Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Northern Indiana

Issued

Feb 14, 2015, 3:24 PM EST (20:24 UTC)

Expired

Feb 14, 2015, 8:28 PM EST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Starke County, IN, Cass County, MI

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.

857 
WWUS43 KIWX 142024
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-150430-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.BZ.W.0001.150214T2024Z-150215T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0006.150215T0300Z-150215T1200Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 /224 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
   CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY RANGING BETWEEN 3 AND 7 
   INCHES. DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...EXACT TOTALS 
   MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIER 
   SNOWBANDS SET UP. 

 * BLOWING SNOW...SNOWFALL WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG
   WINDS TODAY...DIMINISHING TONIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST GUSTS AS
   HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS
   WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. EVEN LOCATIONS
   WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY
   EXPERIENCE PERIODIC WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS
   EVENING BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE.

 * DANGEROUS COLD...WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 
   10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

IMPACTS...

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

 * STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN SOME 
   POWER OUTAGES. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

INZ012-014>016-150430-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.BZ.W.0001.150214T2024Z-150215T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0006.150215T0300Z-150215T1200Z/
STARKE-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 /224 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
SUNDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL 
   CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS 
   GENERALLY RANGING BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. DUE TO THE NATURE 
   OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...EXACT TOTALS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY 
   DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOWBANDS SET UP. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
   ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
   40 TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. WHITEOUT
   CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY
   EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS.

 * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 25 
   BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

IMPACTS...

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

INZ007-009-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-150430-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150215T0200Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0200Z-150215T1600Z/
STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...
DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...
LIBERTY CENTER
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TIMING...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL 
   GRADUALLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION 
   WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE 
   FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH WILL 
   RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT OR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE 
   EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS 
   OPEN AREAS. 

 * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 
   BELOW RANGE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

IMPACTS...

 * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE 
   COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

INZ006-008-MIZ079-150430-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150215T0200Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0200Z-150215T1600Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...
WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TIMING...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL 
   CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. 

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS 
   OF 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE 
   FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL 
   RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT OR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE 
   EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS 
   OPEN AREAS. 

 * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 
   BELOW RANGE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

IMPACTS...

 * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE 
   COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

OHZ015-016-150430-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150215T0200Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0200Z-150215T1600Z/
PAULDING-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS 
   AFTERNOON. ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE 
   EXPECTED. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH 
   AS 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
   SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE 
   QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 
   WHITEOUT OR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES 
   THROUGH EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS. 

 * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 10 BELOW ZERO AND 25 
   BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW... AND 
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

 * PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS EXTREME COLD CAN LEAD TO 
   HYPOTHERMIA. 

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.

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

&&

$$

INZ017-018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-025-150430-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150215T0200Z/
/O.CON.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0200Z-150215T1600Z/
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 
   THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH 
   AS 40 TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND 
   DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES OF LESS 
   THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND 
   BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT OR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE 
   EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS 
   OPEN AREAS. 

 * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 15 BELOW ZERO AND 25 
   BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW... AND 
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED 
   VISIBILITIES. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

 * PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS EXTREME COLD CAN LEAD TO 
   HYPOTHERMIA. 

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.

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

&&

$$

INZ013-150430-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150215T1200Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
324 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE 
   THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AS AN ARCTIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE 
   AREA... WITH BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED BEHIND THIS 
   FRONT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY RANGING BETWEEN 2 AND 4 
   INCHES. DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...EXACT TOTALS 
   MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIER 
   SNOWBANDS SET UP. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW 
   ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH 
   AS 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
   SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. WHITEOUT OR NEAR WHITEOUT 
   CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING... 
   ESPECIALLY ACROSS OPEN AREAS. 

 * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 25 
   BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 

IMPACTS...

 * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE 
   COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

662 
WWUS43 KIWX 150128
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
828 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

INZ003>005-MIZ077-078-150930-
/O.CAN.KIWX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0006.150215T0128Z-150215T1200Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...
DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS
828 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 /728 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY.


HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
   WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT SLOWLY DIMINISH AND MOVE WEST 
   OVERNIGHT.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
   OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA AND EXTREME
   SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THIS EVENT WILL
   VARY BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES.


 * BLOWING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING
   WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. BRIEF
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BEFORE THE GUSTY
   WINDS SUBSIDE.

 * DANGEROUS COLD...WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 10
   BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS
   WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THESE
   DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILLS WHILE IT IS IN EFFECT.

IMPACTS...

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN. 

 * SECONDARY ROADS AND SOME PRIMARY ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE OR
   DOWN TO ONE LANE DUE TO THE DRIFTING. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.

&&


$$

INZ012-014>016-150930-
/O.CAN.KIWX.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150215T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KIWX.WS.W.0006.150215T0128Z-150215T1200Z/
STARKE-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE
828 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 /728 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY. 


HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TIMING...BANDS OF MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
  EVENING BUT SLOWLY DIMINISH AND MOVE WEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER
  OF THE EVENING.

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
   OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA AND EXTREME
   SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THIS EVENT
   WILL VARY BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.


 * BLOWING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING
   WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT. BRIEF
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING WITHIN THE
   LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS BEFORE THE GUSTY WINDS SUBSIDE.

 * DANGEROUS COLD...WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 10
   BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THIS
   WINTER STORM WARNING ALSO SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THESE
   DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILLS WHILE IT IS IN EFFECT.

IMPACTS...

 * VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES WITH
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITHIN THE SNOW BANDS.

 * SECONDARY ROADS AND SOME PRIMARY ROADS MAY BE IMPASSABLE OR
   DOWN TO ONE LANE DUE TO THE DRIFTING. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE
TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.

&&


$$

INZ007-009-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-150930-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150215T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0128Z-150215T1600Z/
STEUBEN-DE KALB-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-
HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...FREMONT...AUBURN...GARRETT...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...
DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...
LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS
828 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

  * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 15 BELOW ZERO AND 25
    BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS...

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 MINUTES
   OR LESS.

 * PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS EXTREME COLD CAN LEAD TO 
   HYPOTHERMIA. 

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.

&&

$$

INZ006-008-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ079-OHZ024-025-150930-
/O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150215T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0128Z-150215T1600Z/
LAGRANGE-NOBLE-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-
HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-ST. JOSEPH MI-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...
OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE
828 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST SUNDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25
   BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS...

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 


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.

&&

$$

INZ013-150930-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150215T1200Z/
PULASKI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE
828 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
SUNDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TIMING...A FEW BANDS OF MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL MOVE
   BACK THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. 

 * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF
   ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM THE ENTIRE
   STORM WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
   WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH OVERNIGHT.
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING BUT
   CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE OVERNIGHT. 

 * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 25
   BELOW ZERO RANGE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS...

 * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE 
   COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
   CONDITIONS. 

 * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 
   MINUTES OR LESS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.