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Winter Weather Advisory 13, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 3:30 PM EST for 21 counties in Indiana; 8 counties in Ohio; 4 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 2:02 PM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
All 33 counties
Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Miami County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph 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), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 233 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
- 453 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
557 WWUS43 KIWX 192030 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 330 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...A WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...AND WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING RESULTING IN RAIN MIXING WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH COMMON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-200430- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0003.121221T0000Z-121221T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 330 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /230 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HIGH WINDS AND ACCUMULATING BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RURAL OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-200430- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN- KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN... GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE... LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE... SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 330 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /230 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RURAL OPEN AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
8 follow-up statements
497 WWUS43 KIWX 200400 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS STORM WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA THURSDAY EVENING RESULTING IN RAIN MIXING WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGING TO SNOW. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH COMMON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /1000 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /1000 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-201200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121220T2100Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1100 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
390 WWUS43 KIWX 201004 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TAKE SHAPE EARLY THIS MORNING...CENTERED ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS..WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM. RAIN SHOWERS MAY SLACKEN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL THEN MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW. THE SNOW COULD POSSIBLY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION... VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH COMMON. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /404 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /404 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-201815- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 504 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
762 WWUS43 KIWX 201657 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY TAKING SHAPE ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /1057 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-210100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1157 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
761 WWUS43 KIWX 202042 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL ILLINOIS. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN BY LATE THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /242 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-012-014-016-017-MIZ079-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-STARKE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /242 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-013-015-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002- 004-005-015-016-024-025-210445- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI- WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH- HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 342 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
237 WWUS43 KIWX 202307 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK INTO SOUTHWESTERN LOWER MICHIGAN LATER THIS EVENING. RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. RAIN WILL MIX WITH...AND THEN QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS A POSSIBILITY. INZ012-014-210715- /O.UPG.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STARKE-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /507 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 /507 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR THE LAKE. * RAIN WILL MIX WITH SNOW THIS EVENING...AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-013-015>017-MIZ079-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-210715- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.121221T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 607 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. * RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
568 WWUS43 KIWX 210743 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 243 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE GREAT LAKES REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE A NORTHEAST TRACK ACROSS SOUTHEAST LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY TIMES TOWARD DAYBREAK. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN...BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW ACCUMULATION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN LAKEFRONT AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING SNOW WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN OPEN AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077-078-211700- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... CULVER...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 243 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /143 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH INLAND AND A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH CLOSE TO THE LAKESHORE. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. THE LONGER DURATION OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS CLOSE TO LAKE MICHIGAN. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY WHICH WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ INZ006-008-013-015>017-MIZ079-211700- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 243 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ007-009-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-211700- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 243 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN RURAL AREAS. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
006 WWUS43 KIWX 211357 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 857 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES... .ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP T0 50 MPH POSSIBLE. INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077-078-212200- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... CULVER...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN... DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 857 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /757 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ006-008-013-015>017-MIZ079-212200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE... MEDARYVILLE...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE... SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 857 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ007-009-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-212200- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ STEUBEN-DE KALB-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT... FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON... LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 857 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * MINOR WIND DAMAGE AND SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
626 WWUS43 KIWX 211902 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 202 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW DIMINISHING... .LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR ABOVE FREEZING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA VERY LITTLE SNOW ACCUMULATION HAS RESULTED. THE SLUSHY NATURE OF THE SNOW HAS PRODUCED VERY LITTLE BLOWING SNOW AS WELL DESPITE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004- 005-015-016-024-025-212015- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121222T0000Z/ 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 202 PM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 /102 PM CST FRI DEC 21 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE BUT BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A FACTOR. IMPACTS... * ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK IN SOME PLACES AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING AFTER DARK. 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 weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Dec 19, 12:54 PM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 12:54 PM EST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1254 PM EST WED DEC 19 2012
AVIATION...
18Z TAFS...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE
FOR MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE EASTERLY WINDS DEVELOP IN ASSOCIATION
WITH A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN SHOWERS AND STRONGER WINDS INTO
THE AREA OVERNIGHT. OVERNIGHT PRECIP WILL BE SCATTERED IN NATURE
AND VIS SHOULD REMAIN UNRESTRICTED UNTIL THE BEST LIFT ARRIVES
AFTER 12Z. AFTER 12Z TERMINAL IMPACTS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH
GUSTY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND MODERATE RAINFALL. THUNDER CHANCES
REMAIN ISOLATED ATTM...AND THEREFORE LEFT MENTION OUT OF TAF...BUT
FUTURE TAF ISSUANCES MAY REQUIRE THE ADDITION OF THUNDER.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 545 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012/
SHORT TERM... /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/
FOCUS ON EVOLUTION OF COMPLEX WINTER STORM SYSTEM NOW UNDERWAY WITH
FOUR CORNERS/SERN CO SFC DEEPENING RESPONSE SEEN ERLY THIS AM.
