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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 1, 2013, 3:48 AM EST for 20 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Feb 1, 2013, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2013, 3:48 AM EST (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2013, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2013, 1:00 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
All 24 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, Wabash County, IN, Wells County, IN, White County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Allen County, OH, Paulding County, OH, Putnam County, OH, Van Wert County, OH
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:48 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 328 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
584 WWUS43 KIWX 010848 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 348 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW DIMINISHING... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK BEFORE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH. MEANWHILE BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS DRIVING WIND CHILLS DOWN TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING. MIZ079-011500- /O.CAN.KIWX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ /O.EXA.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON 348 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK BEFORE DIMINISHING. * GENERAL STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$ INZ005-011500- /O.CAN.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.130201T0900Z-130201T1800Z/ ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE 348 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MIZ080-011000- /O.CAN.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 348 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ077-078-011500- /O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 348 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY THROUGH MID MORNING. * GENERAL STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BERRIEN AND NORTHERN CASS COUNTIES. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 94 IN BERRIEN COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ004-011500- /O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.130201T0900Z-130201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON 348 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK BEFORE DIMINISHING. * GENERAL STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES OVER NORTHERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. * PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ INZ003-006-008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024-025- 011500- /O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.130201T0900Z-130201T1800Z/ LA PORTE-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN- KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE... TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN... DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE... OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 348 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 /248 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
3 follow-up statements
880 WWUS43 KIWX 011505 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1005 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW DIMINISHING... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY FOR ALL BUT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BERRIEN COUNTY WHERE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS DRIVING WIND CHILLS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING. MIZ079-011615- /O.CAN.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON 1005 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWSHOWERS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY ACROSS ST JOSEPH COUNTY WITH ONLY FLURRIES EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ077-012100- /O.EXT.KIWX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN 1005 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. BY MID AFTERNOON...THE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CONFINED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BERRIEN COUNTY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY THROUGH MID MORNING. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 9 INCHES. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 94 IN BERRIEN COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ078-011800- /O.EXT.KIWX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1005 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MAINLY THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CASS COUNTY THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER NOON. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR SO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON WITH GENERAL STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 94 IN BERRIEN COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ004-011800- /O.EXT.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON 1005 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * GENERAL STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES OVER NORTHERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. * PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ INZ003-005-006-008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024- 025-011800- /O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ LA PORTE-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...ELKHART... GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... 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...PAULDING... ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1005 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 /905 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
009 WWUS43 KIWX 011510 CCA WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1009 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW DIMINISHING... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY FOR ALL BUT NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BERRIEN COUNTY WHERE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS DRIVING WIND CHILLS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS MORNING. MIZ079-011615- /O.CAN.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1500Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON 1009 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOWSHOWERS HAVE WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY ACROSS ST JOSEPH COUNTY WITH ONLY FLURRIES EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ077-012100- /O.COR.KIWX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN 1009 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. BY MID AFTERNOON...THE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CONFINED ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BERRIEN COUNTY AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY THROUGH MID MORNING. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 9 INCHES. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 94 IN BERRIEN COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ078-011800- /O.COR.KIWX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1009 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MAINLY THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF CASS COUNTY THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER NOON. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR SO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON WITH GENERAL STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * LIGHT TO MODERATE AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ004-011800- /O.EXT.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON 1009 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * GENERAL STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR 6 INCHES OVER NORTHERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTY. * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. * PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ INZ003-005-006-008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024- 025-011800- /O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ LA PORTE-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...ELKHART... GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING... ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1009 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 /909 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILL READINGS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE ON EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
930 WWUS43 KIWX 011807 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 107 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW DIMINISHING... .LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS BERRIEN AND EXTREME NORTHWEST CASS COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE AN INCH OR LESS BUT WILL ADD TO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MIZ078-011915- /O.EXP.KIWX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 107 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ALTHOUGH A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST ACROSS FAR NORTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT WITH NO ADDITIONAL IMPACTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ INZ004-011915- /O.EXP.KIWX.LE.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ /O.EXP.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON 107 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS HAVE MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON BUT LITTLE IMPACT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE TEENS...ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO RISE SOMEWHAT. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ INZ003-005-006-008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ015-016-024- 025-011915- /O.EXP.KIWX.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T1800Z/ LA PORTE-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH- HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM- VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...ELKHART... GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... 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...PAULDING... ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS... VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 107 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 /1207 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE TEENS...ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO RISE SOMEWHAT. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ077-012100- /O.CON.KIWX.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130201T2100Z/ BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN 107 PM EST FRI FEB 1 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MAINLY NORTH OF ROUTE 12 THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN BERRIEN COUNTY. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 9 INCHES. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 94 IN BERRIEN COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill 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 wind chill advisory went out at Jan 31, 8:17 PM EST, 7 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 8:17 PM EST, 7 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
817 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013
.UPDATE...
