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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Northern Indiana

December 25, 20128 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio

NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2012, 4:59 AM EST for 8 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 31 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2012, 4:59 AM EST (09:59 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 26, 2012, 8:50 PM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, Wells County, IN, Allen County, OH, Defiance County, OH, Fulton County, OH, Henry County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH, Williams County, OH

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:58 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 26, 8:45 AM ESTSNOW 1Delphos, OHVISIBILITY NEAR ZERO
Dec 26, 9:45 AM ESTSNOW 1Marion, INNEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
Dec 26, 10:25 AM ESTSNOW 3Hartford City, IN
Dec 26, 10:50 AM ESTSNOW 1.5Van Wert, OH1 INCH IN LAST 90 MINUTES
Dec 26, 11:15 AM ESTSNOW 2Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 26, 11:20 AM ESTSNOW 2Fort Wayne, INLIMITED VISIBILITY AND NUMEROUS SLIDEOFFS
Dec 26, 11:25 AM ESTSNOW 2Huntington, IN
Dec 26, 11:25 AM ESTSNOW 4.5Hartford City, IN
Dec 26, 11:30 AM ESTSNOW 13 W Woodburn, INSUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 MPH WITH GUST TO 34 MPH
Dec 26, 11:47 AM ESTSNOW 2.5Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 26, 11:49 AM ESTSNOW 3.5Marion, INWIND GUSTS TO 22 MPH. SLICK ROADS
Dec 26, 12:30 PM ESTSNOW 4Bluffton, IN
Dec 26, 12:40 PM ESTSNOW 1Columbia, OHNUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS ON I80. LIMITED VISIBILITY
Dec 26, 12:45 PM ESTSNOW 2.64 Ese Hartford City, IN0.16 IN LIQUID EQUIV
Dec 26, 12:50 PM ESTSNOW 2.5Van Wert, OH
Dec 26, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 2.25 Sw Fort Wayne, INSTORM TOTAL AS OF 1 PM. SNOW CORE LIQUID EQUIV OF 0.2 INCHES
Dec 26, 1:00 PM ESTSNOW 3Ossian, IN
Dec 26, 1:15 PM ESTSNOW 2.8Ne Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 26, 1:30 PM ESTSNOW 3Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 26, 1:51 PM ESTSNOW 3S New Haven, INDRIFTS UP TO 10 INCHES
Dec 26, 1:55 PM ESTSNOW 3Van Wert, OHNUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SLIDEOFFS ACROSS THE COUNTY
Dec 26, 2:20 PM ESTSNOW 3Huntington, IN
Dec 26, 2:20 PM ESTSNOW 4N Fort Wayne, INDRIFTS UP TO 8 INCHES
Dec 26, 2:25 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Delphos, OH
Dec 26, 2:45 PM ESTHEAVY SNOW 6Lima, OH
Dec 26, 4:30 PM ESTSNOW 4.52 N Fort Wayne, INSTORM TOTAL. 1 FOOT DRIFTS.
Dec 26, 4:53 PM ESTSNOW 3.5Paulding, OHSTORM TOTAL
Dec 26, 5:00 PM ESTSNOW 7Lima, OHSTORM TOTAL.
Dec 26, 6:09 PM ESTSNOW 43 Ne Fort Wayne, IN
Dec 26, 6:20 PM ESTHEAVY SNOW 9.5Lima, OH
Dec 26, 7:00 PM ESTSNOW 3.1Fort Wayne, IN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 192 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2012-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2012-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
446 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 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.

790 
WWUS43 KIWX 250959
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
459 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA STARTING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TEXAS THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL EXPAND NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA
AND INTO NORTHWEST OHIO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN BY MID TO
LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF
THE ROUTE 24 CORRIDOR...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH IN THE
WARNING AREA...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

