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Wind Chill Watch 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN

January 25, 201439 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind chill watch at Jan 25, 2014, 3:56 PM EST for 39 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jan 27, 2014, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2014, 3:56 PM EST (20:56 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 27, 2014, 5:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 26, 2014, 3:58 PM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 39 counties

Bartholomew County, IN, Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Decatur County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Jackson County, IN, Jennings County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Lawrence County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Rush County, IN, Shelby County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2014-01-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2014-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
905 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

882 
WWUS43 KIND 252056
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
356 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.A WARM FRONT AND CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE ACCUMULATION TO
CENTRAL INDIANA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW
AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL BE AROUND 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS TO AROUND 3 INCHES NORTH OF INDIANAPOLIS. SOUTHWEST
AND WEST WINDS TO 20 MPH AND GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO RESULT IN
MORE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE ARCTIC
AIR FILTERS IN. THE ARCTIC AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TO CENTRAL INDIANA WITH THE COLDEST
EXPECTED TO BE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
OVERNIGHT LOWS THEN WILL BE FROM 5 BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA TO NEAR 20 BELOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. WINDS
AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW SOUTH TO NEAR 40 DEGREES NORTH ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. 

INZ021-028>031-035>049-057-260500-
/O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0007.140126T0900Z-140127T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
356 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST
MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY.
  BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT
  SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT MONDAY
  NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. SNOW ACCUMULATION 2
  TO 3 INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. ROADS AND SURFACES WILL
  BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AFTER 4 AM ON SUNDAY. TRAVEL MAY
  BECOME DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

INZ051>056-060>065-067>072-260500-
/O.NEW.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-
BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
356 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
  OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. ROADS AND SURFACES WILL
  BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AFTER 4 AM ON SUNDAY. TRAVEL MAY
  BECOME DIFFICULT. SNOW ACCUMULATION TO 1 INCH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
  NIGHT. SLICK ROADS AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

KOCH
4 follow-up statements
898 
WWUS43 KIND 260254
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
954 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...
...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK...

.A WARM FRONT AND CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE ACCUMULATION TO
CENTRAL INDIANA BEGINNING PRIOR TO DAYBREAK SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL BE 1 TO 2 INCHES
WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS TO AROUND 3 INCHES NORTHEAST OF
INDIANAPOLIS. SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TO 20 MPH AND GUSTING TO 30
MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...RESULTING IN MORE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT BEFORE ARCTIC AIR FILTERS IN.
THE ARCTIC AIR WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILLS TO CENTRAL INDIANA WITH THE COLDEST EXPECTED TO BE
OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. OVERNIGHT LOWS THEN
WILL BE FROM 5 BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA TO NEAR 20
BELOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. WINDS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW
SOUTH TO NEAR 40 DEGREES NORTH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-057-261100-
/O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0007.140126T0900Z-140127T1200Z/
/O.CON.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
954 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO
7 AM EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP PRIOR TO DAYBREAK
  SUNDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. BITTER COLD
  TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT SUNDAY AND
  MONDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT 
  MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. ROADS AND SURFACES WILL 
  BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AFTER 4 AM ON SUNDAY. TRAVEL MAY 
  BECOME DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ051>056-060>065-067>072-261100-
/O.CON.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-
BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
954 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO 
  OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. ROADS AND SURFACES WILL 
  BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED AFTER 4 AM ON SUNDAY. TRAVEL MAY 
  BECOME DIFFICULT. SNOW ACCUMULATION TO 1 INCH SUNDAY AND 
  SUNDAY NIGHT. SLICK ROADS AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

RYAN
348 
WWUS43 KIND 260806
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
306 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE ACCUMULATION TO CENTRAL INDIANA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL BE 1 TO
2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS TO AROUND 3 INCHES NORTHEAST
OF INDIANAPOLIS. SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TO 20 MPH AND GUSTING TO
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY SUNDAY...RESULTING IN MORE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND ONCE AGAIN BRING BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TO CENTRAL INDIANA WITH THE
COLDEST EXPECTED TO BE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
OVERNIGHT LOWS THEN WILL BE FROM 5 BELOW ZERO ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA TO NEAR 20 BELOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA. WINDS
AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW SOUTH TO NEAR 40 DEGREES NORTH ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-057-261615-
/O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0007.140126T0900Z-140127T1200Z/
/O.CON.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
306 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TONIGHT.
  BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT
  SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT 
  MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLOWING AND 
  DRIFTING SNOW. REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 3 
  INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. ROADS AND SURFACES WILL 
  BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. TRAVEL MAY 
  BECOME DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ051>056-060>065-067>072-261615-
/O.CON.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-
BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
306 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO 
  OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. ROADS AND SURFACES WILL
  BECOME SLICK AND SNOW COVERED THIS MORNING. TRAVEL MAY BECOME
  DIFFICULT. SNOW ACCUMULATION TO 1 INCH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
  SLICK ROADS AND SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$

PUMA
386 
WWUS43 KIND 261519
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1019 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT... 
...BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...

