Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Feb 12, 2015, 12:52 PM EST. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 12, 2015, 12:52 PM EST (17:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2015, 9:04 PM EST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
303 WWUS43 KIWX 121752 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1252 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 INZ003-130200- /O.UPG.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0003.150212T1752Z-150213T0300Z/ LA PORTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE 1152 AM CST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOWBANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE THE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWBANDS PERSIST THE LONGEST. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THIS AFTERNOON. TIMING... * MULTIPLE SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WARNING AREA THIS AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY TOWARD EVENING. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. SOME BANDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS RESULTING IN VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. CONFIDENCE... * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THERE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ077-130200- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0300Z/ BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN 1252 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOWBANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES. THE GREATEST ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF BERRIEN COUNTY. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THIS AFTERNOON...EVEN ACROSS AREAS WHICH ONLY RECEIVE MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. TIMING... * MULTIPLE SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST BANDS EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY. THE INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD EVENING. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. SOME BANDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH LITTLE ADVANCED WARNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. CONFIDENCE... * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THERE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ004-012-014-MIZ078-130000- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0000Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-MARSHALL-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... CULVER...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1252 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 /1152 AM CST THU FEB 12 2015/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOWBANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ACROSS STARKE...WESTERN MARSHALL...AND EXTREME WESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES...WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THIS AFTERNOON...EVEN ACROSS AREAS WHICH ONLY RECEIVE MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. TIMING... * HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST BANDS EXPECTED TO AFFECT STARKE...EXTREME WESTERN ST. JOSEPH...AND WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. SOME BANDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH LITTLE ADVANCED WARNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. CONFIDENCE... * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THERE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
968 WWUS43 KIWX 122121 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 421 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 MIZ078-122230- /O.CAN.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0000Z/ CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 421 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY MOVE BACK INTO CASS COUNTY THIS EVENING...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON HOWEVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS NORTHERN INDIANA OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ INZ003-130300- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150213T0300Z/ LA PORTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE 321 PM CST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOWBANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE SNOW SHOWERS DISSIPATE EARLY THIS EVENING...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES FOR AREAS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HEAVIER SNOWBANDS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. TIMING... * MULTIPLE SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY TOWARD EVENING. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...TO ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE OR LESS TIMES. VISIBILITIES WILL CHANGE DRAMATICALLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS RESULTING IN VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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. && $$ INZ004-012-014-130000- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0000Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... CULVER 421 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 /321 PM CST THU FEB 12 2015/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOWBANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... ACROSS EASTERN STARKE...WESTERN MARSHALL...AND WESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES.. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY EVENING...EVEN ACROSS AREAS WHICH ONLY RECEIVE MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. TIMING... * SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST BANDS EXPECTED TO AFFECT EASTERN STARKE...WESTERN ST. JOSEPH...AND WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...TO ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH LITTLE ADVANCED WARNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. CONFIDENCE... * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THERE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MIZ077-130300- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0300Z/ BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN 421 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOWBANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...EVEN ACROSS AREAS WHICH ONLY RECEIVE MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. TIMING... * MULTIPLE SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THE INTENSITY OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD EVENING. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...TO AN EIGHTH OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH LITTLE ADVANCED WARNING. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. CONFIDENCE... * HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THERE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
713 WWUS43 KIWX 130001 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 701 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 INZ004-012-014-130115- /O.EXP.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0000Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-MARSHALL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN... CULVER 701 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 /601 PM CST THU FEB 12 2015/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS HAVE BECOME DISORGANIZED AND LESS INTENSE...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF MARSHALL AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES IN INDIANA OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...BUT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE A HALF INCH OR LESS. $$ INZ003-130300- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150213T0300Z/ LA PORTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE 601 PM CST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES FOR AREAS WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH 9 PM CST. IMPACTS... * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MIZ077-130300- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0300Z/ BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN 701 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOW BANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH 10 PM EST. IMPACTS... * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
557 WWUS43 KIWX 130204 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 904 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 INZ003-130315- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150213T0300Z/ LA PORTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE 804 PM CST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED ACROSS THE COUNTY...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...HOWEVER LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ MIZ077-130315- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150213T0300Z/ BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN 904 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOW BANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS LESS THAN ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH 10 PM EST. IMPACTS... * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 12, 11:39 AM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 12, 11:39 AM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1139 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 359 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING
WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO IMPACT
THE REGION. HIGHS WILL OCCUR AT SUNRISE WITH READINGS IN THE TEENS
AND LOWER 20S BEFORE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY. LOWS TONIGHT WILL
DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO WITH A FEW LOCATIONS
REACHING ZERO. THE REGION WILL SEE A BRIEF REPRIEVE ON THE COLD
AIR FRIDAY WITH HIGHS CLIMBING BACK INTO THE 20S. HOWEVER..AN EVEN
STRONGER FRONT WILL DROP IN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY CAUSING
ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND A BRIEF SHOT OF BITTER COLD AIR.