AS SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH RESPECT TO THE NORTHWEST EXTENT
OF THIS WINTER STORM...A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
COUNTIES IMMEDIATELY NORTHWEST OF THE WARNING AREA. THESE AREAS
WILL BE MONITORED FOR EITHER LATER UPGRADES TO WARNINGS OR
ADVISORIES OR CANCELLATIONS...AS DETAILS BECOME MORE CERTAIN.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-251800-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
459 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING EARLY
   WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
   TIMES BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9
   INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIER
   SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HARTFORD
   CITY INDIANA TO OTTAWA OHIO LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
   DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST TO NORTH
   WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS
   BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
   CONDITIONS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-251800-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
459 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING AROUND
   DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO
   HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
   INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING
   THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL
   INCREASE TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND
   35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
   CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ006>008-015>017-020-022>024-MIZ080-081-251800-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-
MIAMI-WABASH-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...ROCHESTER...
AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...
BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...
GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...COLDWATER...
BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
459 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND BE MODERATE TO
   HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6
   INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY
   HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS
   REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM WHICH WILL INFLUENCE
   STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST TO NORTH
   WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH
   GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. LISTEN TO
   LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS WINTER STORM. 

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
031 
WWUS43 KIWX 251708
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1208 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA STARTING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TEXAS THIS MORNING WILL INTENSIFY
AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THROUGH THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY
WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL EXPAND NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA
AND INTO NORTHWEST OHIO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING...AND OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN BY MID TO
LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE TO
HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF
THE ROUTE 24 CORRIDOR...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH IN THE
WARNING AREA...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-260115-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
1208 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING EARLY
   WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
   TIMES BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9
   INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIER
   SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HARTFORD
   CITY INDIANA TO OTTAWA OHIO LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
   DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
   INCREASE TO 25 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY... WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30
   AND 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-260115-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
1208 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING AROUND
   DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO
   HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
   INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING
   THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
   TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH
   THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-260115-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
1208 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
   2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY
   WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
   EVENING. LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS WINTER
   STORM.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
   CONDITIONS.


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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ006>008-MIZ080-081-260115-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...COLDWATER...
BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
1208 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
   2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY
   WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
   EVENING. LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS WINTER
   STORM.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
   CONDITIONS.


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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ005-MIZ079-260115-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
1208 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY
   EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
   25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH
   WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
   CONDITIONS.

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
288 
WWUS43 KIWX 251955 AAA
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
255 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA STARTING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL EXPAND
NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA AND INTO NORTHWEST OHIO LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND OVERSPREAD SOUTH
CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN BY MID TO LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE ROUTE 24
CORRIDOR...BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO
25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH...RESULTING IN AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-260400-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
255 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING EARLY
   WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
   TIMES BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES
   ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIER
   SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HARTFORD
   CITY INDIANA TO OTTAWA OHIO LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
   DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
   INCREASE TO 25 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY... WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30
   AND 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-260400-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
255 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING AROUND
   DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO
   HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7
   INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING
   THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
   TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH
   THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-260400-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
255 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
   3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY
   WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
   EVENING. LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS WINTER
   STORM.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ005>008-MIZ079>081-260400-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
255 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
   2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY
   WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
   EVENING. LISTEN TO LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS WINTER
   STORM.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
236 
WWUS43 KIWX 260035
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
735 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MISSISSIPPI THIS EVENING WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST TO VIRGINIA BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL EXPAND
NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA AND INTO NORTHWEST OHIO LATE
TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL
LOWER MICHIGAN BY MID TO LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY...
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE ROUTE 24 CORRIDOR...BEFORE
QUICKLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO
THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-260845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
735 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING EARLY
   WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
   TIMES BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7
   INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE
   HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HARTFORD CITY
   INDIANA TO OTTAWA OHIO LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
   DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
   INCREASE TO 25 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY... WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30
   AND 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
   AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-260845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
735 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING AROUND 
   DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO 
   HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 
   INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY 
   HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO 
   FALL DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS 
   WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 
   30 AND 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
   AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-260845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
735 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
   3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY
   WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
   EVENING. 