.A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE ACCUMULATION TO CENTRAL INDIANA
TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TO 20 MPH AND GUSTING TO 30 MPH
WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY...RESULTING IN MORE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND ONCE AGAIN BRING BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TO CENTRAL INDIANA WITH THE
COLDEST EXPECTED TO BE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING. OVERNIGHT LOWS THEN WILL BE FROM 5 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA TO NEAR 20 BELOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA. WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW IN THE SOUTH TO NEAR
40 DEGREES BELOW IN THE NORTH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-057-262330-
/O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/
/O.CON.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
1019 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
MONDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND NIGHT.
  ANOTHER BURST OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. BITTER COLD
  TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
  MONDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT 
  MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. 

* MAIN IMPACT...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW. REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. ROADS AND SURFACES WILL
  BESLICK AND SNOW COVERED. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ051>056-060>065-067>072-262330-
/O.CON.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-
BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE...
BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
1019 AM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO 
  OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

&&

$$
515 
WWUS43 KIND 262058
WSWIND

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
358 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT... ...BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CENTRAL INDIANA
TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL FOR A QUICK MOVING SNOW SQUALL. WINDS WILL
PICK UP WITH THE FRONT WITH GUSTS OF 30-45 MPH CAUSING PROBLEMS
WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

ARCTIC AIR WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND ONCE AGAIN BRING BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS TO CENTRAL INDIANA WITH THE
COLDEST EXPECTED TO BE OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING. OVERNIGHT LOWS THEN WILL BE FROM 4 BELOW ZERO ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA TO NEAR 20 BELOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
INDIANA. WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW IN THE SOUTH TO NEAR
40 DEGREES BELOW IN THE NORTH ARE EXPECTED.

INZ021-028>031-035>049-057-270500-
/O.UPG.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WC.W.0002.140127T1700Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.EXT.KIND.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T1700Z/
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-RUSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS
358 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING...ANOTHER BURST OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT.
  WINDS WILL PICK UP WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT
  AS WELL. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL ARRIVE
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...THE COLDEST WILL BE NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW
  ZERO OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE EXTREME
  COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ054>056-270500-
/O.UPG.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WC.W.0002.140127T1700Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KIND.WW.Y.0007.140127T0300Z-140127T1700Z/
MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHELBYVILLE
358 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY. THE WIND
CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A BURST OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. WINDS
  WILL PICK UP WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT AS
  WELL. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL ARRIVE EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
  OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE EXTREME
  COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

INZ065-270500-
/O.UPG.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WC.W.0002.140127T1700Z-140129T1700Z/
DECATUR-
358 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO NOON EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS AROUND 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
  OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

INZ051>053-270500-
/O.UPG.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WC.Y.0002.140127T1700Z-140128T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KIND.WW.Y.0007.140127T0300Z-140127T1700Z/
VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TERRE HAUTE
358 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON MONDAY TO 1 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...A BURST OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT. WINDS
  WILL PICK UP WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT LATER TONIGHT AS
  WELL. BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL ARRIVE EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
  OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH PROLONGED
  EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED
  VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD MAKE TRAVEL
  DIFFICULT. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE EXTREME
  COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

INZ060>064-067>072-270500-
/O.UPG.KIND.WC.A.0001.140127T1000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KIND.WC.Y.0002.140127T1700Z-140128T1800Z/
SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-
LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...
BEDFORD...SEYMOUR
358 PM EST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 PM EST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 1 PM EST
TUESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO 
  OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR WITH
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE BITTER COLD.

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.

&&

$$


CP

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill watch went out at Jan 25, 3:26 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 3:26 PM EST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
326 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

.UPDATE...
THE SYNOPSIS...NEAR TERM AND LONG TERM SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED
BELOW.