&&
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 1114 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
MAIN ITEM FOR LATE MORNING UPDATE WAS TO TWEAK SKY COVER AND POPS
TO ACCOUNT FOR CURRENT LAKE EFFECT SNOW TRENDS. A COUPLE OF DOMINANT
BANDS HAVE SETUP...ONE ACROSS EASTERN PORTER COUNTY AND ANOTHER
ACROSS BERRIEN/LA PORTE COUNTIES WHICH HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY
MOVING SOUTHWARD THIS MORNING. SHARPENING THERMAL CONVERGENCE AXIS
IN VICINITY OF CURRENT BAND POSITION SUGGESTS PROGRESSIVE BAND
SHOULD TEND TO BECOME ANCHORED ACROSS SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTIES THROUGH AT LEAST MID
AFTERNOON. CORE OF MID LEVEL COLD POOL WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT OFF
TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN GRADUALLY LOWERING LAKE
INDUCED EQUILIBRIUM HEIGHTS. THUS...EXPECTING HEAVIEST SNOW RATES
TO OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON AS PRIMARY
BAND BECOMES ANCHORED ACROSS SOUTHWEST BERRIEN/NORTHERN LA PORTE
COUNTIES WITH SUFFICIENT DEPTH TO LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY. STORM
TOTAL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 6 INCHES LOCALLY WHERE THIS HEAVIER BAND
SETS UP THIS AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME WILL CONTINUE WITH WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...BUT WILL NEED TO MONITOR TRENDS THE NEXT FEW
HOURS TO DETERMINE IF CONFIDENCE IN WARNING AMOUNTS INCREASES.
DID SHIFT HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS A BIT FURTHER WEST INTO NORTHWEST
LA PORTE COUNTIES ALSO DUE TO POSSIBLE INFLUENCES FROM SOUTHWARD
DROPPING BAND AND EARLIER ACCUMS ASSOCIATED WITH ENHANCED BAND
OVER FAR EASTERN PORTER/WESTERN LA PORTE COUNTIES. HAVE CONTINUED
THE ADVISORY ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY DESPITE
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...BASED PRIMARILY ON
CONTINUED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF NEW SNOW. BACKING OF LOW LEVEL
WINDS LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING MAY BRING LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS BACK ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA THIS
EVENING...ALTHOUGH LIKELY TO BE MUCH WEAKER IN INTENSITY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 359 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
FIRST OF 2 ARCTIC BLASTS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES TO BRING
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS RAPIDLY DEVELOPED OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA JUST AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM DROPPING
SOUTHEAST. COVERAGE HAS BEEN MUCH GREATER THAN PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS HAVE GENERALLY BEEN JUST A DUSTING FOR
MOST AREAS. 2 ENHANCED BANDS HAVE BEEN PROGRESSING SOUTH WITH ONE
BAND JUST NORTH OF ROUTE 6 AT 330 AM AND ANOTHER UPSTREAM FROM NEAR
SOUTH HAVEN EAST TO SOUTH OF LANSING. VISIBILITIES UNDER THESE BANDS
HAS LOCALLY DROPPED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS FOR ABOUT A 10 MINUTE
WINDOW WITH A QUICK TENTH OR 2 OF SNOW FALLING. ADDITIONAL SNOW
SHOWERS WERE MOVING OUT OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS
TOWARDS THE REGION. OVERALL EXTENT OF PRECIP SOUTH OF ROUTE 30S HAS
DIMINISHED BUT BAND DROPPING SOUTH SHOULD IMPACT MANY LOCATIONS.