NO SGFNT CHANGES PLANNED TO FCST THIS EVE. SHRTWV MOVG ESE ACROSS
NRN IL WAS RAISING INVERSION HEIGHTS OVER THE AREA AND RESULTING IN
SLIGHT VEERING OF LOW LEVEL WINDS WHICH WAS CAUSING LAKE EFFECT SNOW
BANDS TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND EXTEND A LITTLE FARTHER SOUTH
TO THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. STRONGEST BAND ATTM EXTENDING FROM JUST
NORTH OF BEH TO JUST WEST OF HAI WITH OTHER BANDS DEVELOPING TO
THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS MAIN BAND. THIS STRONGER BANDING IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... AND THEN
WEAKEN BY DAYBREAK AS INVERSION LOWERS IN THE WAKE OF THE
DEPARTING SHRTWV. ONLY CHANGE WITH UPDATED ZFP/GRIDS WAS TO REMOVE
LATE AFTN WORDING AND TO EXTEND SCT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EVE AS LOW LEVEL CYCLONIC FLOW
CONTG WITH PASSING SHRTWV ENHANCING LIFT.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 627 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013/
AVIATION.../00Z TAFS/
IFR AND OCNLY LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT SBN THIS EVE AS A
SHRTWV OVER IA MOVES ESE ACROSS INDIANA CAUSING LAKE EFFECT SHSN
TO INTENSIFY AND LOW LEVEL WINDS TO VEER SLIGHTLY. FLOW SHOULD
REMAIN WESTERLY ENOUGH TO KEEP LAKE EFFECT BANDS NORTH OF FWA...
HWVR... SYNOPTIC SCALE UVM ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSING SHRTWV
COMBINED WITH CYCLONIC LOW LEVEL FLOW SHOULD RESULT IN OCNL -SHSN WITH
MVFR AND PSBLY IFR CONDITIONS AT FWA THIS EVE. AS SHRTWV MOVES
EAST TO THE APPALACHIANS OVERNIGHT... SGFNT WARMING ALOFT IN ITS
WAKE WILL CAUSE LAKE EFFECT SHSN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY BY 12Z
FRI AND PRBLY END COMPLETELY AT SBN BY 18Z AS SFC RIDGE MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA CAUSING WINDS TO BACK TO SWLY. THIS SHOULD ALSO
RESULT IN VFR CONDITIONS AT BOTH TERMINALS IN THE AFTN.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 414 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013/
SHORT TERM.../TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/
MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED TONIGHT
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE LATE AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING...AS WEAK DISTURBANCE TRACKING EAST ACROSS OHIO VALLEY
EXITS REGION. EXPECTING SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY OUT OF THE LAKE EFFECT
ZONES TO DIMINISH THROUGH 00Z AND EFFECTIVELY END THROUGH 03Z...WITH
THE ARRIVAL OF MORE POTENT SHORTWAVE ADVECTING INTO THE REGION FROM
THE NORTHWEST. MAYBE UP TO A FEW TENTHS OF SNOWFALL
POSSIBLE...MAINLY EAST.
ATTENTION TURNS TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVOLUTION TONIGHT THROUGH
TOMORROW MORNING. ONGOING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AND NORTH
OF THE I-80/90 CORRIDOR HAVE BEEN MOSTLY TRANSITORY WITH BACKED
WESTERLY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY A MULTICELLULAR REGIME WITH A
FEW ENHANCED BANDS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR.
EXPECT MOSTLY STATUS QUO CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING BEFORE
AFOREMENTIONED S/WV...CURRENTLY CROSSING SRN LK MI PER W/V
IMAGERY...VEERS FLOW MORE NWRLY AND SFC TO 700MB DELTA TS JUMP
TOWARDS 30C.
