Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Mar 4, 2013, 4:12 PM EST for 18 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Ohio. It took effect at Mar 5, 2013, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2013, 4:12 PM EST (21:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2013, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2013, 3:50 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
All 22 counties
Adams County, IN, Allen County, IN, Blackford County, IN, Cass County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Grant County, IN, Huntington County, IN, Jay 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), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 4:40 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Mar 5, 4:45 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | La Paz, IN | MEASURED BY WSBT ON LOCATION. VISBY AT QUARTER MILE ALONG US 6 AND US 31 |
| Mar 5, 4:50 PM EST | SNOW 1.2 | 3 S Monticello, IN | |
| Mar 5, 5:17 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Simonton Lake, IN | |
| Mar 5, 5:18 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | Akron, IN | TOTAL SINCE LAST NIGHT. 0.8 INCH IN LAST 90 MINUTES. |
| Mar 5, 5:32 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Jimtown, IN | |
| Mar 5, 5:40 PM EST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Nw Rochester, IN | |
| Mar 5, 5:55 PM EST | SNOW 1.8 | 2 Wsw Peru, IN | NUMEROUS SLIDE OFFS AROUND THE COUNTY WITH SLICK ROADS |
| Mar 5, 5:56 PM EST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Middle Point, OH | LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WITH ACCUMULATION ON CARS AND SIDEWALKS NEAR MIDDLE POINT. SLEET OBSERVED IN CITY OF VAN WERT. |
| Mar 5, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | E Elkhart, IN | |
| Mar 5, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Fort Wayne, IN | 1.5 INCHES IN LAST HOUR |
| Mar 5, 6:10 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Goshen, IN | |
| Mar 5, 6:21 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Akron, IN | 1 INCH IN LAST HOUR |
| Mar 5, 6:35 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Tri-Lakes, IN | |
| Mar 5, 6:40 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Wnw Buffalo, IN | VISBY AT HALF OF A MILE |
| Mar 5, 6:59 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | 2 Wsw Peru, IN | SNOWFALL 1 INCH PER HOUR. |
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Huntington, IN | SNOW DEPTH 3 INCHES INCLUDING LAST NIGHTS SNOW. SNOWFALL MODERATE TO OCCASIONAL HEAVY. |
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | 5 Sw Fort Wayne, IN | FROM MIDNIGHT TO 7 PM. 1.7 INCHES SINCE 7AM. |
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 2 N Woodburn, IN | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 7 Ne Fort Wayne, IN | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Twelve Mile, IN | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 Sw Millersburg, IN | |
| Mar 5, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 2 Se Huntertown, IN | |
| Mar 5, 7:08 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Columbia City, IN | |
| Mar 5, 7:15 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Plymouth, IN | |
| Mar 5, 7:20 PM EST | SNOW 3.7 | Fort Wayne, IN | 1 INCH IN LAST 90 MINUTES |
| Mar 5, 7:53 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Columbia City, IN | |
| Mar 5, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 N Fort Wayne, IN | TOTAL FROM 430 TO 8 PM |
| Mar 5, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 2 Wsw Peru, IN | 0.6 INCHES IN LAST HOUR |
| Mar 5, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | E Elkhart, IN | 2 INCHES IN LAST 2 HOURS |
| Mar 5, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Nappanee, IN | |
| Mar 5, 8:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 Sw Cromwell, IN | |
| Mar 5, 8:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Grovertown, IN | RELAYED FROM ABC57 |
| Mar 5, 8:10 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Fort Wayne, IN | SNOWFALL RATE OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR. VISBY REDUCED TO QUARTER MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW |
| Mar 5, 8:11 PM EST | SLEET 0.1 | 3 E Lafayette, OH | ROADS SLICK |
| Mar 5, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Bourbon, IN | |
| Mar 5, 8:23 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Antwerp, OH | |
| Mar 5, 8:23 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Knox, IN | MEASURED BY ABC57 REPORTER |
| Mar 5, 8:25 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Columbia City, IN | 1 INCH IN LAST HOUR |
| Mar 5, 8:40 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Churubusco, IN | RELAYED BY WFFT |
| Mar 5, 8:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | North Judson, IN | |
| Mar 5, 8:50 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Wnw Fort Wayne, IN | MEASURED AT WANE STUDIOS |
| Mar 5, 8:50 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 2 Nw Rochester, IN | |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Van Wert, OH | SLEET FOLLOWED BY TENTH INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FOLLOWED BY SNOW. NUMEROUS SLIDEOFFS AND LOW VISBY |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wsw Peru, IN | 0.6 INCHES IN LAST HOUR |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Huntington, IN | |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | 5 N Fort Wayne, IN | 2 INCHES IN LAST HOUR |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Twelve Mile, IN | 2 INCHES IN PAST 2 HOURS |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM EST | SNOW 5.3 | Akron, IN | TOTAL AS OF 9PM. 2.5 INCHES SINCE 600 PM |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Fort Wayne, IN | 2.5 INCHES OVER PAST 2.5 HOURS |
| Mar 5, 9:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Se Huntertown, IN | 2 INCHES IN LAST HOUR |
| Mar 5, 9:10 PM EST | SNOW 1 | Lima, OH | SLEET SWITCHED TO SNOW AT 820PM |
| Mar 5, 9:10 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Marion, IN | |
| Mar 5, 9:18 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Columbia City, IN | 1.5 INCHES IN LAST 90 MINUTES |
| Mar 5, 9:26 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Wabash, IN | |
| Mar 5, 9:27 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.3 | 6 Ese North Judson, IN | |
| Mar 5, 9:30 PM EST | SNOW 5.7 | 3 Ne Fort Wayne, IN | STORM TOTAL SNOW SINCE 1230 PM |
| Mar 5, 9:42 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Van Wert, OH | STORM TOTAL SO FAR. |
| Mar 5, 9:50 PM EST | SNOW 4.3 | Se Bluffton, IN | |
| Mar 5, 9:50 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Churubusco, IN | 1.5 INCHES IN LAST HOUR. RELAYED BY WFFT |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 917 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