HAVE HAD TO INCREASE POPS IN PRE 1ST PERIOD AND WENT WITH COVERAGE
WORDING ACROSS THE AREA. ONCE THE SURGE DROPPING ACROSS LOWER MI
MOVES THROUGH...SYNOPTIC SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD QUICKLY END AND FOCUS
WILL TRANSITION TO 1 OR 2 DOMINANT SNOW BANDS.
LAKE SUPERIOR CONNECTION WAS ALREADY UNDERWAY WITH NUMEROUS SNOW
SHOWERS STREAMING SOUTH INTO NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN. MAIN BAND OF
CONCERN WAS ALREADY FROM MANISTEE MICHIGAN NW AND THEN CURVING NORTH
TO MARQUETTE AND SAWYER MI. CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE FURTHER WEST
AND CAUSE SOME ISSUES WITH PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS
POSSIBLY SHIFTED FURTHER WEST. SOME MODELS SUGGEST THIS OCCURRING
WITH OTHERS TRENDING SLIGHTLY EAST. AT THIS POINT ANY CHANGES WOULD
BE PREMATURE SO WILL LEAVE ALONE AND MONITOR OVER NEXT SEVERAL
HOURS. WITH MODERATE TO EXTREME DELTA T'S AND PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND
LIFT...LOCATIONS UNDER THE BAND MAY SEE 1 TO 2 INCH PER HOUR RATES
(OR HIGHER?). IF BAND WERE TO REMAIN IN ONE SPOT FOR SEVERAL
HOURS...WARNING CRITERIA COULD BE LOCALLY MET. HOWEVER FOR NOW THIS
DOES NOT LOOK LIKELY SO WILL CONTINUE WITH WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
AND PREV FORECASTED AMOUNTS.
NON DIURNAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TODAY WITH HIGHS OCCURRING RIGHT
AT SUNRISE AND THEN STEADY OR FALLING THROUGH THE DAY WITH A STIFF
NW WIND. MODELS SEEM A BIT AGGRESSIVE TO CLEAR OUT CLOUD COVER THIS
MORNING AWAY FROM THE LAKE WITH UPSTREAM OBS STILL SHOWING PLENTY
AROUND. WENT MOSTLY CLOUDY/CLOUDY WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT INTO THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING. LAKE EFFECT BAND SHOULD WIND DOWN THIS EVENING AS
FLOW BECOMES MORE WEST AND SW. COLD NIGHT IN STORE WITH LOWS
DROPPING INTO SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO (COLDEST NE).
&&
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 359 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
DROP SE ACROSS THE GRTLKS FRI-SAT... WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC
AIR IN ITS WAKE. FRIDAY SHOULD BEGIN DRY ACROSS THE AREA...WITH A
CHC OF LIGHT SNOW NW 1/2 IN THE AFTN AS LOW/MID LEVEL THETA-E
ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE APCHG SHRTWV OVERSPREADS THE AREA. DESPITE
THE WAA...TEMPS WILL REMAIN WELL BLO NORMAL WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE
L20S. ARCTIC FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY. TEMPS
SHOULD RISE SLOWLY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...THEN CRASH IN ITS WAKE AS STRONG CAA ENSUES WITH H85 TEMPS
FALLING TO AROUND -25C BY SATURDAY EVENING... WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN
NEAR RECORD LOW MIN/MAX TEMPS OUTSIDE OF LAKE EFFECT PLUME SATURDAY
NGT/SUNDAY. RATHER STRONG FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE SHRTWV/CDFNT
SHOULD RESULT IN SATURATION DESPITE A FAIRLY DRY AIRMASS... AND
EXPECT A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW OVER MOST OF THE CWA AS THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS ALSO WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT
AS GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES INCREASE... RESULTING IN
BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW SATURDAY... MAINLY NW WHERE MOST SGFNT ACCUM
EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY FALL TO OUR ADVISORY CRITERIA
(-15) BY SAT EVENING AND ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY
NIGHT... THEY SHOULD STAY UP ENOUGH COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPS FOR
WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR OUR WARNING CRITERIA (-25) BY EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SGFNT SINGLE BAND LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVENT STILL LOOKS PSBL
BEHIND THE FRONT AS NNW FLOW DEVELOPS SATURDAY ACCOMPANIED BY
EXTREME LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY... AND THEN SLOWLY VEERS TO NORTH
SATURDAY NIGHT WHILE INVERSION ALOFT LOWERS. LAKE EFFECT SHOULD WIND
DOWN BY SUNDAY AS SFC HIGH BUILDS INTO THE AREA. WINDS WILL CONT TO
DIMINISH BUT TEMPS WILL REMAIN BITTERLY COLD SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
AS THE HIGH MOVES THROUGH.
