Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this winter storm warning at Jan 5, 2015, 3:05 PM EST for 17 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jan 5, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 15 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2015, 3:05 PM EST (20:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Boone County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Delaware County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hancock County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Henry County, IN, Howard County, IN, Madison County, IN, Marion County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Randolph County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 10:00 PM EST | SNOW 0.8 | 2 W West Lafayette, IN | TOTAL SWOWFALL AS OF 10 PM. NO BLOWING OR DRIFTING WITH NEARLY CALM WINDS. |
| Jan 5, 10:28 PM EST | SNOW 0.4 | Indianapolis, IN | STORM TOTAL AS OF 1030 PM AT NWS INDIANAPOLIS. |
| Jan 5, 11:57 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | 3 Nne West Lafayette, IN | 2.2 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED IN LAST 4 HOURS. ALSO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. |
| Jan 6, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 0.7 | Indianapolis, IN | |
| Jan 6, 12:00 AM EST | SNOW 1.3 | 2 S Castleton, IN | |
| Jan 6, 12:30 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Westfield, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Anderson, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Battle Ground, IN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Jan 6, 1:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.7 | 5 Nne Frankfort, IN | SNOWFALL RATES NEAR 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR |
| Jan 6, 1:15 AM EST | SNOW 1.5 | Indianapolis, IN | 1.5 INCHES MEASURED AT WISH TV |
| Jan 6, 1:30 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Lafayette, IN | AT WLFI |
| Jan 6, 1:30 AM EST | SNOW 3.4 | Westfield, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 1:30 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 S Kokomo, IN | |
| Jan 6, 1:30 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 5 Nne Frankfort, IN | |
| Jan 6, 1:41 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Greenfield, IN | 2 INCHES AT HANCOCK COUNTY 911 CENTER |
| Jan 6, 1:53 AM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Cumberland, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 2:00 AM EST | SNOW 2 | Indianapolis, IN | 2.0 INCHES STORM TOTAL |
| Jan 6, 2:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.9 | 5 Nne Frankfort, IN | |
| Jan 6, 2:16 AM EST | SNOW 2.6 | Indianapolis, IN | AT WISHTV |
| Jan 6, 2:16 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 4 S Castleton, IN | |
| Jan 6, 2:19 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Muncie, IN | ON BALL STATE CAMPUS VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 2:20 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Mccordsville, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 2:26 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 10 N Indianapolis, IN | AT I465 AND MICHIGAN RD AT MARION HAMILTON COUNTY LINE VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 2:30 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Fishers, IN | |
| Jan 6, 2:39 AM EST | SNOW 3.7 | Lynn, IN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Jan 6, 2:44 AM EST | SNOW 3 | Castleton, IN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Jan 6, 2:52 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 5 Ne Indianapolis, IN | 3 INCHES AT 54TH KEYSTONE COLLEGE VIA FACEBOOK |
| Jan 6, 2:53 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Ne Fishers, IN | |
| Jan 6, 3:40 AM EST | SNOW 5.3 | Westfield, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 3:43 AM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Indianapolis, IN | AT RTV6 |
| Jan 6, 3:51 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 E Lawrence, IN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Jan 6, 3:51 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Zionsville, IN | 5.0 INCHES AT 300S AND US 421 VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 3:52 AM EST | SNOW 5.3 | Lafayette, IN | AT WLFI VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 3:57 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Alexandria, IN | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM EST | SNOW 2.1 | Indianapolis, IN | STORM TOTAL 2.1 |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Indianapolis, IN | AT FOX 59 |
| Jan 6, 4:30 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Westfield, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 4:30 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 5 Nne Frankfort, IN | |
| Jan 6, 4:31 AM EST | SNOW 5.6 | Cicero, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 4:51 AM EST | SNOW 1.9 | 1 W Southport, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 4:51 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | Fishers, IN | |
| Jan 6, 5:04 AM EST | SNOW 5.6 | 3 Ne Fishers, IN | |
| Jan 6, 5:10 AM EST | SNOW 5.3 | Anderson, IN | |
| Jan 6, 5:26 AM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Ne Carmel, IN | |
| Jan 6, 5:39 AM EST | SNOW 4.9 | Lynn, IN | VIA FACEBOOK |
| Jan 6, 6:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | 3 Ne Lebanon, IN | MEASURED ON A SNOW BOARD. |
| Jan 6, 6:02 AM EST | SNOW 6 | 3 N Anderson, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 6:10 AM EST | SNOW 6 | Fishers, IN | TWITTER REPORT |
| Jan 6, 6:45 AM EST | SNOW 5 | West Lafayette, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 6:45 AM EST | SNOW 7 | Frankton, IN | |
| Jan 6, 6:50 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Muncie, IN | 1.5 MILES SOUTH OF DELAWARE COUNTY AIRPORT IN MUNCIE |
| Jan 6, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Avon, IN | |
| Jan 6, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Delphi, IN | |
| Jan 6, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Flora, IN | |
| Jan 6, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Muncie, IN | |
| Jan 6, 7:00 AM EST | SNOW 5.8 | Westfield, IN | VIA TWITTER |
| Jan 6, 7:20 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Yorktown, IN | 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW 0.31 WATER EQUIVALENT... VIA FACEBOOK |
| Jan 6, 7:20 AM EST | SNOW 5 | Muncie, IN | TWITTER REPORT |
| Jan 6, 7:57 AM EST | SNOW 4 | Kokomo, IN | |
| Jan 6, 8:00 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Crawfordsville, IN | FOUR TO FIVE INCHES COMMON ACROSS THE COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 201 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
- 971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 123 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