226 WWUS43 KIWX 042112 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 412 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY TAKING SHAPE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL APPROACH THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY TOMORROW. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST TOMORROW MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TOMORROW EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5-8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 3-5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. INZ003>005-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077-050515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.130305T1200Z-130306T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1200Z-130306T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN- KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-GRANT- BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 412 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 /312 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL THROUGH SUNRISE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ008-050515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.130305T1500Z-130306T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1200Z-130306T1200Z/ NOBLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION 412 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH A PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ018-027-OHZ015-016-024-025-050515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.130305T1500Z-130306T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1500Z-130306T1500Z/ ALLEN IN-ADAMS-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...DECATUR... BERNE...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA... KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON 412 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH A PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ026-033-034-050515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.130305T1200Z-130306T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1500Z-130306T1500Z/ WELLS-BLACKFORD-JAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...HARTFORD CITY... MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK 412 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL THROUGH SUNRISE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ006-007-009-OHZ001-002-004-005-050515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.130305T1500Z-130306T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.130305T1500Z-130306T1200Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...BRYAN...MONTPELIER... WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD... HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 412 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL PICK UP IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH A PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME SLEET MAY ALSO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW TUESDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE ROUTE 30 CORRIDOR. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MIZ078-050515- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.130305T1200Z-130306T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.130305T1500Z-130306T1200Z/ CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 412 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL THROUGH SUNRISE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ MIZ079-080-050515- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.130305T1500Z-130306T1200Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON 412 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TOWARD TUESDAY MORNING BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL THROUGH SUNRISE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
9 follow-up statements
231 WWUS43 KIWX 050203 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 903 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL MOVE INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY BY EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. INZ003>005-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077-051015- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1200Z-130306T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- GRANT-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 903 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 /803 PM CST MON MAR 4 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL THROUGH SUNRISE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-051015- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1500Z-130306T1500Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 903 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT WILL PICK UP IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH A PORTION OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ006-007-009-MIZ078>080-OHZ001-002-004-005-051015- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.130305T1500Z-130306T1200Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD... FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON... DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 903 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL THROUGH SUNRISE. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
386 WWUS43 KIWX 050935 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 435 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL INTENSIFY AND DROP SOUTHEAST INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. INZ003>005-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077-051745- /O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1500Z-130306T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- GRANT-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 435 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 /335 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN LATE THIS MORNING. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF ROUTE 24. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-051745- /O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1800Z-130306T1200Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 435 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ006-007-009-MIZ078>080-OHZ001-002-004-005-051745- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.130305T1800Z-130306T0900Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD... FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON... DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 435 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A THREE RIVERS MICHIGAN TO ANGOLA INDIANA TO NAPOLEON OHIO LINE. NORTH OF THIS LINE...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
390 WWUS43 KIWX 051620 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1120 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL INTENSIFY AND DROP SOUTHEAST INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. INZ003>005-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077-060030- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- GRANT-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 1120 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 /1020 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF ROUTE 24. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-060030- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.130305T1800Z-130306T1200Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1120 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ006-007-009-MIZ078>080-OHZ001-002-004-005-060030- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.130305T1800Z-130306T0900Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD... FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON... DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 1120 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE TONIGHT ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A THREE RIVERS MICHIGAN TO ANGOLA INDIANA TO NAPOLEON OHIO LINE. NORTH OF THIS LINE...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
290 WWUS43 KIWX 052055 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 355 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...MODERATE SNOW TO INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN OHIO VALLEY WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES. SNOW CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES. SNOWFALL RATES OF AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6 PM AND 2 AM TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE NORTHWARD EXTENT OF SNOWFALL WILL ALLOW FOR LOWER ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FAR NORTHEAST THOUGH. MIZ080-OHZ002-052200- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ BRANCH-FULTON OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON 355 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING BUT DRY AIR WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH...AND MAINLY IN THE SOUTHWEST PARTS OF THE COUNTY. IMPACTS... * UNTREATED ROADS MAY STILL BE SLICK IN A FEW SPOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ INZ003>005-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077-060500- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- GRANT-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 355 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 /255 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-060500- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T1200Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 355 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ006-007-009-MIZ078-079-OHZ001-004-005-060500- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-WILLIAMS-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... BRYAN...MONTPELIER...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 355 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
