Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Watches in 2012
Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm watch at Dec 24, 2012, 4:26 AM EST for 8 counties in Ohio; 17 counties in Indiana; Branch County, Hillsdale County, Michigan. It took effect at Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2012, 4:26 AM EST (09:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 12:08 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
All 27 counties
Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, 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), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 1281 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 158 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
678 WWUS43 KIWX 240926 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 426 AM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND THEN OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY TOWARD WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. INZ006>009-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-241730- /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- 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...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN... GARRETT...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...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 426 AM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
083 WWUS43 KIWX 241700 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1200 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT AREA STARTING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THEN OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE US-24 CORRIDOR...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY TOWARD WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. INZ006>009-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-250100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- 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...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN... GARRETT...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...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 1200 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$
610 WWUS43 KIWX 242234 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 534 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA STARTING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TUESDAY AND WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO EXPAND NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THEN OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE US-24 CORRIDOR...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. INZ006>009-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-250645- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- 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...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN... GARRETT...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...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 534 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 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. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING HAZARDOUS 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. && $$
104 WWUS43 KIWX 250311 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1011 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA STARTING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE OHIO RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOULD EXPAND NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND OVERSPREAD SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE US-24 CORRIDOR... BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. INZ006>009-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-251115- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.A.0004.121226T0900Z-121227T0600Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- 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...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN... GARRETT...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...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 1011 PM EST MON DEC 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT 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 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 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. * 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 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. && $$
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. && $$
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. && $$ INZ005-MIZ079-260115- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.121226T1200Z-121227T0600Z/ ELKHART-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1208 PM EST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 watch went out at Dec 24, 1:00 AM EST, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 1:00 AM EST, 3 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 100 AM EST MON DEC 24 2012 .AVIATION... /06 UTC TAFS/ WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM TO EJECT FM CNTL ARKANSAS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TODAY...AND INTO SERN OHIO BY MON EVENING. WEAK FORCING/MOISTURE PROFILES TO PRECLUDE SIG PRECIP ACCUM. HOWEVER...ANTICIPATE CIGS TO LWR TO BLO FUEL ALT BY MID AFTERNOON. BEST LLVL MOISTURE FOR RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW ACRS NERN IN/KFWA...WITH CIGS LKLY CONTG TO DETERIORATE INTO IFR RANGE AS COLDER AIR DEEPENS IN WAKE OF SYSTEM THIS EVENING. NEAR KSBN...AMOUNT OF LIFT MAY PROVE TOO WEAK FOR PRECIP DEVELOPMENT... THOUGH PROFILES TO SUPPORT LIGHT FROZEN PRECIP SHOULD IT EXTEND/DEVELOP FARTHER NW. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 338 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2012/ SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/ LATEST SFC ANALYSIS HAS WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE CWA EXTENDING BACK TO DEVELOPING FRONTAL WAVE IN EASTERN OKLAHOMA. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY ALONG WITH LATEST RAP ANALYSIS DEPICTING SPLIT FLOW PATTERN ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE CONUS...EACH WITH THEIR OWN WEAK DISTURBANCE THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON MONDAY. NORTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE DAKOTAS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EASTWARD INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION WHILE SOUTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE TN VALLEY. MODEL TRENDS HAVE CONTINUED TOWARD A LACK OF PHASING WITH THESE DISTURBANCES...RESULTING IN CONCERN OVER FORCING AND AVAILABLE MOISTURE WITH PRECIP CHANCES MONDAY. CONSENSUS FAVORS A SPLIT OVER OUR CWA IN BOTH MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS AS WEAKER SOUTHERN STREAM MOVES QUICKLY INTO EAST TN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WHILE NORTHERN STREAM WAVE DIGS INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION AND WILL PROVIDE SOME DECENT FORCING IN OUR NE CWA WITH 500MB HT FALLS OF 60-80M POSSIBLE. PROBLEM IS THAT BEST MOISTURE WILL BE CONFINED TO THE NORTH. HAVE THEREFORE OPTED TO KEEP POPS IN HIGH CHANCE RANGE IN EASTERN THIRD OF CWA WHERE BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP WILL MATERIALIZE. PRECIP TYPE WILL ALSO COME INTO PLAY FOR THE E/SE CWA AS TEMPS EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 30S AND TIMING OF SYSTEM HAS BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIP AT MAX HEATING. THIS WILL ALL ACT TO HOLD ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW IN CHECK WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OVER THE NORTHERN