&&

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 326 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

A WARM FRONT WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA ON SUNDAY WHICH
WILL RESULT IN SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 74 SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND NEAR AND NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 70 NORTHWEST OF INDIANAPOLIS. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL
SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT ONLY TO RETURN ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
BITTER COLD WILL ALSO RETURN BEHIND AN ARCTIC FRONT OVERNIGHT SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THE FIRST HALF OF
NEXT WEEK UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ARCTIC HIGH. THEN...SNOW
CHANCES WILL RETURN BY THURSDAY NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING TO
NEAR NORMAL NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.NEAR TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...

ISSUED AT 326 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

MAIN FOCUS TO THE NEAR TERM WILL BE ON WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW THIS
EVENING...MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW SUNDAY MAINLY SUNDAY MORNING...
MORE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND FINALLY
THE RETURN OF THE BITTER COLD SUNDAY NIGHT AND BEYOND.

MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS EVER EVOLVING AND HISTORIC
JANUARY 2014 WINTER SHOW AS THEY BRING A SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA FROM THE WEST...WHICH WILL ACT TO TEMPORARILY SLOW
DOWN THE WINDS BUT NOT BEFORE NORTHEASTERN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA
CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS GUST TO 30 MPH THROUGH 9 PM. THEN...A WARM
FRONT WILL SLIDE EAST ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AS WILL A CLIPPER THAT
WILL DROP SOUTHEAST IN THE FAST NORTHWEST FLOW. 285K ISENTROPIC
ANALYSIS WAS SHOWING LOWERING CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS AFTER
09Z SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST ALONG WITH STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT
THROUGH AROUND 15Z. MIXING RATIOS WERE FROM 2 TO 3 G/KG WHICH FOR A
SOLID 12 HOUR SNOW WOULD NORMALLY PRODUCE AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW. HOWEVER...WITH THE BEST LIFT AND DEEPEST MOISTURE ONLY
EXPECTED TO LAST 6 HOURS...2 TO 3 INCHES LOOKS GOOD MAINLY NEAR AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 74 TO THE SOUTHEAST OF INDIANAPOLIS AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 TO THE NORTHWEST OF INDY. AMOUNTS WILL BE LESSER TO
THE SOUTH WITH LESS THAN AN INCH SOUTHWEST. SOUTHWEST AREAS COULD
ALSO SEE A MIX OF THE SNOW WITH RAIN WHICH COULD FURTHER REDUCE
AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...WENT ON THE COLD SIDE OF MOS WITH THE SNOW PACK
AND TRENDS AND DID NOT INCLUDE ANY MIX DOWN THERE AS OF YET. WILL GO
WITH AN WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM 4 AM
SUNDAY TO 7 AM MONDAY SINCE BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR WITH
WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH.

WIND CHILLS WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL WELL BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT SUNDAY
NIGHT...ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST COUNTIES ESPECIALLY...AS THE ARCTIC
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH. WIND CHILLS BELOW 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO ARE
LIKELY THERE BEFORE 12Z MONDAY...SO STARTED A WIND CHILL WATCH AT
10Z MONDAY. WE INCLUDED THE WHOLE FORECAST AREA AS THE SHORT TERM
WILL SHOW THAT ALL COUNTIES SEE WIND CHILLS WELL BELOW NEGATIVE 15
BY MONDAY NIGHT. WILL GO ON THE LOW SIDE OF GUIDANCE FOR
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT BASED ON TRENDS AND SNOW PACK.

&&

.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...

ISSUED AT 326 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

TEMPERATURES...AND WIND CHILLS WILL BE THE MAIN ISSUE WITH THE SHORT
TERM.

MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THE AXIS OF ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MONDAY NIGHT AND OHIO VALLEY BY
TUESDAY. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE STRONG JUST AHEAD OF THE
RIDGE...ON MONDAY WITH GUSTS IN THE 20S. THEN...WINDS WILL DIE OFF A
BUT MONDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS EXPECTED TO REACH 15
DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR LOWER UNDER CLEARING SKIES...WIND CHILLS WILL
BE
NEAR MINUS 40 DEGREES ACROSS OUR FAR NORTH. THE SOUTH WILL ALSO BE
COLD BUT NOT QUITE AS COLD WITH LOWS 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
POSSIBLE AND WIND CHILLS TO MINUS 20. TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS
SHOULD BE VERY NEAR WHAT THEY WERE AFTER THE SNOW STORM OF JANUARY
5TH OF THIS YEAR. DESPITE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE...WITH THE COLDEST 925
MILLIBAR TEMPERATURES OF 27 BELOW ON MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY...NORTHERN COUNTIES WILL PROBABLY NOT EVEN WARM UP TO ZERO
ON TUESDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...