HIGH RES GUIDANCE PROVIDING MANY CLUES TO EVOLUTION OF EVENT. AS
CLOUD BEARING FLOW VEERS NW...MORE OPTIMAL PARCEL RESIDENCE TIME AND
BL MOISTURE SHOULD ALLOW FOR EFFICIENT SNOWFALL PROCESSES. MODEL
TIME/HEIGHT CHARTS SUPPORT THIS NOTION FORCING-WISE...WITH
925MB-800MB OMEGA MAXIMUMS CENTERED WITHIN/NEAR TOP OF
DGZ...ESPECIALLY WHEN HEIGHTS LOWER AS COOLER 700MB AIR ADVECTS
ACROSS THE LAKE. HI RES GUIDANCE SPATIAL OMEGA PLUMES INDICATE A
SUSTAINED PERIOD OF MULTICELLULAR SNOW BANDS AFFECTING BERRIEN/CASS
COUNTIES IN MI AND PUSHING INTO NORTHERN PARTS OF ST. JOSEPH AND
ELKHART COUNTIES IN INDIANA. THESE SNOW BANDS SHOULD CONTAIN LARGER
DENDRITES AND ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR RATES. THIS IS
REFLECTED IN FORECAST WITH MAXIMUM SNOWFALL...THROUGH 18Z
FRIDAY...OF UP TO 7 INCHES IN BERRIEN COUNTY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE IF BANDS PERSIST OVER A GIVEN AREA FOR A
LONGER TIMEFRAME. GENERAL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE 3-6 IN. RANGE IN
THE WARNING AREA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST.
HIGHER CONFIDENT FORECAST WRT AMOUNTS/POPS FOR BERRIEN..CASS....ST.
JOSEPH IN AND ELKHART.
HI RES MODEL PLUMES INDICATE A POTENTIAL STRONG LAKE EFFECT SNOW
BAND ADVECTING INLAND AND CURLING EASTWARD INVOF KAZO. IF THIS
SITUATION DEVELOPS...THE BAND COULD IMPINGE ON ST. JOSEPH...BRANCH
AND HILLSDALE COUNTIES...WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW AT A CLIP OF
1-2"/HR. THIS RENDER CURRENT SNOWFALL FORECASTS CONSERVATIVE...AND
THIS SITUATION WILL BE WATCHED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING FOR POTENTIAL
CHANGES TO SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER
MICHIGAN...AS WELL AS POTENTIAL CHANGES/ADDITIONS FOR HEADLINES.
NEVERTHELESS...SNOWFALL COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL ON I-94 IN
BERRIEN COUNTY...AND PORTIONS OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD ACROSS
NORTHERN INDIANA. OVERALL...LEFT BLOWING SNOW IN GRIDS WHERE CAT
POPS EXIST...WITH WINDS POTENTIALLY GUSTING TO 25-30 MPH OVERNIGHT.
FLOW BEGINS TO BACK WRLY FRIDAY MORNING AS SFC RIDGE CURRENTLY
ACROSS NORTHERN PLAINS SLIDES SOUTHEAST INTO MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING AND END TO LAKE EFFECT SNOWFALL
ACROSS THE AREA...SAVE FOR SOME LIGHTER SNOWFALL IN NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF BERRIEN COUNTY. HOWEVER...MARGINAL DELTA TS WITH WEAK
MID LVL WAA...AND MID LVL DRYING...SHOULD RENDER AMOUNTS TO A FEW
TENTHS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BERRIEN COUNTY AS FLOW CONTINUES
TO BACK SWRLY.
ATTENTION TURNS TO ANOTHER S/WV CURRENTLY NEAR PAC COAST OF BC. WAVE
WILL ADVECT SOUTHEAST THROUGH NRN PLAINS FRIDAY BEFORE APPROACHING
LOWER GRT LKS/OH VALLEY FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING AN AREA OF
LIGHT SNOW INTO AREA FRONT THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. NO MAJOR
CHANGES TO POP TIMING/EVOLUTION. KEPT WITH INHERITED CAT POPS
S/WV...WITH MODEST FORCING AND MOISTURE. SHOULD BE A HIGHER
POP/LOWER QPF EVENT...MAYBE UP TO AN INCH OR SO SOUTHWEST THROUGH
12Z SATURDAY. TIMING AND MODEL EVOLUTION MAY PUSH THE ONSET OF
SNOWFALL INTO SATURDAY MORNING TIMEFRAME.
INHERITED TEMPERATURE FORECAST LOOKS MOSTLY ON TRACK SO NO MAJOR
CHANGES TO TEMPS.
