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Gale Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this gale warning at Jan 7, 2015, 4:00 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2015, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2015, 4:00 PM EST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2015, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2015, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
283 WHUS73 KIWX 072100 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 400 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 LMZ043-046-080500- /O.CAN.KIWX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.SC.Y.0003.150107T2100Z-150108T1800Z/ /O.CAN.KIWX.UP.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150107T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.GL.W.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.UP.W.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T1500Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 400 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES. WINDS VEER WEST TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES...5 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * FREEZING SPRAY...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
6 follow-up statements
956 WHUS73 KIWX 080348 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1048 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 LMZ043-046-081200- /O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1800Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.UP.W.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T1500Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1048 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 40 KNOT GALES. WINDS VEER WEST TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES...5 TO 10 FEET THURSDAY BUILDING TO 6 TO 12 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. * FREEZING SPRAY...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
005 WHUS73 KIWX 080930 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 430 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 LMZ043-046-081730- /O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1800Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.UP.W.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T1500Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 430 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS INCREASING TO 35 KNOT GALES THIS AFTERNOON AND 40 KNOTS TONIGHT... THEN VEERING WEST TO 35 KNOTS FRIDAY. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
856 WHUS73 KIWX 081630 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1130 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 LMZ043-046-090030- /O.CON.KIWX.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1800Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.UP.W.0003.150108T1800Z-150109T1500Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1130 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFTING SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 KNOT GALES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. * FREEZING SPRAY...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
899 WHUS73 KIWX 082105 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 405 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 LMZ043-046-090515- /O.EXT.KIWX.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T0900Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 405 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS VEERING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 40 TO 45 KNOT GALES OVERNIGHT. WEST TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES UNTIL LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES...6 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * FREEZING SPRAY...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
876 WHUS73 KIWX 090400 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1100 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 LMZ043-046-091200- /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T0900Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 1100 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOT GALES OVERNIGHT. WEST TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOT GALES FRIDAY MORNING. * WAVES...8 TO 14 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY. * FREEZING SPRAY...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 22 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY...AND/OR WAVES GREATER THAN 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
236 WHUS73 KIWX 090930 MWWIWX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 430 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 LMZ043-046-091730- /O.CON.KIWX.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T1500Z/ /O.CON.KIWX.UP.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150110T0900Z/ NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 430 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES...8 TO 12 FEET SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. * FREEZING SPRAY...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING MEANS HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY ACCUMULATE ON VESSELS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS NOT TRAINED TO OPERATE IN THESE CONDITIONS OR VESSELS NOT PROPERLY EQUIPPED TO DO SO...REMAIN IN PORT OR AVOID THE WARING AREA. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX/?N=MARINE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Jan 7, 3:27 PM EST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 3:27 PM EST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
327 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 347 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015
AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES
TODAY RESULTING IN BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WITH BRISK WINDS...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS... AND BLOWING SNOW. HIGHS TODAY WILL RANGE
FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF OUR AREA TO AROUND
10 ABOVE OVER THE NORTHEAST. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 10
BELOW OVER SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF OUR AREA TO AROUND 5 BELOW
NORTHEAST. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE IT FEEL COLDER WITH WIND
CHILLS IN THE 15 BELOW TO 30 BELOW RANGE... LOWEST TONIGHT.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 327 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ONGOING AT PRESS TIME BUT SHOULD DISSIPATE
FAIRLY QUICKLY THIS EVENING. BEHEMOTH 1055MB SURFACE HIGH
CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD
THIS EVENING IN RESPONSE TO QUICK MIDLEVEL HEIGHT RISES AND AVA IN
THE WAKE OF LIFTING NORTHEAST CONUS TROUGH. CENTER OF ANTICYCLONIC
BUBBLE LOOKS TO BE OVER THE TN VALLEY BY EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.
