Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Dec 19, 2012, 3:30 PM EST for Elkhart County, Marshall County, Starke County, Indiana; Cass County, Michigan. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 8:57 AM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Elkhart County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Starke County, IN, Cass County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.1 | 1 Sw Millersburg, IN | |
| Dec 21, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.1 | 2 Nne Wakarusa, IN | |
| Dec 21, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 6 Ese North Judson, IN | |
| Dec 21, 8:45 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Dowagiac, MI | NUMEROUS TREE BRANCHES DOWN AS WELL |
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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 254 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
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -48 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
557 WWUS43 KIWX 192030 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 330 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING RESULTING IN RAIN MIXING WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH COMMON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-200430- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121221T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 330 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /230 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RURAL OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-200430- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN- KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN... GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE... LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...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 330 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /230 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RURAL OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
7 follow-up statements
497 WWUS43 KIWX 200400 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS STORM WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING RESULTING IN RAIN MIXING WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH COMMON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /1000 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /1000 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...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 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
390 WWUS43 KIWX 201004 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE EARLY THIS MORNING...CENTERED ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS..WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. RAIN SHOWERS MAY SLACKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL THEN MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION... VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH COMMON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /404 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /404 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...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 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
762 WWUS43 KIWX 201657 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY TAKING SHAPE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...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 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
761 WWUS43 KIWX 202042 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /242 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /242 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...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 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
237 WWUS43 KIWX 202307 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN LATER THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ012-014-210715- /O.UPG.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /507 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /507 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-013-015>017-MIZ079-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
568 WWUS43 KIWX 210743 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 243 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY TIMES TOWARD DAYBREAK. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077-078-211700- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... CULVER...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 243 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /143 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH CLOSE TO THE LAKESHORE. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. THE LONGER DURATION OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-013-015>017-MIZ079-211700- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 243 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-211700- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...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 243 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
006 WWUS43 KIWX 211357 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 857 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077-078-212200- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... CULVER...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 857 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /757 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ006-008-013-015>017-MIZ079-212200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 857 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ007-009-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-212200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 857 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Elkhart | 11 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 47 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:03 PM EST | Gale Warning | IWX | 30 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:03 PM EST | Storm Warning | IWX | 51 hr |
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.