LONG TERM...
.SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
NUMEROUS CLIPPER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS
PERIOD. TIMING EACH SYSTEM AND LOCATION OF ANY SNOWFALL DIFFICULT
WITH MEDIUM RANGE MODELS TRENDING SOUTH WITH MOST SHORT WAVES AND
ALSO HAVING TIMING DIFFERENCES. OVERALL TRIED TO USE A BLEND OF
GFS/ECMWF/GEMNH ALONG WITH PREVIOUS FORECAST GRIDS FOR CONSISTENCY.
FIRST FRACTURED CLIPPER WILL SWEEP THROUGH SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT. MODEST INCREASE IN THETA E WITH BROAD LIFT WILL LIKELY
SUPPORT LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA MOST OF THE DAY. PVA ANOMALY
LATER SATURDAY WILL ROTATE THROUGH KEEPING LIGHT SNOW GOING INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. QPF AMOUNTS ON THESE CLIPPER SYSTEMS TEND TO BE
OVERDONE AS WE SAW WITH LAST WEEKS CLIPPER. GENERALLY EXPECTING AN
INCH OR TWO WITH SOME LOCAL AREAS POSSIBLY CREEPING INTO 3 INCH
RANGE FOR DURATION WITH RATHER LOW QPF/SNOW RATIOS.
WITH MODELS TRENDING SOUTH THEY ARE ALSO TRENDING COLDER AND NOW
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING LIKELY SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT
WITH FAVORABLE TRAJECTORIES AND DELTA TS CREEPING INTO UPPER TEENS.
HAVE INCREASED POPS IN LAKE EFFECT FAVORED AREAS TO HIGH CHANCE AND
LOW LIKELY RANGE.
ANOTHER CLIPPER MOVES IN MONDAY AND AGAIN MODEL TREND HAS ADJUSTED
SOUTH. THIS SYSTEM HAS A LITTLE BETTER THETA E SURGE AND MID LEVEL
LIFT COMPARED TO SATURDAY SYSTEM. THE PROJECTION TIME AND
POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER MODEL ADJUSTMENTS PRECLUDE GOING MUCH HIGHER
THAN MID CHANCE POPS BUT CURRENT MODEL SOLUTIONS SUGGEST ANOTHER
POSSIBLE SWATH OF 1 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF SURFACE LOW TRACK.
A COUPLE ADDITIONAL CLIPPERS POSSIBLE TUE AND AGAIN THU. KEPT WITH
ALLBLEND POPS IN THESE PERIODS WITH TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY GIVEN FAST
AND ACTIVE PATTERN AND RELATIVELY WEAK TO MODEST FORCING WITH EACH
WAVE.
MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO ALLBLEND TEMPERATURES WITH COOLER TREND NOTED IN
MODELS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY. OVERALL UPCOMING TEMPERATURES WILL BE A
MODERATION FROM CURRENT TEMPS AND A LITTLE CLOSER TO SEASONABLE
NORMALS NEXT WEEK.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR INZ004-005.
MI...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR MIZ077>079.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR MIZ080.
OH...NONE.
LM...GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR LMZ043-046.
&&
SHORT TERM...NG
LONG TERM...LASHLEY
AVIATION/UPDATE...JTHazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:38 PM EST, 11 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 438 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 INZ003-006>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-012145- LA PORTE-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-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...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...HILLSDALE... BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING... ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 438 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 /338 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING. .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 INZ004-005-MIZ077>080-012145- ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART... GOSHEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC... CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER 438 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SEE THE LATEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING/ADVISORY FOR MORE INFORMATION. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY EVENING. .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 LMZ043-046-012145- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 438 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A GALE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY. && 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
Local storm report, Jan 31, 10:35 PM EST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1035 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM SNOW 1 NNW SOUTH BEND 41.70N 86.26W
01/31/2013 M0.5 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
SNOWFALL FROM 6-10PM
1000 PM SNOW 2 SW GRANGER 41.73N 86.14W
01/31/2013 M1.8 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
1.5-2.0 INCHES FROM 6-10PM
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JTLocal storm report, Jan 31, 11:13 PM EST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1113 PM EST THU JAN 31 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1106 PM SNOW 2 ESE BENTON HARBOR 42.11N 86.42W
01/31/2013 M2.3 INCH BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
EVENT TOTAL SNOW SINCE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
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SKIPPERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:45 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 25 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.