712 WWUS43 KIWX 060012 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 712 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA... NORTHWEST OHIO... AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING... WITH SNOW ENDING ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. INZ003>005-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077-060815- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- GRANT-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 712 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 /612 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THEN END LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-060815- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T1200Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 712 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH 2 AM. SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ006-007-009-MIZ078-079-OHZ001-004-005-060815- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-WILLIAMS-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... BRYAN...MONTPELIER...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 712 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
702 WWUS43 KIWX 060208 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 908 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA... NORTHWEST OHIO... AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS EVENING... WITH SNOW ENDING ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. INZ003>005-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077-060900- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- GRANT-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 908 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 /808 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING AND THEN END AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-061015- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T1200Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 908 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH 2 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ006-007-009-MIZ078-079-OHZ001-004-005-060900- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-WILLIAMS-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... BRYAN...MONTPELIER...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 908 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
039 WWUS43 KIWX 060410 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1110 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES TONIGHT... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA... NORTHWEST OHIO... AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT... WITH SNOW ENDING ACROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR. GENERAL STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. INZ003>005-008-012>017-020-022>025-032-MIZ077-060900- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON- GRANT-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT... ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 1110 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 /1010 PM CST TUE MAR 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH AFTER 1 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$ INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-060900- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T1200Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 1110 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT... WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH 3 AM. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ006-007-009-MIZ078-079-OHZ001-004-005-060900- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-WILLIAMS-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... BRYAN...MONTPELIER...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 1110 PM EST TUE MAR 5 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IMPACTS... * PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT IN SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
618 WWUS43 KIWX 060710 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 210 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 INZ003>005-008-012>015-020-022-MIZ077-060815- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-NOBLE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- FULTON IN-WHITE-CASS IN-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 210 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 /110 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW HAD ENDED. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT TIMES WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ006-007-009-MIZ078-079-OHZ001-004-005-060815- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-DE KALB-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-WILLIAMS-DEFIANCE- HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... BRYAN...MONTPELIER...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER 210 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAD ENDED. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ016-017-023>025-032-060900- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND 210 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COME TO AN END BY 4 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 THROUGH 4 AM. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 12 INCHES. IMPACTS... * HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE LED TO SNOW PACKED AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY ON UNPLOWED ROADS WHERE DRIFTING HAS MADE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-061200- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T1200Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 210 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW... MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE AFTER 3 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE LED TO SNOW PACKED AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING ESPECIALLY ON UNPLOWED ROADS WHERE DRIFTING HAS MADE TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY 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. && $$
199 WWUS43 KIWX 060850 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 350 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 INZ018-026-027-033-034-OHZ015-016-024-025-061000- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T1200Z/ ALLEN IN-WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT- ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 350 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW HAD ENDED. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT TIMES WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. $$ INZ016-017-023>025-032-061000- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130306T0900Z/ KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE... MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND 350 AM EST WED MAR 6 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS AT TIMES WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 4, 12:57 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 12:57 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1257 PM EST MON MAR 4 2013
.AVIATION...
