CAUSE SINGLE 
   DIGIT WIND CHILLS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME 
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS 
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

 * SNOW TOTALS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN
   NORTHWEST SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
077 
WWUS43 KIWX 112300
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
600 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012


MIZ077-120000-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN
600 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING
   WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

IMPACTS...

 * 15 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN BERRIEN
   COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX 
   FOR MORE INFORMATION. 

&&

$$

INZ004-014-120000-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120211T2300Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-MARSHALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER
600 PM EST SAT FEB 11 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE
   OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

IMPACTS...

 * 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL IN THIS AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND
   SATURDAY. 

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 3:07 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryIWXBranch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph9 hr
Feb 10, 4:22 AM CSTGale WarningIWX24 hr
Feb 10, 4:22 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX3 days

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 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.