STRONG ENERGY WITHIN BASE OF SWRN STATES MID/UPR TROPOSPHERIC TROF
TO TRACK SLIGHTLY LEFT OF DUE EAST...AMID DEPRESSED DOWNSTREAM
HGHTS/BROAD NOAM TROF. LARGE SCALE AGREEMENT ACRS THE BOARD WITH
DETERMINISTIC MODELS...CUTTING OFF NLT 12 UTC THU CENTERED ACRS
NWRN MO...WITH INITIAL POSITIVE TILT TO NEUTRAL AXIS UPON PHASING
WITH NRN MANITOBA PRIMORDIAL VORTEX. THEREAFTER CONTD DEEPENING THRU
THU TO FAR SRN LK MI/NWRN CWA BY F48 WITH SLIGHT BENT TOWARD NEG
TILT. GEM WEAK/MORE SRN OUTLIER BY THIS TIME BY ABOUT 50-80M AND
DISCOUNTED. HEREAFTER LITTLE FURTHER SFC DEEPENING REALIZED AS
SYSTEM BCMS VERTICALLY STACKED ACRS SRN LWR MI THU NIGHT. HAVE
TRENDED TOWARD LATEST CONSENSUS WITH FOCUS ON INTRODUCING GRTR
DETAIL WRT ONSET OF RAFL TONIGHT/POTNL TSRA LATE TONIGHT/THUR
INASMUCH AS STELLAR NAM/SREF MEAN/HIR RES MODELING AGREEMENT ALLOWS.
AT PRESENT LIGHT DRIZZLE/SPRINKLES ACRS NWRN HALF OF CWA IN VCNTY OF
DECAYING/CONVERGENT TROF AXIS LAID OUT ACRS CWA FM SE-NW. AS THIS
FEATURES CONTS TO WANE...ANTICIPATE END OF PRECIP BY MID/LATE AM.
PEEVISH PETULANT PERSISTENCE OF LOW CLOUD COVER BENEATH SUBSIDENCE
INVERSION IN TANDEM WITH OVERRIDING/THICKENING MID/UL MSTR LATE IN
THE DAY...BODES POOR FOR INSOLATION/STRONG DIURNAL RECOVERY...WITH
MAX TEMPS NUDGED DOWNWARD IN LINE WITH TREND OF LATEST MULTI GUID/
W/ BIAS CORRECTION. DETAIL ADDED WRT ONSET OF RAFL TONIGHT WITH
STRONGEST LLVL MFLUX CONVERGENCE WITH NRN TERMINUS OF 60-65KT 925-8H
FLOW NOT ENTERING LWR OH VLY TIL AROUND 06 UTC. FURTHERMORE INITIAL
EROSIVE DRY SUBCLOUD REGION/ERLY FLOW MAINTAINS NEAR SFC COND PRES
DEFICITS AROUND 100 MB THROUGH 03 UTC/THU...THEN QUICKLY DCRS TO BLO
30MB TO THE IN/OH BORDER BY 12 UTC. 19/00 AND 19/06 NAM12 CONTS TO
BE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH NWD INSTABILITY PUSH. AGAIN WITH SOME ADDED
DETAIL HAVE SOUGHT A BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE TSRA MENTION THAN PRIOR
FCST /ADDING IN SOME WEIGHT TO SREF/WRFARW/ TO BOTH AREAL AND
TEMPORAL EXTENT...LIMITING MENTION ON THU TIL MIDDAY AS BEST OVERALL
OF MUCAPE/EFFECTIVE SHEAR LIES SE OF CWA...AS MIDLVL JET STREAK OF
100-105 KTS PUSHES INTO ERN TN...WHILE LOW LEVEL JET CONTS TO LIFT
NEWD INTO LWR GRTLKS.
QUICK THERMAL COLLAPSE AS DEEPENING COLD AIR WRAPS OCCLUSION THU
EVE/NIGHT FM SW/W THROUGH NE/E. MAXIMIZED GENERAL ASCENT PER 200
M/12 HR MID TROPOSPHERIC HGT FALLS AT 00 UTC FRI...THOUGH
SATURATED/DEPTH OF DGZ NOT YET REALIZED. THOUGH DEEPENING DGZ
THROUGH LATE THU NIGHT...WITH BEST SATURATION ACRS NRN/NWRN CWA.
WHILE BEST TROWAL FORMATION APPEARS TO STREAK WELL NW-N OF CWA...AT
LEAST GENERAL ASCENT/MSTR ALONG WITH EFFECTS OF STRONG FALL/RISE SFC
PRES COUPLET/MIX DOWN IN 8 C/KM PLUS LAPSE RATES/CAA THU NIGHT INTO
FRI FOR BLOWING SNOW. ADDITIVE EFFECTS SUGGEST WINTER STORM WATCH
NWRN 5 COUNTIES ATTM FOR COMBINED IMPACTS ALONG WITH REFREEZE/ACCUMS
ON UNTREATED SURFACES SUFFICE FOR WINTER STORM WATCH THU NIGHT INTO
FRI.
LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WINTER STORM TO CONTINUE TO OCCLUDE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH
MAIN FOCUS ON EVOLUTION OF DEFORMATION BAND. MID LEVEL BAROCLINICITY
SHOULD GRADUALLY BE ON THE DECLINE AS SYSTEM CONTINUES TO OCCLUDE
RESULTING IN WEAKENING LOW/MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS FORCING.
HOWEVER...WITH DEEP MOISTURE PERSISTING AND 850 HPA/LAKE DELTA TEMPS
ON THE ORDER OF +15 DEG CELSIUS AND EQUILIBRIUM HEIGHTS NEAR 10K
FT...EXPECTING CONTINUED LAKE ENHANCEMENT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY
AN INCH OR LESS...ALTHOUGH POSSIBLY HIGHER ACROSS AREAS NEAR LAKE
MICHIGAN WHERE CONTINUED LAKE ENHANCEMENT IS POSSIBLE. STRENGTH OF
LOW LEVEL FLOW AND MODEST DIRECTIONAL LOW LEVEL SHEAR SHOULD TEND TO
DISCOURAGE PURE LAKE EFFECT BAND ORGANIZATION. ELONGATED AND
WEAKENING TROWAL FEATURE ALSO TO PERSIST FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA INTO FRIDAY MORNING WHICH SHOULD ALLOW SNOW
SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOWEVER. OF GREATEST CONCERN
FRIDAY WILL BE POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS MIXING TO THE SURFACE
WITH GFS/NAM CONTINUING TO INDICATE 925-900 HPA WINDS ON THE ORDER
OF 50 TO 55 KNOTS. POTENTIAL OF 40 TO 50 MPH GUSTS AT LEAST THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON STILL APPEARS TO BE INLINE GIVEN BACKGROUND
WIND FIELD AND CONCERN REMAINS HIGH FOR SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES...EVEN POSSIBLY NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES
ACROSS THE FAR NORTHWEST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WHERE REMNANTS OF
DEFORMATION BAND/WEAKENING AND MORE ELEVATED TROWAL AIRSTREAM
PERSIST.
WEAK LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY SHOULD PERSIST INTO FRIDAY
EVENING...BUT APPROACH OF LOW LEVEL RIDGE AXIS AND MODERATING LOW
LEVELS SHOULD END ANY LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE
EVENING. A TEMPORARY FLOW DEAMPLIFICATION TO ENSUE AS FLATTENED
LONGWAVE RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS CENTRAL CONUS. LOOKING TOWARD THE
LATTER PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST...CONTINUED ACTIVE EASTERN PAC JET
PATTERN SHOULD CARVE OUT ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT UPPER HEIGHT ANOMALY
ACROSS WESTERN CONUS THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEDIUM RANGE
MODELS ARE EXHIBITING SOME RATHER DRAMATIC RUN TO RUN DIFFERENCES
HOWEVER IN THIS MORE ACTIVE PATTERN WITH DIFFICULTIES IN RESOLVING
NORTHERN/SOUTHERN STREAM PHASING EARLY NEXT WEEK. AT THIS FORECAST
DISTANCE...HAVE TEMPERED ALLBLEND CHANCE POPS A BIT TO LOW CHANCE
POPS MONDAY NIGHT/TUESDAY. PRECIP TYPE STILL MURKY FOR THIS PERIOD
GIVEN AFOREMENTIONED UNCERTAINTIES WITH STRENGTH OF NORTHERN STREAM
TROUGHING THAT WILL DICTATE AMOUNT OF COLD AIR IN PLACE DURING THIS
PERIOD.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR INZ003>005.
MI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR MIZ077-078.
OH...NONE.
LM...STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
LMZ043-046.
&&
SHORT TERM...MURPHY
LONG TERM...MARSILI
AVIATION...BENTLEYHazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 5:52 AM EST, 9 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 552 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-201100- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 552 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /452 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A POTENT WINTER STORM IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHEST. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW AND THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE A POSSIBILITY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS RURAL OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO UPDATED FORECASTS THROUGH THIS WEEK AS DETAILS BECOME MORE CLEAR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-201100- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 552 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. GALE FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY FROM LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE INZ006>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-201100- LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN- KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...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...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD... DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 552 AM EST WED DEC 19 2012 /452 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A POTENT WINTER STORM IS STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHEST. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO UPDATED FORECASTS THROUGH THIS WEEK AS DETAILS BECOME MORE CLEAR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:42 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Elkhart | 11 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:30 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | IWX | Elkhart, Marshall, Starke | 41 hr |
| Dec 19, 4:03 PM EST | Gale Warning | IWX | 30 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:03 PM EST | Storm Warning | IWX | 51 hr |
Nearby
Winter Weather Advisories in Indiana, 2012Winter Weather Advisories in Ohio, 2012Winter Weather Advisories in Michigan, 2012Every winter weather advisory 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.