LIGHT WINDS AND VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BOTH KSBN AND KFWA WILL REMAIN ON THE EDGE
OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL MAKE
TIMING OF INITIAL LIGHT SNOWFALL TOUGH...BUT VIS/CIGS SHOULD STAY
MVFR OR BETTER. IFR CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE TOMORROW AFTERNOON
WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY AT BOTH TERMINALS.
&&
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 441 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE THE
PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN. WILL BE ISSUING A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ST.
JOSEPH...BRANCH...AND HILLSDALE COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
BROAD CONFLUENT LOW LEVEL FLOW THIS MORNING MARKING A SHARP LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE GRADIENT FROM SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN
ILLINOIS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON POSSIBLY
BRINGING SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW INTO FAR SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE
FORECAST AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON. FORCING WILL BE MINIMAL WITH
JUST SMALLER SCALE VORTS PROGRESSING THROUGH MEAN UPPER RIDGING. BY
THIS EVENING...THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF INTEREST WILL BEGIN TO
DIG ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH A RAPIDLY EXPANDING AREA OF
PRECIP EXPECTED INTO THE MID MS RVR VALLEY IN DIFFLUENT UPPER FLOW.
MODERATE LOW LEVEL WARM/MOIST ADVECTION TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHWEST
HALF OF FORECAST AREA TONIGHT WITH AXIS OF INITIALLY VERY DRY LOW
LEVEL AIR BEGINNING TO CONTRACT AND LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE
AREA. PRECIP POTENTIAL SOMEWHAT UNCLEAR WITH THIS INITIAL WAA/THETAE
ADV FORCING BUT WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY CHANCE LIGHT SNOW FAR
SOUTHWEST WITH BETTER MID/UPPER SUPPORT WELL TO THE WEST.
