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Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Nov 17, 2014, 4:43 AM EST for Elkhart County, Indiana; Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan. It took effect at Nov 17, 2014, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 35 hr. 8 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
- Nov 17, 2014, 4:43 AM EST (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2014, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2014, 12:00 AM EST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties Elkhart County, IN, Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 9:27 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Nne Pokagon, MI | |
| Nov 17, 10:23 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Marcellus, MI | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Nov 17, 10:28 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Ne Vandalia, MI | 8.5 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR...JUST NORTHEAST OF VANDALIA |
| Nov 17, 11:20 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | Cassopolis, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Nov 18, 12:31 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Cassopolis, MI | STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR |
| Nov 18, 8:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 W Three Rivers, MI | |
| Nov 18, 8:52 AM EST | SNOW 6.5 | Dowagiac, MI | IN DOWNTOWN DOWAGIAC. |
| Nov 18, 9:00 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 4 E Niles, MI | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 219 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
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 161 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440 WWUS43 KIWX 170943 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 443 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 MIZ077-078-171745- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0006.141117T1500Z-141119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0007.141117T1800Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 443 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. 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. && $$ MIZ079-171745- /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0007.141117T1800Z-141119T0000Z/ ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON 443 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ080-171745- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.141117T2100Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 443 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT 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. && $$ INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-171400- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-141117T1400Z/ ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION... GAS CITY...UPLAND...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND... DUNKIRK...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS... OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 443 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY EAST OF A LINE FROM PORTLAND INDIANA TO OTTAWA OHIO. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM JUST A DUSTING WEST OF THIS LINE TO AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES CLOSER TO VAN WERT AND LIMA OHIO. IMPACTS... * ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. * BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE ICY AND HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
12 follow-up statements
242 WWUS43 KIWX 171107 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 607 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 INZ018-025-026-032-033-OHZ004-171215- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-141117T1400Z/ ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-DEFIANCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE 607 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE. MAIN ROADS ARE GENERALLY WET BUT SIDE ROADS MAY STILL BE SNOW COVERED. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY ALSO BE ICY THIS MORNING. IMPACTS... * BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY BE ICY. SIDE ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS MAY BE SLICK AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ077>079-171915- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.141117T1800Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 607 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ027-034-OHZ005-015-016-024-025-171400- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-141117T1400Z/ ADAMS-JAY-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...BERNE...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON 607 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A HALF INCH TO AN INCH BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS. IMPACTS... * ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. * BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE ICY AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MIZ080-171915- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.141117T2100Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 607 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
094 WWUS43 KIWX 171336 AAA WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 836 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 INZ027-034-OHZ005-015-171445- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-141117T1400Z/ ADAMS-JAY-HENRY-PAULDING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...BERNE...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK... NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP... MELROSE 836 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. STEADIER SNOWFALL HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. A FEW FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND ICY IN SPOTS THIS MORNING. && $$ MIZ077>079-172145- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.141117T1800Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 836 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ OHZ016-024-025-171500- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-141117T1500Z/ PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON 836 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN A DUSTING AND 1 INCH BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS. IMPACTS... * ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. * BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL BE ICY AND HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ MIZ080-172145- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.141117T2100Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 836 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
320 WWUS43 KIWX 171453 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 953 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 OHZ016-024-025-171600- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-141117T1500Z/ PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA... FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA... SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON 953 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. STEADIER SNOWFALL HAS MOVED EAST OF THE REGION. A FEW FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE TODAY WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND ICY IN SPOTS THIS MORNING. && $$ MIZ077>079-172300- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.141117T1800Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 953 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ080-172300- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.141117T2100Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 953 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHLY VARIABLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT 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. && $$
639 WWUS43 KIWX 172013 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 313 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 MIZ077>079-180415- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 313 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ080-180415- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.141117T2100Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 313 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT 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. && $$
838 WWUS43 KIWX 180354 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1054 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 MIZ077>079-181100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1054 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 12 INCHES OR HIGHER POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ080-181100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 1054 PM EST MON NOV 17 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST TUESDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH TUESDAY. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT 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. && $$