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONT TO INDICATE A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL TRACK EAST FROM THE SRN/CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK AS
ANOTHER SHRTWV/CDFNT DROPS SE FROM CANADA. THE LOW SHOULD TAP GULF
MOISTURE SO SOME HEAVY PRECIP MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH IT... THOUGH
LATEST RUNS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST OUR AREA WILL BE ON NRN FRINGES OF
PRECIP SHIELD. LITTLE CHANGE TO PREVIOUS FCST FOR MON-WED WITH A CHC
OF -SN AS THIS LOW AND CDFNT MOVE THROUGH MONDAY NGT-TUE... FOLLOWED
BY A CHC OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WED. PROVIDED LOW TAKES A TRACK WELL TO
OUR SOUTH AS CURRENTLY INDICATED... TEMPS WILL REMAIN MUCH BELOW
CLIMO THROUGH THE PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 542 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
SNOWSHOWERS HAVE DECREASED OVERALL IN COVERAGE...BUT HAVE BECOME
MORE INTENSE ALONG AND AHEAD OF SURGE OF COLDER AIR DROPPING
SOUTH. VSBYS AT KSBN HAVE WENT TO 1/2SM OR LESS FOR A FEW BRIEF
INSTANCES WITH KFWA DOWN TO AROUND 2 SM. DOMINANT LAKE EFFECT
BAND HAS DEVELOPED AND WAS WORKING ITS WAY SOUTH TOWARDS KSBN.
EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE BAND AND ITS DURATION IN ANY ONE SPOT
REMAIN UNCLEAR RESULTING IN VSBYS INTO THE IFR/LIFR RANGE ONCE UNDER
THE BAND. UNTI THE BAND ESTABLISHES ITSELF ACROSS THE AREA...NO
ADDITIONAL DETAIL CAN BE ADDED. KFWA SHOULD SEE SNOW SHOWERS FOR A
FEW MORE HOURS WITH TRENDS TO JUST MVFR CIGS INTO LATE AFTERNOON
WHEN CLEARING SHOULD START TO ARRIVE.
DID END SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY AT KSBN TOWARDS 00Z BUT THIS MAY NEED
FURTHER CHANGES AS SOME MODELS LINGER THE BAND WELL INTO THE
EVENING.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING
FOR INZ003-004-012-014.
MI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR MIZ077-
078.
OH...NONE.
LM...NONE.
&&
UPDATE...MARSILI
SYNOPSIS...FISHER
SHORT TERM...FISHER
LONG TERM...JT
AVIATION...FISHER
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANAHazardous weather outlook, Feb 12, 4:54 AM EST, 7 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 454 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-LMZ043-046-MIZ077>081-OHZ001- 002-004-005-015-016-024-025-131000- 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- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 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 454 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 /354 AM CST THU FEB 12 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO... NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE -5 TO -15 RANGE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPACT NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN... SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MORE DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND... MAINLY OVER NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WIND CHILLS OF -10 TO -30 ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 12, 9:40 AM EST, 3 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
940 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0814 AM SNOW 2 SW LA PORTE 41.59N 86.73W
02/12/2015 M1.8 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION LA PORTE 1.6 SW /IN-LP-7/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0838 AM SNOW 3 WSW SPRINGVILLE 41.67N 86.78W
02/12/2015 M1.5 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION (N9ROM)TRAIL CREEK 4.5 ESE
/IN-LP-50/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 NNW KNOX 41.31N 86.63W
02/12/2015 M1.5 INCH STARKE IN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION KNOX WWTP /KNXI3/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Feb 12, 10:45 AM EST, 2 hours 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1045 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM HEAVY SNOW SAINT JOSEPH 42.10N 86.49W