THIS WILL CAUSE LOW LEVEL WINDS TO QUICKLY BACK TO A WEST AND
EVENTUALLY SOUTHWEST DIRECTION THIS EVENING. NOT ONLY WILL THIS
DISRUPT THE MAIN CONVERGENT BAND OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN...A
PROCESS ALREADY WELL UNDERWAY...IT WILL SHIFT RESIDUAL CONVECTION
NORTHWARD. WEST/SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO DRASTICALLY REDUCE THE
FETCH AND ENTRAIN MUCH DRIER AIR. RAPIDLY BUILDING SUBSIDENCE WILL
LEAD TO CRASHING INVERSION HEIGHTS AS WELL. ALL OF THESE FACTORS
POINT TO A FAIRLY QUICK DECAY OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW EARLY THIS
EVENING IN ALL BUT BERRIEN AND PERHAPS CASS COUNTIES WHERE VERY
LIGHT SNOW COULD PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. AFTER
COORDINATION WITH LONG TERM FORECASTER AND NWS OFFICE IN GRAND
RAPIDS...WILL LET CURRENT ADVISORY EXPIRE AS PLANNED (DESPITE A
FEW HOURS OF LINGERING LIGHT SNOW) IN ORDER TO ALLOW FOR SIMPLE
ISSUANCE OF NEW ADVISORY FOR TOMORROW NIGHT'S EVENT.
OTHER MAIN STORY OVERNIGHT WILL BE THE BITTERLY COLD TEMPS. LATEST
GUIDANCE NOT MUCH DIFFERENT FOR OVERNIGHT LOWS. STILL EXPECT VALUES
AROUND -5F IN MICHIGAN AND -12F IN OUR SOUTHERN COUNTIES. WEAKER
GRADIENT AND LACK OF LAKE MODIFICATION/CLOUD COVER WILL ALLOW FOR
THE COLDER TEMPS IN OUR SOUTH. THERE WILL HOWEVER STILL BE A DECENT
GRADIENT WIND THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. LATEST WIND FORECAST NOT
ALL THAT DIFFERENT BUT DID INCREASE JUST ENOUGH TO PUSH OUR NORTHERN
COUNTIES PAST THE WARNING CRITERIA OF -25F FOR A FEW HOURS TOMORROW
MORNING. HAVE THEREFORE EXPANDED THE WIND CHILL WARNING TO INCLUDE
OUR ENTIRE CWA. NO CHANGE TO END TIME AS AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RISE
TO THE LOWER TEENS AND WIND CHILLS CLIMB TO AROUND -10F.
&&
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 327 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
MAIN FOCUS FOR THIS PERIOD WILL BE ACCUMULATING SNOW ACROSS
ESPECIALLY NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW CONCERNS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON-FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR FAR NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
A PROGRESSIVE 1040 MB SFC ANTICYCLONE WILL EXIT THE OHIO VALLEY
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY SETTING UP A PERIOD OF LOW LEVEL ISENTROPIC
LIFT DURING THE EARLIER PORTIONS OF THE DAY. MUCH OF THIS INITIAL
LIFT WILL SPENT ON TOP-DOWN SATURATION. BY LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY
EVENING A LEAD SHORT WAVE CURRENTLY APPROACHING BC/NW CONUS WILL
RACE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES ALLOWING AN ENHANCED
LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC ZONE TO PUSH ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP...POSSIBLY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS ENHANCED LOW LEVEL
BAROCLINICITY BY THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. A QUICK BURST OF 1
TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL
HEIGHT GRADIENT WILL INCREASE SHARPLY IN THE 21Z-03Z TIMEFRAME AS A
MORE VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE CURRENTLY ACROSS NORTHWEST
TERRITORIES/NUNAVUT CANADA DROPS INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION. THIS
WILL CREATE CONCERN OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH THE NEW
SNOW/RECENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
STRONGEST SYNOPTIC FORCING IS EXPECTED CENTERED AROUND THE 00Z
TIMEFRAME THURSDAY EVENING...WITH VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS LOOKING
MORE AND MORE LIKELY FOR THE THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE DUE TO
COMBINATION OF SNOW/BLOWING SNOW.