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
   TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ005>008-MIZ079>081-260845-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
735 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING AROUND DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY
   EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO
   25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH
   WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT
   TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY
   TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
986 
WWUS43 KIWX 260338
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1038 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT WILL MOVE
NORTHEAST TO VIRGINIA ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL EXPAND
NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL
LOWER MICHIGAN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES ON WEDNESDAY... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE ROUTE
24 CORRIDOR...BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE UP
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH...RESULTING IN AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-261145-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
1038 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH EARLY WEDNESDAY
   MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.
   TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
   WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND
   SOUTH OF HARTFORD CITY INDIANA TO OTTAWA OHIO LINE. THE
   HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH BY EARLY
   WEDNESDAY... WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
   EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-261145-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
1038 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM EST THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY
   MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. TOTAL
   SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE
   WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE
   HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH EARLY
   WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY
   EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-261145-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T0900Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
1038 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM
EST WEDNESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH EARLY WEDNESDAY
   MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
   BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
   INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO
   35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT 
   TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ005>008-MIZ079>081-261145-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
1038 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY
TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY
   MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
   BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
   INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO
   35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT 
   TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
243 
WWUS43 KIWX 261014
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
514 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER TENNESSEE THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION LATE TONIGHT. SNOW
WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO THIS
MORNING...AND OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE
THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE ROUTE 24
CORRIDOR...BEFORE QUICKLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. 

GREATLY DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG PRIMARY
AS WELL AS SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATES...69...75 AND
THE OHIO TURNPIKE WILL ENCOUNTER TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS AND SLOW
TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES...USE
CAUTION IF TRAVELING.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-261815-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
514 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
   BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5
   TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
   AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF HARTFORD CITY INDIANA TO
   LIMA OHIO LINE. SNOWFALL RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES PER
   HOUR MAY OCCUR. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
   25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
   AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-261815-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
514 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BY LATE THIS
   MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY INTO
   EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES
   ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
   POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
   30 TO 35 MPH.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
   AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-261815-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
514 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
   GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT 
   TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ005>008-MIZ079>081-261815-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
514 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE MORNING. TOTAL SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. IN
   ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH
   GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT 
   TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
167 
WWUS43 KIWX 261528
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1028 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER TENNESSEE THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC REGION LATE TONIGHT. SNOW
HAS ALREADY MOVED INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE ROUTE 24 CORRIDOR...BEFORE
QUICKLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH
GUSTING TO 30 AND 35 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

GREATLY DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG PRIMARY
AS WELL AS SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATES...69...
75 AND THE OHIO TURNPIKE WILL ENCOUNTER TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS
AND SLOW TRAVEL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES...
USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-262330-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
1028 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5
   TO 9 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL
   BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF HARTFORD CITY INDIANA TO LIMA OHIO LINE.
   SNOWFALL RATES BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR. 

 * NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES
   AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-262330-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
1028 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5
   TO 7 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
   POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND 1 INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR.
 
 * NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-262330-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
1028 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY TONIGHT. 

 * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
   AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ005>008-MIZ079>081-262330-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
1028 AM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. 

 * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES
   AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
518 
WWUS43 KIWX 262048
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY THIS
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS
EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IN OUR AREA HAS
SHIFTED WEST ACROSS SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. AS THE
LOW MOVES NORTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING THIS BAND
OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST OHIO. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE
IN THIS SNOW BAND. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ALONG PRIMARY AS WELL AS
SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATES...80... 69... AND 75
WILL ENCOUNTER TREACHEROUS CONDITIONS AND SLOW TRAVEL.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AT TIMES... USE CAUTION IF
TRAVELING.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-270300-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH TOTAL
   SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. THE
   HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF HARTFORD
   CITY INDIANA TO LIMA OHIO LINE. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH
   PER HOUR MAY OCCUR.

 * NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-270500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5
   TO 7 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER
   HOUR MAY OCCUR.

 * NORTHEAST WINDS 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS 
   OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH GREATLY REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-270300-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES.

 * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ005>008-MIZ079>081-270500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
348 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT.

 * NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN 
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS 
   HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
200 
WWUS43 KIWX 262354
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
654 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. A BAND OF SNOW WRAPPING
AROUND THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT OUR AREA THIS EVENING...
THOUGH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. BRISK NORTH WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL
REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE EVENING. 

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-270300-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
654 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * OCCASIONAL SNOW IS LIKELY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL
   ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS.

 * BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

IMPACTS...

 * HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-270600-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
654 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN
   INCH ARE EXPECTED. 

 * BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

IMPACTS...

 * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-270300-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
654 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL END BY LATE EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AN
   INCH OR LESS. 

 * BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

IMPACTS...

 * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ005>008-MIZ079>081-270600-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
654 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN
   INCH ARE EXPECTED.

 * BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

IMPACTS...

 * HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
474 
WWUS43 KIWX 270150
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
850 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...SIGNIFICANT IMPACT OF WINTER STORM HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...

.THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO THE
AREA TODAY WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA THIS EVENING.
LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES SHOULD END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. BRISK NORTH
WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-270300-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-
PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON...
ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...
GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
850 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ALONG WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS
   CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. 

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY ON
   SECONDARY AND RURAL ROADS. 

 * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY RANGED FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND FORT
   WAYNE TO 7 TO 9 INCHES AROUND LIMA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

INZ009-OHZ001-002-004-005-270300-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...
WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...
HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER
850 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER STORM WARNING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ALONG WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS
   CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY ON
   SECONDARY AND RURAL ROADS. 

 * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

INZ005>008-MIZ079>081-270300-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0600Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...
LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...
LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
850 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ALONG WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS
   CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY ON
   SECONDARY AND RURAL ROADS. 

 * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

INZ015>017-020-022>024-270300-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-121227T0300Z/
FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...
ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER
850 PM EST WED DEC 26 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ALONG WITH BRISK NORTH WINDS
   CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY REMAIN DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT... ESPECIALLY ON
   SECONDARY AND RURAL ROADS. 

 * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TODAY RANGED FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 25, 12:37 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 12:37 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1237 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS...SOME PATCHY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE PERSISTS AT KFWA AT
FORECAST ISSUANCE TIME...ALTHOUGH TREND OVER THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS
SHOULD BE FOR THIS THREAT TO END. INVERTED SFC TROUGH LAGGING BACK
TO THE WEST HAS SLIPPED THROUGH KFWA WITH SLIGHT VEERING OF LOW
LEVEL WINDS NOTED IN THE 05Z OBSERVATION. THIS SHOULD TEND TO
LIMIT WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE THAT HAS AIDED IN THIS PATCHY
DRIZZLE FORMATION. ALONG WITH THE ENDING OF FREEZING DRIZZLE BY
07Z...WILL ALSO LIFT CIGS TO MVFR LEVELS AS SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR
ADVECTS SOUTHWARD. HAVE MAINTAINED IDEA OF KEEPING MVFR CIGS AT
KFWA THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY TUESDAY WITH NORTHEAST WINDS
PROVIDING MORE FAVORABLE TRAJECTORIES DOWNWIND OF SOUTHERN LAKE
HURON/LAKE ERIE. POTENTIAL OF MVFR CIGS REDEVELOPING APPEARS TO BE
LOW AT THIS TIME...WITH BETTER CHANCE OF RETURN OF MVFR CIGS NOT
UNTIL WELL AFTER END OF THIS FORECAST VALID PERIOD.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 648 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012/

AVIATION/UPDATE...
PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH SHRTWV MOVG THROUGH THE GRTLKS HAS EXITED
TO THE EAST THIS EVE... HWVR CONSIDERABLE LOW CLOUDS REMAIN ACROSS
THE REGION. MODELS HAVE DIFFERENCES ON HOW FAST THIS WILL CLEAR
WITH NAM FASTER THAN GFS. PREFER THE SLOWER SOLUTION GIVEN
OVERNIGHT RADIATIONAL COOLING OF BOUNDARY LAYER... THUS PUSHED
BACK MVFR CONDITIONS AT SBN AND IFR AT FWA THROUGH MOST OF THE
OVERNIGHT PERIOD. SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE ALSO SUGGESTED BY
COMPOSITE RADAR AND FWA OBS EARLY THIS EVE AND HAVE ADDED THIS TO
TAFS AND WILL ADD TO GRIDS/ZFP OVER ERN PORTION OF CWA WHERE CLOUD
CEILINGS LOWER TONIGHT. DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR SHOULD ADVECT INTO THE
AREA TUE AS NELY FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF INTENSIFYING LOW MOVG NE
ACROSS THE LWR MS VALLEY. THIS SHOULD ALLOW CONDITIONS TO BECOME
VFR AT SBN AND AT LEAST MVFR AT FWA DURING THE DAY... WITH
CONDITIONS LOWERING SIGNIFICANTLY AGAIN BY DAYBREAK WED...
ESPECIALLY AT FWA CLOSER TO THE LOWS TRACK.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 327 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012/

SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/

WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTING SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
BAND OF MIXED PRECIP. KIWX RADAR SHOWING THIS AREA OF PRECIP
MOVING INTO NW OH. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR BUT BASED ON CURRENT
TRENDS EXPECT THIS TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA BY ISSUANCE TIME.
GOOD NORTHERLY FETCH DOWN THE LONG AXIS OF LAKE MICHIGAN SETS UP
IN THE WAKE OF THIS DISTURBANCE THIS EVENING. MARGINAL BUT
SUFFICIENT DELTA T ALONG WITH 5KFT INVERSION HTS WILL SUPPORT
DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE BAND LES THAT MAY JUST CLIP OUR NW CWA.
EXPECTING JUST ENOUGH OF A NE COMPONENT TO NUDGE IT OUT OF THE
AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. BRIEF QUIET WEATHER PATTERN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY
BEFORE ARRIVAL OF NEXT WINTER STORM TOWARDS THE END OF THE FCST
PERIOD. FAVORING A SLOWER ARRIVAL OF THE ONSET FOR PRECIP AS
MODELS ONLY DEPICTING MODEST ASCENT ALONG THE 295K ISENT SFC. WILL
KEEP POPS IN THE SOUTH IN CHANCE RANGE AS COND PRES DEF INDICATE
PRECIP ARRIVAL RIGHT AROUND 12Z. MODELS HAVE BEEN TRENDING AWAY
FROM ELEVATED WARM LAYER AS FCST SOUNDINGS NOW INDICATING AN ALL
SNOW PROFILE.

LONG TERM.../WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/

FOCUS OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST CONTINUES TO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.

SHARP..SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE TILTED H5 TROF WITH EMBEDDED CUTOFF LOW
WILL BE TRACKING THROUGH WESTERN TN/KY INTO OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. 12Z GUIDANCE HAS CONTINUED A SUBTLE SLOWER AND MORE
SOUTHERLY TREND OF THE SYSTEM....SPECIFICALLY 12Z
ECMWF/GFS/GEM/UKMET. CONFIDENCE LEANING TOWARD THIS MODEL BLEND
TRACK WITH SUPPORT OF 15Z SREF MEAN TRACK...WHICH PROVIDES A SLIGHT
SHIFT IN FORECAST THINKING FOR THE LOCAL AREA.

BROAD DEFORMATION ZONE WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY
WEDNESDAY...UNDER QUASI COUPLED UPPER JET REGIME WITH RIGHT ENTRANCE
REGION OF NORTHERN STREAM JET ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES AND
SOUTHERN JET ROUNDING BASE OF H5 TROF AND LEFT EXIT REGION IMPINGING
ON THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. A MORE SOUTHERLY TRACK IN THE MODEL BLENDS
YIELDS A SOUTHEASTWARD SHIFT IN THE BEST UPPER DIVERGENCE AND MID
LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS. BROAD MOIST ASCENT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
STILL EXPECTED FOR A 4-6 HR PERIOD WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER BEST
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL/MESOBANDING LOOKS TO HAVE SHIFTED
SLIGHTLY FARTHER SOUTHEAST...ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE US-24
CORRIDOR. AS NOTED BEFORE...MODELS TRENDS STILL POINT TO A WEAKENING
OF BEST MID LVL FGEN AND UPPER DIV THROUGH THE DAY...SO BEST
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIEST SNOWFALL SHOULD BE EARLY ACROSS THE SOUTH
CENTRAL PART OF THE CWA.