329 WWUS43 KIND 052005 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 305 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING... INZ021-028>031-035>042-046>049-060415- /O.UPG.KIND.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0001.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 305 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 4 TO AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AFTER 7 PM...WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM AROUND 10 PM THROUGH AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND LIKELY PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW...WITH MUCH COLDER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK. 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. && $$ INZ051>053-062>065-060415- /O.EXA.KIND.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS 305 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES APPEARS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AFTER 7 PM...WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM AROUND 10 PM THROUGH AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WHICH MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW...WITH MUCH COLDER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ043>045-054>057-060415- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0002.150106T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHELBYVILLE 305 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES APPEARS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA AFTER 7 PM...WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROM AROUND 10 PM THROUGH AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WHICH MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW...WITH MUCH COLDER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK. 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. && $$ NIELD
3 follow-up statements
525 WWUS43 KIND 060238 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 938 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING... INZ021-028>031-035>042-046>049-061045- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 938 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 4 TO AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA. WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING THROUGH AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING AND LIKELY PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW...WITH MUCH COLDER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ043>045-051>057-062>065-061045- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS 938 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES APPEARS POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THROUGH AROUND 4 AM TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WHICH MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW...WITH MUCH COLDER WIND CHILLS EXPECTED DURING THE MIDDLE PORTION OF THE WEEK. 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. && $$
863 WWUS43 KIND 060843 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 343 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...THE FIRST WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON WILL BE WINDING DOWN LATER THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA... ...LATE TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET AND THIS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS ACROSS CENTRAL INDIANA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... INZ021-028>031-035>042-046>049-061645- /O.NEW.KIND.WC.W.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WC.Y.0001.150107T0600Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 343 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING THROUGH 7 AM. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL GREATLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING AND LIKELY PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW EARLY TODAY. THEN LATE TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET...THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR 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 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 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. && $$ INZ043>045-061645- /O.NEW.KIND.WC.W.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WC.Y.0001.150107T0600Z-150107T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- 343 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT. THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING THROUGH 7 AM. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY WHICH MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW EARLY TODAY. THEN LATE TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET...THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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. 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 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. && $$ INZ051>057-062>065-061645- /O.NEW.KIND.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS 343 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING THROUGH 7 AM. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED 1 INCH PER HOUR FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME IN SPOTS WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE REMOVAL EFFORTS DIFFICULT DURING THAT TIME. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER TODAY WHICH MAY CAUSE DRIFTING AND PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT TO LOW TEEN WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE SNOW EARLY TODAY. THEN BY WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET...THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ INZ060-061-067>072-061645- /O.NEW.KIND.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 343 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET...THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ SMF
045 WWUS43 KIND 061456 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 956 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...SNOWFALL TAPERING TO FLURRIES THIS MORNING... ...EXTREME COLD TO FOLLOW THROUGH MID WEEK... INZ021-028>031-035>042-046>049-062300- /O.EXP.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WC.W.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WC.Y.0001.150107T0600Z-150107T1500Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS 956 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL IS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ONLY A CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND WORSEN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS BEGINNING TONIGHT WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. * WIND CHILL VALUES: LATE TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET...THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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 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. && $$ INZ043>045-062300- /O.EXP.KIND.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WC.W.