289 WWUS43 KIWX 180624 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 124 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 INZ003>005-181430- /O.EXA.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE 124 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 /1224 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2014/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THIS SNOWFALL WILL BE NEAR AND NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 20 AND THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR AND NORTH OF THE TOLL ROAD. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD AND US HIGHWAY 20. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ077>079-181430- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 124 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ MIZ080-181430- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 124 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
400 WWUS43 KIWX 181207 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 707 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ077>079-182015- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 707 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ INZ003>005-182015- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE 707 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 /607 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2014/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MOST OF THIS SNOWFALL WILL BE NEAR AND NORTH OF US HIGHWAY 20 AND THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR AND NORTH OF THE TOLL ROAD. SNOWFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD AND US HIGHWAY 20. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ080-182015- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 707 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT 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. && $$
037 WWUS43 KIWX 181606 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1106 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ077>079-190000- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1106 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES INTO THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MUCH OF BERRIEN COUNTY INTO WESTERN CASS COUNTY. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003>005-190000- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE 1106 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 /1006 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2014/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD AND WEST OF US HIGHWAY 31...BUT BRIEF IMPACTS IN VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS MOVE EAST NORTHEAST. SNOWFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD AND US HIGHWAYS 2 AND 31. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ MIZ080-190000- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 1106 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS TO MAINLY WESTERN PARTS OF BRANCH COUNTY. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
572 WWUS43 KIWX 181610 CCA WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1109 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ077>079-190000- /O.COR.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 1109 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES INTO THIS EVENING...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR AS WELL...ESPECIALLY ACROSS MUCH OF BERRIEN COUNTY INTO WESTERN CASS COUNTY. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ INZ003>005-190000- /O.COR.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE 1109 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 /1009 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2014/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD AND WEST OF US HIGHWAY 31...BUT BRIEF IMPACTS IN VISIBILITY MAY OCCUR INTO THIS AFTERNOON AS ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS MOVE EAST NORTHEAST. SNOWFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH TO ONE INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR WITH THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD AND US HIGHWAYS 2 AND 31. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ080-190000- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 1109 AM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS TO MAINLY WESTERN PARTS OF BRANCH COUNTY. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE SNOW. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT 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. && $$
105 WWUS43 KIWX 182033 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 333 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 INZ003>005-MIZ079-182145- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 333 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 /233 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2014/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO EVENING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MAINLY IN OUTLYING AREAS. && $$ MIZ080-182145- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-141119T0000Z/ BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER...BRONSON 333 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO EVENING. LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE MAINLY IN OUTLYING AREAS. && $$ MIZ077-078-190445- /O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0500Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 333 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING...BUT SLOWLY DIMINISH. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
161 WWUS43 KIWX 182108 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 408 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ077-078-190515- /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.A.0007.141119T2100Z-141121T0900Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0500Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 408 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING...BUT SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 ABOVE ZERO. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ INZ003>006-MIZ079-080-190515- /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.A.0007.141119T2100Z-141121T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON 408 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 /308 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2014/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD BRING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE LOCATION OF THE BANDS WILL VARY BUT SHOULD REMAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLOWLY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WATCH PERIOD. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
218 WWUS43 KIWX 190452 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1152 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 MIZ077-078-191300- /O.EXP.KIWX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141119T0500Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.WS.A.0007.141119T2100Z-141121T0900Z/ BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1152 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT EST. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS REDEVELOP. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT OF LESS THAN AN INCH. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY BRING 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS STILL POSSIBLE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF MORE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ INZ003>006-MIZ079-080-191300- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.A.0007.141119T2100Z-141121T0900Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...STURGIS... THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON 1152 PM EST TUE NOV 18 2014 /1052 PM CST TUE NOV 18 2014/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ACCUMULATIONS: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD BRING 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THE LOCATION OF THE BANDS WILL VARY BUT SHOULD REMAIN ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. THE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLOWLY THURSDAY NIGHT. * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WATCH PERIOD. THIS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON ROADS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. IMPACTS... * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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 Nov 17, 4:10 AM EST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 4:10 AM EST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
410 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 633 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014
LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT FROM CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH
OHIO. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A DUSTING ALONG THE
INDIANA...MICHIGAN STATE LINE TO AS MUCH AS 5 INCHES OVER PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL INDIANA AND OHIO. WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MANY PARTS OF THE REGION. LOWS
TONIGHT WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA ON TONDAY WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW CHANCES INCREASING THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST
MICHIGAN.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 408 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
A VERY CHALLENGING FORECAST WITH RESPECT TO LAKE EFFECT SETUP
TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHORT RANGE AND HIRES GUIDANCE SHOWING A MYRIAD
OF SOLUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO WHEN AND WHERE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BANDS WILL SET UP. THESE WESTERLY FLOW EVENTS ARE OFTEN
CHALLENGING GIVEN THE VERY SHORT FETCH AND SOUTHERN EXTENT.