HAVE RESOLVED THIS THINKING IN THE FORECAST BY SLOWING THE OVERALL
TREND OF THE ONSET OF THE PRECIP WEDNESDAY AND PUT IN A SHARPER POP
GRADIENT TO THE NW...WITH ONLY CHANCE POPS IN THE MORNING AREAS NEAR
AND NW OF SOUTH BEND. USED A BLEND OF 18Z HPC/12Z GFS/12Z ECMWF FOR
QPF VALUES. OVERALL HEAVIEST PRECIP VALUES HAVE SHIFTED SOUTHEAST
FROM MARION INDIANA TOWARDS LIMA. OPTIMAL SNOW RATIOS WILL BE ACROSS
EAST CENTRAL INDIANA INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO. SOME QUESTION
AS TO SNOW RATIOS FAR SOUTHEAST NEAR LIMA...WITH PREVIOUS FCST HIGHS
AT OR ABOVE 32 DEGREES. HOWEVER...GIVEN MORE SOUTHERLY TRENDS WITH
REINFORCEMENT OF COOLER AIR...SUPPORTED BY 15Z SREF PROBS/MEANS...
AND EXPECTED POTENTIAL HEAVY PRECIP/DIABATIC COOLING...LOWERED TEMPS
A DEGREE OR TWO FAR SOUTHEAST AND KEPT PRECIP TYPE ALL SNOW THROUGH
THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. THIS WILL HOWEVER NEED TO BE MONITORED
FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES...AND WOULD HAVE FAR REACHING IMPLICATIONS
WITH SNOW AMOUNTS. OVERALL FCST STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS NOT TO
DISSIMILAR FROM PREVIOUS FCST...WITH A CORRIDOR OF 4-7" IN THE
WINTER STORM WATCH AREA...WITH MORE OF A GRADIENT OF LOWER TO HIGHER
AMOUNTS FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. HAVE GENERAL 1-3" STORM TOTAL
AMOUNTS IN AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE WATCH. WILL DEFER TO THE LATER SHIFT
FOR POTENTIAL UPGRADES TO ADVISORIES/WARNINGS DUE TO A MORE
SOUTHERLY TREND OF THE SYSTEM AND LOWERING CONFIDENCE TO THE
NORTH/NORTHWEST EXTENT OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

LOW PRESSURE LIFTS OUT OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
WITH BRIEF RIDGING BUILDING INTO THE LOWER GREAT LAKES. BACKED OFF
OF LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW CHANCES ON THURSDAY. NEXT SYSTEM WILL
IMPACT THE AREA FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. 12Z GFS/ECMWF SHOWING SPLIT
PATTERN OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKES...WITH NORTHERN STREAM WAVE
ADVECTING FROM NORTHERN PLAINS INTO UPPER GREAT LAKES...AND SOUTHERN
WAVE DIGGING ACROSS THE SERN CONUS. THERMAL PROFILES SUPPORT LIGHT
SNOW AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO AMOUNTS
WITH BEST FORCING NORTH OF THE AREA.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR INZ006>009-015>018-020-022>027-032>034.

MI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR MIZ080-081.

OH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025.

LM...GALE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR
     LMZ043-046.

&&

SHORT TERM...JAL
LONG TERM...NG
AVIATION...MARSILI
UPDATE...JT
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 3:44 PM EST, 13 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
344 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-252045-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-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-BERRIEN-
CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...
WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...
NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...
BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
344 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 /244 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS ON TUESDAY AND THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO
RIVER VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. WHILE THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES
REGARDING THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS SYSTEM...SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE US-24 CORRIDOR. IN
ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY
RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH
HIS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
INDIANA...NORTHWEST OHIO...AND SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN FROM
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. PLEASE
REFERENCE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FROM OUR OFFICE FOR
MORE DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-252045-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
344 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FROM TUESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOME GALE GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

&&

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 25, 12:01 AM EST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1201 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

INZ017-018-023>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025-250715-
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...
MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...
BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...
UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
1201 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH 2
AM...BUT WILL GRADUALLY END FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THIS TIME PERIOD. SLICK SPOTS ON SECONDARY ROADS AND SIDEWALKS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY
PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...SO PEOPLE TRAVELING SHOULD USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 12:08 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryIWXCass, Elkhart, Fulton, LaGrange, Miami, Noble and 4 more33 hr
Dec 25, 4:59 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryIWX47 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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