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WC.Y.0001.150107T0600Z-150107T1500Z/ VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM- 956 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL IS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ONLY A CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND WORSEN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS BEGINNING TONIGHT WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. * WIND CHILL VALUES: LATE TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO. LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET...THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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 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. && $$ INZ051>057-062>065-062300- /O.EXP.KIND.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150106T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIND.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-MONROE-BROWN- BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS 956 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * TIMING: SNOWFALL IS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ONLY A CHANCE OF FLURRIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND WORSEN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS BEGINNING TONIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING OF ANY SNOW ON THE GROUND. * WIND CHILL VALUES: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET... THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ INZ060-061-067>072-062300- /O.CON.KIND.WC.Y.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T1500Z/ SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 956 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES: BY WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET...THIS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ NIELD
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 Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 5, 2:55 PM EST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 2:55 PM EST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 255 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 .UPDATE... LONG TERM SECTION HAS BEEN UPDATED BELOW. && .SYNOPSIS... ISSUED AT 430 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT AND THEN DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO MODERATE AFTER THURSDAY AND SNOW CHANCES WILL RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND. && .NEAR TERM /TODAY/... ISSUED AT 430 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 10-20 MPH LEADING TO WIND CHILLS BOTTOMING OUT BELOW ZERO TO AROUND -15 IN THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COLD TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE TEENS NORTH TO LOW 20S SOUTH EVEN WITH A GOOD DEAL OF SUNSHINE. A GUIDANCE AVERAGE WAS USED FOR HIGHS. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... ISSUED AT 430 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 FORECAST FOCUS IS ON SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND PLACEMENT WITH WINTER STORM TONIGHT AND DANGEROUSLY COLD AIR THAT ARRIVES IN ITS WAKE. MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON TIMING OF ARRIVAL OF QUICK-HITTING CLIPPER SYSTEM TONIGHT AFTER 0Z IN THE NORTHWEST WITH THE STRONGEST FORCING MOVING THROUGH THE AREA 3-9Z. EXCELLENT UPPER FORCING WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES WITH GREAT FORCING EXTENDING SOUTH TO THE I-70 CORRIDOR IN MOST OF THE MODEL GUIDANCE AND QUICKLY TAPERING OFF SOUTH OF THERE. ONLY VERY WEAK FRONTOGENESIS...AND WEAK INSTABILITY IN MOST MODELS /STRONGER IN JUST THE WESTERN COUNTIES IN THE GFS/. A 50+ KT LOW LEVEL JET WILL ALIGN WITH THE UPPER WAVE POINTED TOWARD THE AREA AROUND 6Z MAXIMIZING FORCING ANYWHERE FROM JUST THE NORTHERN COUNTIES /NAM/ TO THE I70 CORRIDOR /GFS/ OR IN BETWEEN /ECMWF/. MOST OF THE GUIDANCE IS MOVING UPPER FORCING OUT BY 12Z WITH JUST THE WEAK SURFACE LOW LEFT MOVING THROUGH SO BROUGHT MAJORITY OF POPS TO AN END BY 12Z. FOR AMOUNTS...MAX QPF AMOUNTS ARE VARYING FROM AROUND 0.2 IN THE ECMWF TO OVER 0.4 IN THE NAM WITH THE GFS AND SREFS IN BETWEEN. THINK THE HIGH VALUES OF THE NAM ARE OVERDONE GIVEN THE ORIGIN OF THE SYSTEM AND NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH...SO STUCK CLOSE TO THE GFS AND SREF QPFS. DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE LAYER IN THE FORECAST SOUNDINGS IS VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR A FEW HOURS ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTH AND THINK THIS COULD LEAD TO A PERIOD OF 1-3 HOURS WHERE RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE AND SNOW RATIOS NEARING 20 TO 1. NOT AS DEEP A LAYER SHOWING UP ALONG THE I 70 CORRIDOR AND FURTHER SOUTH NOT EVEN REACHING SATURATION. WENT WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3-5 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF I 70 WITH 4-6 INCHES NORTH OF A CRAWFORDSVILLE TO NEW CASTLE LINE. WHILE 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN A FEW SPOTS IN THE NORTH DO NOT EXPECT TO SEE THIS WIDESPREAD...AND THE TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THUS WENT WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I 70 CORRIDOR. EXPECT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO DROP OFF RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTH...WITH PERHAPS ONLY A DUSTING ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND FRESH SNOW COVER WILL ENCOURAGE TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET. WINDS WILL PICK UP AND COULD CAUSE BLOWING OF THE LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS WELL AS BRINGING WIND CHILLS DOWN INTO THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE TWENTIES. MODELS ARE HINTING AT A WEAK SURFACE WAVE MOVING THROUGH TO THE SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT/WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT RIGHT NOW LOOKS LIKE THE CWA WILL STAY DRY. COLD ADVECTION AND THE SNOW COVER WILL KEEP HIGHS WEDNESDAY FRIGID AND ONLY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS NORTH TO LOW TEENS SOUTH...AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL SEE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON WITH LOWS AROUND -10 IN THE NORTH TO BELOW 0 IN THE SOUTH AND WIND CHILLS AGAIN IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE TWENTIES. WILL WIND UP NEEDING HEADLINES FOR THESE WIND CHILLS AFTER THE WINTER STORM HAS PASSED. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY/... ISSUED AT 255 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 MODELS INDICATE A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS WEAKER 2ND SURGE OF COLD AIR PUSHES INTO OUR REGION. ADDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS OUR FAR NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT WITH THIS 2ND COLD FRONT. OTHERWISE...DRY AND COLD WEATHER WILL BE THE RULE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FRIDAY AND MOVE ACROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY. MOST MODELS STILL LOOK IFFY FOR PRECIPITATION SUNDAY AND THE GFS IS DRY FRIDAY THROUGH DAY 7. THE 12Z EURO INDICATES OUR BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS. SOME MODELS INDICATE MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FAR SOUTH MONDAY...OTHERWISE IT SHOULD BE MOSTLY SNOW. A MOS BLEND ON TEMPERATURES SEEM REASONABLE MOST PERIODS. ONLY A FEW MINOR CHANGES WERE MADE. && .AVIATION /DISCUSSION FOR THE 051800Z TAFS/... ISSUED AT 1210 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 VFR THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN IFR CEILINGS SNOW ESPECIALLY KIND AND NORTHWARD TONIGHT AND MVFR CEILINGS TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND INDIANA WILL MOVE ON TO THE EAST AND LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL TRACK EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA TUESDAY MORNING. MODELS INDICATE A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE INTO OUR REGION TONIGHT WITH LOWERING CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ESPECIALLY AT KIND AND KLAF. BOTH KHUF AND KBMG WILL BE NEAR SOUTHERN EDGE OF SNOW AND CONDITIONS COULD REMAIN MOSTLY MVFR THERE. THE SNOW WILL PRIMARILY OCCUR FROM 02Z TO ABOUT 09Z...BUT LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. WEST OF NORTHWEST WINDS OF 8 TO 10 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTH AT 5 KNOTS OR LESS BY THIS EVENING AND THEN NORTHWEST UP TO 10 KNOTS BY END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. SOME MODELS INDICATE WINDS MAY BE A LITTLE STRONGER BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WHICH MAY RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL SECTIONS. && .IND WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY FOR INZ021-028>031-035>049-054>057. && SYNOPSIS...CP NEAR TERM...CP SHORT TERM...CP LONG TERM....JH AVIATION...JH VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/IND FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER AND YOUTUBE AT: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLIS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 5:28 AM EST, 9 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 528 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 INZ043>049-054>057-061030- VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- 528 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT OF 3-5 INCHES. HAZARDS: COLD WIND CHILLS. SLICK ROADS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM SNOW. TIMING: WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING. SLICK SPOTS FROM BLACK ICE ON ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TONIGHT STARTING AFTER 7 PM FROM ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. DISCUSSION: COLD AIR ARRIVED OVERNIGHT TO FREEZE WET SPOTS ON ROADS CREATING ICY PATCHES. THE SAME COLD AIR COMBINED WITH WINDS WILL CREATE BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. A CLIPPER TYPE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. OUTLOOK: SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MORE SNOW CHANCES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. DISCUSSION: SNOW WILL COME TO AN END TUESDAY MORNING AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE TWENTIES. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WINDS OF 15-30 MPH COULD COMBINE WITH LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW FOR THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE SEND ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS AT HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/NWSINDIANPOLIS ...HTTP://TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLS OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ021-028>031-035>042-061030- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH- 528 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT OF 4-6 INCHES. HAZARDS: COLD WIND CHILLS. SLICK ROADS. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM SNOW. TIMING: WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING. SLICK SPOTS FROM BLACK ICE ON ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TONIGHT STARTING AFTER 7 PM FROM ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. DISCUSSION: COLD AIR ARRIVED OVERNIGHT TO FREEZE WET SPOTS ON ROADS CREATING ICY PATCHES. THE SAME COLD AIR COMBINED WITH WINDS WILL CREATE BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. A CLIPPER TYPE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. OUTLOOK: SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. BLOWING SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MORE SNOW CHANCES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. DISCUSSION: SNOW WILL COME TO AN END TUESDAY MORNING AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE TWENTIES. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WINDS OF 15-30 MPH COULD COMBINE WITH LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW FOR THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE SEND ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS AT HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/NWSINDIANPOLIS ...HTTP://TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLS OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ051>053-060>065-067>072-061030- VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 528 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO. SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT OF UP TO 2 INCHES. HAZARDS: COLD WIND CHILLS. SLICK ROADS. TIMING: WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING. SLICK SPOTS FROM BLACK ICE ON ROADWAYS THIS MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW AFTER 7 PM. DISCUSSION: COLD AIR ARRIVED OVERNIGHT TO FREEZE WET SPOTS ON ROADS CREATING ICY PATCHES. THE SAME COLD AIR COMBINED WITH WINDS WILL CREATE BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. A CLIPPER TYPE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. OUTLOOK: SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MORE SNOW CHANCES SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. DISCUSSION: SNOW WILL COME TO AN END TUESDAY MORNING AS A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE TWENTIES. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW FOR THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE SEND ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS AT HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/NWSINDIANPOLIS ...HTTP://TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLS OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) CP
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Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:47 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IND | Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton and 25 more | 30 hr |
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