FIRST OFF...WILL KEEP THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY GOING IN SOUTHEAST
FOR A LITTLE LONGER THIS MORNING. WHILE MOST SNOW HAS ENDED A SECOND
SURGE OVER CENTRAL INDIANA IS WORKING NORTHEAST AND MAY CLIP EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THIS AREA. ROADS REMAIN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ACROSS
THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE ADVISORY AND WITH MORNING TRAFFIC ABOUT
TO PICK UP PREFER TO LEAVE HEADLINE IN PLACE FOR POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL. WILL EVALUATE SHORTLY IF LIGHT SNOW DOES NOT MATERIALIZE AND
SEE IF ROAD CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
THE LAKE EFFECT EVENT WILL FEATURE AN INCREDIBLE SURFACE TO 700MB DELTA
T IN THE MID 30S...A VERY RARE AND EXTREME VALUE FOR OUR AREA AND
ONE THIS FORECASTER HAS PERSONALLY NEVER SEEN BEFORE. LAKE INDUCED
CAPES NEARING 1000 J/KG WITH EQUILIBRIUM HEIGHTS TO 15-17KFT. DEPTH
OF MOISTURE IS NOT AS GREAT AS ONE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BUT SATURATED
LAYER DOES EXTEND TO 10KFT AT TIMES...WHICH COUPLED WITH THE EXTREME
INSTABILITY SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR VERY INTENSE SNOW BANDS. MODEL
CROSS SECTIONS SHOW VERY STRONG OMEGA WITHIN THE SATURATED DGZ AGAIN
SUPPORTING THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT. THE PROBLEMS REALLY LIE IN BAND
ORIENTATION AND WHERE THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE HEAVY SNOW WILL BE.
BESIDES A SHORT FETCH OVER THE LAKE...THERE IS QUITE A BIT OF
DIRECTIONAL WIND SHEAR AND THE AMOUNT VARIES BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT
MODELS. 850MB FLOW IS GENERALLY WEST NORTHWEST WHILE 925MB FLOW IS
WEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST. SOME CONCERN THIS COULD LEAD TO SHEARING IN
THE CLOUD LAYER AND LIMIT AMOUNTS DESPITE THE INSTABILITY. THIS MAY
BE A REASON A FEW MODELS ARE NOT OVERLY IMPRESSIVE WITH QPF VALUES
WHILE OTHERS ARE. THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF MOST BANDS SHOULD BE RIGHT
ALONG THE INDIANA/MICHIGAN STATE LINE...POSSIBLY DOWN TO NEAR THE
TOLL ROAD. VERY DIFFICULT TO NARROW DOWN THIS EXACT BUT IMPORTANT
LOCATION AS IMPACTS ALONG THE TOLL ROAD WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT IF
BANDS WERE TO SETUP ALONG THIS CORRIDOR. THE STRONG WIND FIELD
SHOULD ALSO CARRY BANDS WELL INLAND AND LIKELY LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS
NEAR THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE. WITH ALL THIS IN MIND ALONG WITH
COLLABORATION WITH KGRR WILL UPGRADE TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
BERRIEN...CASS AND WILL ALSO INCLUDE ST. JOSEPH COUNTY MICHIGAN IN
THE WARNING. GENERAL 6 TO 10 INCHES FOR NOW GIVEN THE CONCERNS OVER
SHORT FETCH AND SHEAR BUT LOCAL AMOUNTS OF A FOOT OR MORE NOT OUT OF
THE QUESTION. ADDED BRANCH COUNTY TO AN ADVISORY BASED ON
TRAJECTORIES AND INLAND REACH. DEBATED HEADLINES FOR EXTREME
NORTHERN LAPORTE...ST. JOSEPH AND ELKHART COUNTIES IN INDIANA BUT AT
THIS TIME THERE REMAINS TOO MUCH UNCERTAINTY AND DOUBT GIVEN THE
WIND SHEAR AND WESTERLY FETCH. DID GO WITH 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN
THIS REGION FOR NOW BUT BEST WINDOW FOR BANDS GETTING TO THESE
LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY BE TONIGHT WHEN DEEPER SYNOPTIC MOISTURE
ARRIVES WITH UPPER TROUGH. THUS WILL DEFER ANY HEADLINES HERE TO DAY
SHIFT WHICH MAY BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE ACTUAL BANDS ARE ALIGNING AND
GET A FEW MORE HIRES MODEL RUNS IN. PEOPLE IN NORTHERN PARTS OF
THESE COUNTIES SHOULD REMAIN AWARE AND CHECK ON FORECASTS LATER
TODAY.
OTHERWISE WILL SEE FALLING TEMPS TODAY BEHIND ARCTIC FRONT. MAY SEE
TEMPS BECOME STEADY BRIEFLY TODAY BEFORE SECONDARY SURGE ARRIVES
WITH CLOUDS INCREASING AGAIN. STEEP LAPSE RATES WITH COLD AIR
INTRUSION AND WEAK SHORT WAVE ENERGY MAY SUPPORT SOME LIGHT SNOW
SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON SO WENT ALONG WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES AND
ADDED LOW CHANCE POPS. FLURRIES TONIGHT AWAY FROM THE LAKE AND
FRIGID TEMPS DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AWAY FROM LAKE PLUME.
WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND TEN BELOW
TONIGHT...AGAIN SOMETHING THIS FORECASTER HAS NOT SEEN IN MID
NOVEMBER IN THIS PART OF THE COUNTRY.
&&
.LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY)
ISSUED AT 408 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
INDIANA/MICHIGAN BORDER TUESDAY...
A HIGHLY AMPLIFIED TROF WILL BE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES REGION AT THE START OF THE PERIOD. VERY COLD AIR WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...WITH WINDY WEATHER CAUSING WINTER STORM
CONDITIONS OF MUCH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE VICINITY OF SNOW
SHOWERS. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS INCLUDED AREAS
DOWNSTREAM OF LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE
INLAND ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RISE OUT OF
THE TEENS TUESDAY AS THE CORE OF THE ARCTIC AIR MOVES OVER THE AREA
WITH 850 MB TEMPS DROPPING CLOSE TO -20C. GIVEN A LIMITED FETCH AND
DRY AIR UPSTREAM...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE UP TO 2
INCHES...HOWEVER...VERY LOW VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL ISSUES. THE COLDEST HIGH AT FT
WAYNE FOR TUESDAY IS 26F...AND THIS RECORD COULD POSSIBLY BE BROKEN
BY 10 DEGREES.
THE NEXT SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY. SNOW RATIOS
SHOULD BE AROUND 17 TO 1. THE GARCIA/MIXING RATIO METHOD ON THE 285K
SURFACE SUGGESTS UP TO AROUND AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN AREAS. OTHERWISE...RAISED TEMPERATURES THIS
COMING WEEKEND INLINE WITH SUPERBLEND GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES. GIVEN
THESE WARMER TEMPERATURES...ANY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE MAINLY
LIQUID.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1238 AM EST MON NOV 17 2014
LIGHT SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF TERMINALS BUT MVFR/IFR CIGS REMAIN
ACROSS THE REGION. WILL LIKELY SEE CIGS BOUNCE AROUND THROUGH THE
NIGHT. A BRIEF PERIOD OF VERY LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE AROUND KFWA
TOWARD 10Z WITH MOST VIS RESTRICTIONS LIKELY EAST OF TERMINAL.
PARTIAL CLEARING TODAY BEHIND ARCTIC COLD FRONT BUT TRAJECTORIES
OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN TO KEEP KSBN IN CLOUD SHIELD. DIURNAL CLOUDS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON WITH COLD AIR ADVECTION. WINDS
WILL ALSO INCREASE WITH MIXING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN
DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN WITH RESPECT TO KSBN TERMINAL GIVEN A
WESTERLY FLOW. AIRPORT LIKELY TO REMAIN ON SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF
SNOW BANDS AND COULD BE IN AND OUT OF THEM THIS AFTERNOON BUT
ESPECIALLY TONIGHT.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR INZ018-
025>027-032>034.
MI...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY FOR MIZ077>079.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST
TUESDAY FOR MIZ080.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR OHZ004-
005-015-016-024-025.
LM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LMZ043-
046.
GALE WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM EST TUESDAY FOR
LMZ043-046.
&&
SYNOPSIS...BENTLEY
SHORT TERM...LASHLEY
LONG TERM...SKIPPER
AVIATION...LASHLEY
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANAHazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 3:49 PM EST, 12 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 349 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 MIZ077-078-172100- BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS 349 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY ACCUMULATE TO AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AS WELL AS BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FOR MORE DETAILS. WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ003>005-MIZ079-172100- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS 349 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 /249 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MAINLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ006>009-012>017-020-022>024-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-172100- LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN- KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER... COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD 349 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 /249 PM CST SUN NOV 16 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN...NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL IMPACT AREAS MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A MEDARYVILLE TO GOSHEN TO COLDWATER MICHIGAN LINE THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF INCH TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHICH MAY ALLOW ROADS TO BECOME SLICK IN SPOTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6 IN NORTHERN INDIANA AND POSSIBLY PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN OHIO. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ018-025>027-032>034-OHZ004-005-015-016-024-025-172100- ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-DEFIANCE-HENRY- PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER... PORTLAND...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 349 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT. FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MONITOR THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCT FROM THIS OFFICE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 5 ABOVE TO NEARLY 10 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS OF SNOWFALL TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-172100- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 349 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 16, 10:52 PM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1052 PM EST SUN NOV 16 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1049 PM SNOW NAPOLEON 41.39N 84.13W
11/16/2014 M3.8 INCH HENRY OH EMERGENCY MNGR
UPDATED STORM TOTAL...0.8 INCHES SINCE 9 PM EST
&&
NGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:43 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch | 35 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2014Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
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.