CWA. SYSTEM QUICKLY EXITS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT...MAY GET CLIPPED WITH BRIEF LAKE EFFECT IN ITS WAKE IN FAR NW CORNER BEFORE FLOW BECOMES MORE NE AND SHIFTS ANY BANDS WEST OF THE AREA. LONG TERM.../TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/ FOCUS OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL BE ON THE POTENTIAL OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. FORECAST PERIOD BEGINS TUESDAY WILL QUASI ZONAL FLOW ACROSS GREAT LAKES REGION IN ADVANCE OF SHARPENING H5 TROF AND DEEPENING SFC LOW ACROSS WRN TX. RAISED HI TEMPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 3/4THS OF THE AREA TUESDAY SLIGHTLY...AND RAISED LOWS SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY NIGHT...OTHERWISE NO MAJOR CHANGES TO FORECAST. H5 CUT OFF LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER ARKLATEX REGION LATE TUESDAY AS UPPER TROF BECOMES NEGATIVELY TILTED AND EJECTS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY. THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM WILL HAVE HUGE IMPLICATIONS FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS OUR AREA. DECENT SPREAD BETWEEN DIFFERENT MODEL SYSTEM TRACKS...NOT TO BE UNEXPECTED 72+ HOURS OUT. 12Z NAM AND 09Z/15Z SREF ARE FURTHEST NW W/ SFC LOW TRACK INVOF CINCINNATI...WHILE THE 00Z/12Z ECMWF IS FURTHER SE WITH A JACKSON KY TO CHARLESTON WV SFC LOW TRACK. THE 12Z GFS/GEFS IS A NICE COMPROMISE AMONG THE SOLUTIONS...WITH A FRANKFORT KY TO CHILLICOTHE OH TRACK. OVERALL...RECENT MODEL TRENDS HAVE SUBTLY SHIFTED THE SYSTEM TRACK NW WITH A SLIGHTLY SLOWER SOLUTION...WHICH IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH NEGATIVELY TILTED PANHANDLE HOOK TYPE SYSTEMS. A LEAN TOWARD A 12Z GFS/GEFS LOW TRACK WOULD BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS A PORTION OF THE AREA...WITH BROAD SATURATED ASCENT IN THE NW QUADRANT OF THE SYSTEM. THERMAL PROFILES WOULD BE CONDUCIVE FOR ALL SNOW WITH THE ONSET OF THE SYSTEM FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT. HOWEVER...A FURTHER NW SOLUTION OR STRONGER SYSTEM COULD WRAP WARMER AIR INTO SE PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND IN TURN MIXED PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL. THERE IS ALSO SOME EVIDENCE FOR HEAVIER BANDED PRECIPITATION ACROSS A PORTION OF THE AREA. STRONG H75-H6 FRONTOGENESIS...WITH NEAR ZERO OR NEGATIVE EPV ALOFT...AND STRONG OMEGA IMPINGING ON THE DGZ WOULD SUGGEST INGREDIENTS FOR A POSSIBLE BAND OF HEAVY SNOWFALL...HOWEVER GIVEN UNCERTAINTIES THIS FAR OUT...CAN NOT RESOLVE THIS IN THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME. INITIAL THINKING IS THAT A WIDESPREAD 2-4" EVENT...WITH LOWEST AMOUNTS WEST/NW...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A NARROW BAND OF 4-6" WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL TO EASTERN/SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE AREA. CONTEMPLATED A WINTER STORM WATCH WITH THIS FCST ISSUANCE...BUT DECIDED TO DEFER TO THE NEXT SHIFT TO CAPTURE LATEST MODEL TRENDS AND POTENTIAL INCREASED CONFIDENCE. FORECAST WISE...INCREASED POPS WEST/NWWARD WITH GIVEN MODEL SOLUTIONS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH A PERIOD OF CAT POPS FAR SE WEDNESDAY. LEFT EXPECTED PTYPE ALL SNOW AT THIS JUNCTURE GIVEN PREFERRED MODEL SOLUTION/TRACK/INTENSITY. SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. SOME POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS FAR NW PORTIONS OF THE AREA WITH NORTHERLY FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS WILL BE DRY WITH COOLER TEMPS...ESPECIALLY EAST WITH EXPECTED FRESH SNOWPACK. LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT COULD DROP INTO THE LOWER TEENS EAST. NEXT SYSTEM OF INTEREST WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ECMWF AND GFS DISAGREE WITH THE OVERALL EVOLUTION OF THE SYSTEM...BUT BOTH HAVE THE GENERAL IDEA AND IMPACT ON OUR AREA. ECMWF SEPARATES THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY...ALLOWING FOR SHARPENING TROUGH AND LEE CYCLOGENESIS...SIMILAR TO MIDWEEK PANHANDLE HOOK SYSTEM. GFS HOWEVER COMBINES BOTH NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN STREAM ENERGY WITH BROAD UPPER TROF OVER ERN CONUS AND MORE SUBTLE SHORTWAVE. NEVERTHELESS...TEMPERATURE PROFILES SUPPORT AN ALL SNOW TYPE EVENT. && .IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IN...NONE. MI...NONE. OH...NONE. LM...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JAL LONG TERM...NG AVIATION...MURPHY
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 3:52 PM EST, 12 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 352 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2012 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-242100- 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 352 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2012 /252 PM CST SUN DEC 23 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ON MONDAY. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A STRONGER 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. AT THIS TIME...THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION APPEARS TO BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST INDIANA...SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN...AND NORTHWEST OHIO. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL LIKELY BECOME GUSTY ON WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN THE POSSIBILITY OF BLOWING SNOW. ANYONE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE MIDDLE PORTIONS OF THE WEEK SHOULD STAY UPDATED ON THE LATEST FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM. .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 LMZ043-046-242100- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 352 PM EST SUN DEC 23 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOME GALE GUSTS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. && 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 24, 12:04 AM EST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1204 AM EST MON DEC 24 2012 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-240900- 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...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...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...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...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 1204 AM EST MON DEC 24 2012 /1104 PM CST SUN DEC 23 2012/ ...STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA... A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON WEDNESDAY. CURRENT FORECASTS TRACK THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER THROUGH KENTUCKY AND ALONG THE OHIO/WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. THIS STORM TRACK WOULD FAVOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-69 CORRIDOR. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SYSTEM...SO THE AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL MAY SHIFT IN THE COMING DAYS. TO KEEP UP WITH ANY WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES THAT MAY BE ISSUED...VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IWX. *TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL END BY THURSDAY MORNING *ACCUMULATION...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG AND EAST OF I-69 *IMPACTS...TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW ACCUMULATION AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. BENTLEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:39 PM EST | Gale Watch | IWX | 25 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Watches in Indiana, 2012Winter Storm Watches in Ohio, 2012Winter Storm Watches in Michigan, 2012Every winter storm watch 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.