MODEL TIME/HEIGHT SECTIONS DEPICT STRONGEST UPWARD VERTICAL MOTION
IN THE LOWEST 150 MB WHICH IS ALSO CO-LOCATED WITH CORE OF DGZ. ONE
POSSIBLE NEGATIVE FACTOR FOR HIGHER SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS MAY BE
VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL FLOW LEADING TO DENDRITE FRACTURING.
HOWEVER...WITH VERY LOW BASED DGZ WOULD THINK THAT 20:1 RATIOS ARE
AT LEAST A POSSIBILITY. OTHER COMPONENT OF THIS EVENT WHICH WILL BE
OF CONCERN IS LAKE ENHANCEMENT TO SYNOPTIC WAVE...LEADING TO HIGHER
ACCUMS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AS LOW LEVEL WINDS VEER MORE
WESTERLY DURING THE EVENING. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS SHOULD LINGER INTO FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH DEPTH OF INSTABILITY IS
NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS YESTERDAYS/TODAYS LAKE EFFECT
EVENT. WHILE NOT A GREAT DEAL OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT PRECIP WILL
LIKELY ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...HIGH SNOW/LIQUID RATIOS SHOULD LEAD
TO 2-5 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.
GIVEN EXPECTATION OF WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH INTO
THURSDAY NIGHT...WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
FOR EXTREME NORTHERN INDIANA/SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THURSDAY
AFTERNOON-FRIDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH TRANSITIONING TO MORE OF A
BLOWING SNOW CONCERN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IT SHOULD BE NOTED
GUIDANCE HAS TRENDED STRONGER WITH THIS VORT MAX FOR THURSDAY
NIGHT...WITH MORE DIGGING...AND A FURTHER SOUTHWARD ADJUSTMENT OF
LIGHT ACCUMS MAY BE NEEDED EVENTUALLY TO THE US ROUTE 30 CORRIDOR.
WIND CHILLS SHOULD ALSO BE AROUND THE 10 BELOW TO 15 BELOW RANGE
THURSDAY NIGHT.
SLIGHT FLOW DEAMPLIFICATION EXPECTED FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE
WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR SOME MODERATION OF ARCTIC AIR MASS BY SUNDAY
WHEN HIGHS SHOULD REACH BACK INTO THE 20S. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS HAVE
ALSO TRENDED TOWARD A MORE WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL CONFLUENT ZONE
ACTING ON RETREATING BOUNDARY FOR SUNDAY-MONDAY...ALONG WITH A MORE
PRONOUNCED SOUTHERN STREAM SHORT WAVE. HAVE INCREASED POPS FOR THIS
PERIOD...AND MAY NEED TO WATCH THIS PERIOD FOR THE POTENTIAL OF
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS LATE THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z THURSDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1235 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
ARCTIC AIR SPILLING OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IN NNW FLOW CONTINUES TO
SUPPORT WIDESPREAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHERN
INDIANA. PERIODIC IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE REST OF
THE AFTERNOON WITH LATEST RADAR IMAGERY STILL SHOWING A STRONG
CONVERGENT BAND OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. BRIEF BREAK EXPECTED AT
KFWA AS MAIN BAND SHIFTS SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. ANOTHER ROUND OF
SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON THOUGH AS FLOW BEGINS TO
BACK TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED
BY LATE THIS EVENING GIVEN BACKING FLOW...LOWERING INVERSION
HEIGHTS...AND DRY AIR ADVECTION. NEXT CHANCE OF SNOW WILL ARRIVE
TOMORROW EVENING...JUST OUTSIDE THIS TAF PERIOD.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON EST /11 AM CST/ THURSDAY FOR
INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM EST /2 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 5
PM EST /4 PM CST/ FRIDAY FOR INZ003>007.
MI...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY FOR MIZ077>081.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY
FOR MIZ077>081.
OH...WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON EST THURSDAY FOR OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025.
LM...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY FOR LMZ043-046.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LMZ043-046.
GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
LMZ043-046.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JT
SHORT TERM...AGD
LONG TERM...MARSILI
AVIATION...AGD
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANAHazardous weather outlook, Jan 7, 5:56 AM EST, 10 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 556 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005- 015-016-024-025-081100- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN- MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE... MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR... BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON... ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 556 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 /456 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME EVEN COLDER LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A FRESH SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR SPREADS ACROSS THE AREA MAKING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE FAR INLAND BRINGING 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW TO FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND MUCH OF NORTHERN INDIANA BY LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS EARLY THURSDAY WILL MODERATE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. INTERMITTENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH SOME LIGHT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AMOUNTS AND ROAD CONDITIONS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-081100- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 556 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NORTHWEST GALES AND HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY ARE EXPECTED TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY GALES ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT THE REST OF THE WEEK. && 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, Jan 7, 10:09 AM EST, 5 hours 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1009 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0933 AM SNOW 3 W NILES 41.84N 86.30W
01/07/2015 M2.5 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION NILES 2.7 W /MI-BN-4/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0745 AM SNOW 1 ESE BUCHANAN 41.82N 86.34W
01/07/2015 M2.0 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION BUCHANAN 1.4 ESE /MI-BN-3/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0741 AM SNOW 2 ENE GULIVOIRE PARK 41.62N 86.22W
01/07/2015 M2.1 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SOUTH BEND 4.6 SE
/IN-SJ-28/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 7, 10:26 AM EST, 5 hours 34 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1026 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0749 AM SNOW 2 SW LA PORTE 41.59N 86.74W
01/07/2015 M1.0 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0747 AM SNOW 4 NNW NORTH ADAMS 42.01N 84.56W
01/07/2015 M1.0 INCH HILLSDALE MI COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0715 AM SNOW 1 WNW GOSHEN 41.58N 85.86W
01/07/2015 M1.5 INCH ELKHART IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0651 AM SNOW LITCHFIELD 42.05N 84.75W
01/07/2015 M1.6 INCH HILLSDALE MI COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0603 AM SNOW 3 ENE CROOKED LAKE 41.70N 84.99W
01/07/2015 M1.5 INCH STEUBEN IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 7, 10:27 AM EST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1027 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0927 AM SNOW 3 WSW MIDDLEBURY 41.66N 85.76W
01/07/2015 M1.8 INCH ELKHART IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 10 HOUR TOTAL.
0842 AM SNOW MILLERSBURG 41.52N 85.70W
01/07/2015 M1.2 INCH ELKHART IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 9 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 7, 10:31 AM EST, 5 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1031 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0933 AM SNOW 3 W NILES 41.84N 86.30W
01/07/2015 M2.5 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
APPROX. 10 HOUR TOTAL.
0927 AM SNOW 3 WSW MIDDLEBURY 41.66N 85.76W
01/07/2015 M1.8 INCH ELKHART IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 10 HOUR TOTAL.
0842 AM SNOW MILLERSBURG 41.52N 85.70W
01/07/2015 M1.2 INCH ELKHART IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 9 HOUR TOTAL.
0749 AM SNOW 2 SW LA PORTE 41.59N 86.74W
01/07/2015 M1.0 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
APPROX 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0747 AM SNOW 4 NNW NORTH ADAMS 42.01N 84.56W
01/07/2015 M1.0 INCH HILLSDALE MI COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0745 AM SNOW 1 ESE BUCHANAN 41.82N 86.34W
01/07/2015 M2.0 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
APPROX 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0741 AM SNOW 2 ENE GULIVOIRE PARK 41.62N 86.22W
01/07/2015 M2.1 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0720 AM SNOW 2 ENE GEORGETOWN 41.74N 86.19W
01/07/2015 M2.6 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0715 AM SNOW 1 WNW GOSHEN 41.58N 85.86W
01/07/2015 M1.5 INCH ELKHART IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0707 AM SNOW 2 E CONSTANTINE 41.84N 85.63W
01/07/2015 M2.5 INCH ST. JOSEPH MI COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0700 AM SNOW 1 S THREE RIVERS 41.93N 85.63W
01/07/2015 M3.0 INCH ST. JOSEPH MI CO-OP OBSERVER
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0700 AM SNOW 1 S ROSELAND 41.70N 86.25W
01/07/2015 M2.0 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN CO-OP OBSERVER
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0654 AM SNOW 3 E CHAIN-O-LAKES 41.71N 86.32W
01/07/2015 M3.4 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0651 AM SNOW LITCHFIELD 42.05N 84.75W
01/07/2015 M1.6 INCH HILLSDALE MI COCORAHS
APPROX. 8 HOUR TOTAL.