MAIN PERIOD OF CONCERN FOR THIS FORECAST WILL CENTER ON EVOLUTION OF
PRIMARY UPPER TROUGH WHICH IS CURRENTLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
THIS MORNING. LARGE SPREADS IN MODEL ENSEMBLE/DETERMINISTIC
SOLUTIONS OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAVE STARTED TO NARROW
SOME...ALTHOUGH CONSIDERABLE DIFFERENCES REMAIN. MUCH OF THESE
DIFFERENCES APPEAR TO STEM FROM INTERACTIONS WITH SOUTHERN CANADIAN
BLOCKING PATTERN. THE NORTHERN NAM OUTLIER DID EXHIBIT SOME
SOUTHWARD ADJUSTMENT FROM ITS PREVIOUS RUNS...WHILE THE EC/GEM
REMAIN RELATIVELY WELL CLUSTERED AND FURTHER SOUTH. BACKGROUND
BLOCKING PATTERN AND RELATIVELY MORE CONSISTENT CLUSTER OF EC/GEM
APPEAR TO LEND SOME CREDENCE TO A SLIGHT SOUTHWARD ADJUSTMENT TO QPF
MAX AND HAVE GENERALLY FOLLOWED EC/GEM/GFS/SREF BLEND FOR THIS
FORECAST WITH MORE WEIGHT TO THE EC/GEM WHICH PUTS MAX QPF JUST
SOUTH OF SREF MEAN FIELDS. WHILE SOME CONVERGENCE OF MODEL SOLUTIONS
HAS BEEN NOTED...SEVERAL FACTORS STILL POSE SOME LOWER CONFIDENCE IN
THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST PRECIP. AXIS OF DRIER LOW LEVEL
ASSOCIATED WITH DEPARTING LOW LEVEL RIDGE WILL RETREAT LATE TONIGHT
BUT MAY BECOME A FACTOR ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHEAST IN LESSER
ACCUMULATIONS AS MORE PRONOUNCED NORTHEAST FLOW DEVELOPS WITH
DEEPENING SECONDARY SFC REFLECTION. MIXED PRECIP/RIMING POTENTIAL
ACROSS ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN THIRD MAY TEND TO LOWER SNOW RATIOS.
WITH CONFIDENCE INCREASING IN PORTIONS OF FORECAST AREA
RECEIVING WARNING CRITERIA SNOW...HAVE OPTED TO GO WITH A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR ALL BUT FAR NORTHEAST FOR 4-8 INCH
ACCUMULATIONS...ALTHOUGH ABOVE FACTORS LEND SOME LOW CONFIDENCE AS
TO EXACT PLACEMENT OF AXIS OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. MAIN CHANGE FOR
THIS FORECAST WAS TO TIGHTEN GRADIENT IN ACCUMS SLIGHTLY TO REFLECT
A SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERN PREFERENCE...AND TO INCREASE AMOUNTS IN THE
TUESDAY EVENING TIMEFRAME WHEN TROWAL/ELEVATED INSTABILITY PLAY A
LARGER ROLE ACROSS THE EAST/SOUTHEAST WITH MAIN DEFORMATION BAND
PIVOTING THROUGH NORTHWEST OHIO/NORTHEAST INDIANA.
LONG TERM...
WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE BULK OF THIS PERIOD WILL BE IN
BETWEEN SYSTEMS AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN
THIRD OF THE CONUS. FOR THIS PACKAGE...PREFERRED THE ECMWF WHICH IS
SUPPORTED BY THE CIPS ANALOGS. THE ECMWF HAS MUCH BETTER RUN TO RUN
CONSISTENCY THAN THE GFS AND THE EC SUPPORTS A MILD AND DRY PERIOD
THIS WEEKEND. HAVE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO TEMPERATURES REGARDING
BOTH ANTICIPATED SNOW COVER EARLY IN THIS PERIOD AND REGARDING A
SLOWER EVOLUTION OF THE EJECTION OF SHORT WAVE ENERGY AND ASSOCIATED
LOW PRESSURE OUT OF THE MAIN WESTERN TROF. HIGHS MAY TOP 50F BY
SUNDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE REGION AND AS 850 MB
TEMPS TOP 6C. HAVE REMOVED LOW PRECIPITATION CHANCES SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR INZ006>009-018-027.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR INZ003>005-012>017-020-022>026-032>034.
MI...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR MIZ077-078.
OH...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT FOR OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025.
LM...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...MARSILI
LONG TERM...SKIPPER
AVIATION...BENTLEYHazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 4:59 AM EST, 11 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 459 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-051000- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN- MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 459 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 /359 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS CHANCE FOR A LIGHT WINTRY MIX MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 30 IN INDIANA LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE AREA. PLEASE SEE THE WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. WARMER WEATHER WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE MELTING OF ANY NEW SNOWPACK AND POTENTIAL FOR RESPONSES IN AREA RIVERS AND STREAMS...AS WELL AS PONDING OF WATER IN LOW OR POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF PRECIPITATION TYPES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WILL BE APPRECIATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-051000- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 459 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:14 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:10 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:12 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | DeKalb, LaGrange, Steuben | 34 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.