ISSUED AT 231 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

A SLOW WARM UP IS PROGGED FOR THE EXTENDED. TEMPERATURES START OUT
BITTERLY COLD TUESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS AGAIN SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW
ZERO. HOWEVER ON WEDNESDAY THE UPPER PATTERN STARTS TO FLATTEN OUT
AND TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH HIGHS
WEDNESDAY IN THE TEENS AND THEN 20S ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. GFS AND
ECMWF CONTINUE TO SHOW A WAVE MOVING THROUGH THURSDAY THAT WILL
BRING SNOW TO THE AREA SO WENT WITH CHANCE POPS GIVEN FROM
INITIALIZATION. BY FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY LOOKS LIKE WARM ADVECTION
AND A SYSTEM MOVING UP FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS WITH ACCESS TO
MOISTURE. UNCERTAINTY CONCERNING HOW QUICKLY THE COLUMN WILL WARM
AND SATURATE SO WILL INCLUDE A CHANCE FOR A RAIN SNOW MIX. MADE
MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE INITIALIZATION FOR COLLABORATION PURPOSES.

&&

.AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR 251800Z TAF ISSUANCE/...

ISSUED AT 1157 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

WIND GUSTS OF 30-40 KTS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ARE OCCURRING AT THE
SITES AND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING
OFF AROUND 0Z. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL BACK TO SOUTHERLY AND BY
MIDMORNING SHOULD VEER TO SOUTHWESTERLY AND GUSTS TO AROUND 25-30
KTS SHOULD PICK UP AGAIN. MAINLY VFR EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT
WITH BRIEF REDUCTIONS TO MVFR VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE WITH BLOWING
SNOW.FEW TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE AROUND AND COULD CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS UNTIL DRIER AIR ADVECTS IN BUT THINK
THESE WILL AVOID THE SITES. OVERNIGHT THE NEXT CLIPPER WILL
APPROACH AND SHOULD SEE SNOW STARTING AND CEILINGS FALLING TO MVFR
OR WORSE BY AROUND 12Z.

&&

.IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 7 AM EST MONDAY FOR
INZ021-028>031-035>049-057.

&&

SYNOPSIS...MK
NEAR TERM...MK
SHORT TERM...MK
LONG TERM....CP
AVIATION...CP

VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND

FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 2:07 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
207 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-261915-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
207 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

OUTLOOK: WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MANY
LOCATIONS TONIGHT AS ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF CENTRAL INDIANA.

HAZARDS: WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL LOCATIONS. SOME ROADS COULD
BECOME SNOW COVERED AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE
TO THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. ROADS CONDITIONS COULD CHANGE
WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE.

TIMING: BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
MORE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

DISCUSSION: WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE THEN BRIEFLY
PASSES JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT...BEFORE ANOTHER QUICK
MOVING SYSTEM PUSHES INTO CENTRAL INDIANA FROM THE NORTHWEST EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR MORE SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

OUTLOOK: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR EARLY NEXT
WEEK IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC FRONT. THEN...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
TO NEAR NORMAL BY LATE WEEK WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.

DISCUSSION: AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL ARRIVE IN THE AREA ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY...PROVIDING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL
LOWERCASE)

MRD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 25, 10:09 AM EST, 5 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1009 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 AM     SNOW             ZIONSVILLE              39.95N  86.27W
01/25/2014  M2.5 INCH        BOONE              IN   PUBLIC

&&

CP
Special weather statement, Jan 25, 1:04 PM EST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
104 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

INZ021-028>031-035>049-051>057-060>065-067>072-260000-
CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR
104 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

WINDS GUSTING FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE SOME AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN RURAL LOCATIONS. THE BLOWING SNOW WILL
REDUCE VISIBILITY AND ADD TO SNOW ON ROADS.

WITH THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...ROAD CONDITIONS COULD CHANGE
SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE. IF TRAVELING USE EXTRA
CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.

MRD
Local storm report, Jan 25, 1:46 PM EST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
146 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0100 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 NW STRAUGHN           39.83N  85.32W
01/25/2014  M45 MPH          HENRY              IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WAS ALSO OBSERVED.

&&

MRD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 3:56 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryINDBoone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain and 21 more44 hr

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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.