02/12/2015 M2.5 INCH BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
12 HOUR TOTAL. HEAVY SNOW AT OBSERVATION.
VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. SIGNIFICANT
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
&&
MCDLocal storm report, Feb 12, 11:25 AM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1125 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW BUCHANAN 41.83N 86.37W
02/12/2015 M4.0 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
12 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
MCDSpecial weather statement, Feb 12, 11:57 AM EST, 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1157 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 INZ003-004-012>015-020-022-023-MIZ077-121930- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-WHITE- CASS IN-MIAMI-BERRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON... BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH... BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN 1157 AM EST THU FEB 12 2015 /1057 AM CST THU FEB 12 2015/ ...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY AND MUCH OF LA PORTE COUNTY THROUGH 3 PM EST. THIS LAKE EFFECT BAND WILL ALSO AFFECT STARKE...PULASKI...FULTON...CASS...AND WHITE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST INDIANA. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES ACROSS ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST BERRIEN AND LA PORTE COUNTIES. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
Local storm report, Feb 12, 12:45 PM EST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1245 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1200 PM SNOW SOUTH BEND 41.68N 86.27W
02/12/2015 M2.5 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN BROADCAST MEDIA
12 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
MCDLocal storm report, Feb 12, 12:47 PM EST, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1247 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1127 AM SNOW 1 WNW BUCHANAN 41.84N 86.39W
02/12/2015 M4.0 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION BUCHANAN 1.3 WNW /MI-BN-5/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0943 AM SNOW 3 WNW UNION MILLS 41.51N 86.83W
02/12/2015 M4.0 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION WESTVILLE 4.7 ESE
/IN-LP-18/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0937 AM SNOW 1 ESE MAGICIAN LAKE 42.06N 86.14W
02/12/2015 M3.1 INCH CASS MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION DOWAGIAC 5.3 NNW /MI-CS-2/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
1209 PM SNOW 1 E INDIAN VILLAGE 41.71N 86.21W
02/12/2015 M2.4 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SOUTH BEND 4.1 NE
/IN-SJ-62/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
1023 AM SNOW 1 ESE BUCHANAN 41.82N 86.34W
02/12/2015 M2.4 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION BUCHANAN 1.4 ESE /MI-BN-3/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0902 AM SNOW 3 W NILES 41.84N 86.30W
02/12/2015 M2.4 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION NILES 2.7 W /MI-BN-4/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0852 AM SNOW 3 SE NORTH LIBERTY 41.50N 86.39W
02/12/2015 M2.2 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION WALKERTON 5.7 ENE
/IN-SJ-17/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0918 AM SNOW BARRON LAKE 41.84N 86.18W
02/12/2015 M2.2 INCH CASS MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION NILES 3.5 E /MI-CS-5/ SNOW
DURATION 24 HOURS.
0851 AM SNOW 2 SW LA PORTE 41.59N 86.74W
02/12/2015 M2.0 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION (KA9WNQ)LA PORTE 1.7 SW
/IN-LP-51/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
1040 AM SNOW 2 W HANNA 41.41N 86.81W
02/12/2015 M2.0 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION WANATAH 4.4 ESE /IN-LP-2/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0659 AM SNOW 2 ENE GEORGETOWN 41.74N 86.19W
02/12/2015 M1.5 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION GRANGER 2.9 W /IN-SJ-16/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0730 AM SNOW 1 NW KINGSBURY 41.54N 86.70W
02/12/2015 M1.3 INCH LA PORTE IN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION KINGSBURY 1N /KBYI3/
SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
0656 AM SNOW LITCHFIELD 42.05N 84.75W
02/12/2015 M1.2 INCH HILLSDALE MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION LITCHFIELD 0.3 ENE
/MI-HL-1/ SNOW DURATION 24 HOURS.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMNearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015
Sources
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