0626 AM SNOW 2 SSE STEVENSVILLE 41.99N 86.51W
01/07/2015 M2.1 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
APPROX. 7 HOUR TOTAL.
0603 AM SNOW 3 ENE CROOKED LAKE 41.70N 84.99W
01/07/2015 M1.5 INCH STEUBEN IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 7 HOUR TOTAL.
0536 AM SNOW 1 WNW JIMTOWN 41.64N 86.04W
01/07/2015 M1.0 INCH ELKHART IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 6 HOUR TOTAL.
0500 AM SNOW 1 WSW PLYMOUTH 41.34N 86.34W
01/07/2015 M1.0 INCH MARSHALL IN CO-OP OBSERVER
APPROX. 6 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 7, 12:20 PM EST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1220 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1209 PM SNOW SAINT JOSEPH 42.10N 86.49W
01/07/2015 E1.7 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
1205 PM SNOW CASSOPOLIS 41.91N 86.01W
01/07/2015 E7.0 INCH CASS MI PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
1202 PM SNOW MICHIGAN CITY 41.71N 86.88W
01/07/2015 E1.0 INCH LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
OCCASIONAL WHITE OUTS FROM BLOWING SNOW.
SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
1200 PM SNOW DOWAGIAC 41.98N 86.11W
01/07/2015 E5.5 INCH CASS MI PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 5 TO 6 INCHES SINCE LAST NIGHT.
SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
1120 AM SNOW ELKHART 41.69N 85.97W
01/07/2015 E2.0 INCH ELKHART IN PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
1115 AM SNOW GOSHEN 41.58N 85.84W
01/07/2015 M1.0 INCH ELKHART IN PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
1115 AM SNOW BENTON HARBOR 42.12N 86.45W
01/07/2015 E2.0 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
MAIN ROADS SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. SNOW
DURATION 12 HOURS.
1111 AM SNOW 1 E INDIAN VILLAGE 41.71N 86.21W
01/07/2015 M2.4 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
1100 AM SNOW BRISTOL 41.72N 85.82W
01/07/2015 E1.5 INCH ELKHART IN PUBLIC
SNOW DURATION 12 HOURS.
1001 AM SNOW 1 ESE MAGICIAN LAKE 42.06N 86.14W
01/07/2015 M5.2 INCH CASS MI COCORAHS
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0943 AM SNOW BARRON LAKE 41.84N 86.18W
01/07/2015 M3.2 INCH CASS MI COCORAHS
APPROX 12 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Jan 7, 1:22 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
122 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0120 PM SNOW 1 S ELKHART 41.67N 85.97W
01/07/2015 M4.0 INCH ELKHART IN PUBLIC
TOTAL SINCE 6 PM EST 1/6.
0119 PM SNOW SOUTH BEND 41.68N 86.27W
01/07/2015 M2.5 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN PUBLIC
TOTAL SINCE MIDNIGHT.
0118 PM SNOW CONSTANTINE 41.84N 85.67W
01/07/2015 E3.0 INCH ST. JOSEPH MI PUBLIC
TOTAL SINCE 5 AM EST.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | IWX | 21 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | IWX | 60 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:00 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Adams, Allen, Blackford, Cass, DeKalb, Elkhart and 15 more | 48 hr |
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