Alert archive / Michigan / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2015, 3:49 PM EST for Cass County, Michigan. It took effect at Feb 14, 2015, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 min. 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 13, 2015, 3:49 PM EST (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2015, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2015, 4:07 AM EST
- In force
- 7 min
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
County Cass County, MI
The radar
The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 229 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 748 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
610 WWUS43 KIWX 132049 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 349 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 INZ003-004-MIZ077-078-140500- /O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0003.150214T0900Z-150215T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0004.150214T0900Z-150215T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 349 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 /249 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD DAYBREAK SATURDAY WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...EXACT TOTALS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOWBANDS SET UP. * SNOWFALL WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY... DIMINISHING SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. EVEN LOCATIONS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. * BITTER COLD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED... WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW... AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUTS POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ INZ006>009-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-140500- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.150214T1200Z-150215T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN... GARRETT...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON... DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER 349 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ INZ005-012>016-140500- /O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.150214T1200Z-150215T1200Z/ ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE 349 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 /249 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2015/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
723 WWUS43 KIWX 140306 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1006 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 INZ003-004-MIZ077-078-141100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0004.150214T0900Z-150215T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 1006 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 /906 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY TOWARD DAYBREAK. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...EXACT TOTALS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOWBANDS SET UP. * SNOWFALL WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG WINDS SATURDAY... DIMINISHING SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH NORTHWEST GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. EVEN LOCATIONS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. * BITTER COLD CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED... WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND WIND CHILLS FALLING TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO SATURDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW... AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * STRONG WINDS GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH SATURDAY MAY RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ INZ006>009-MIZ079>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-141100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.150214T1200Z-150215T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... ANGOLA...FREMONT...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN... GARRETT...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON... COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE... BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON... DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER 1006 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE... PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. 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. && $$ INZ005-012>016-141100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.150214T1200Z-150215T1200Z/ ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE 1006 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 /906 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2015/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION. MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW RANGE SATURDAY NIGHT. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
119 WWUS43 KIWX 140907 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 407 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 INZ003-004-MIZ077-078-141715- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0005.150214T1300Z-150215T1200Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS 407 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 /307 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY MID MORNING ALONG AN ARCTIC FRONT...WITH BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY RANGING BETWEEN 4 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 EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST. EVEN LOCATIONS WHICH DO NOT RECEIVE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WINDS. * DANGEROUS COLD...WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL IS EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO FALLING SNOW... AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. * 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. && $$ INZ007-009-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-141715- /O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0200Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.150214T1300Z-150215T0000Z/ 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 407 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING A QUICK BURST OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO THE AREA BY MID TO LATE MORNING. SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...A HALF INCH TO TWO INCHES...WITH MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE... PARTICULARLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * 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-MIZ079-141715- /O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0200Z-150215T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.150214T1300Z-150215T0000Z/ LAGRANGE-NOBLE-ST. JOSEPH MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA... KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... WHITE PIGEON...MENDON 407 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL BRING A QUICK BURST OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO THE AREA BY MID TO LATE MORNING. SCATTERED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * 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. && $$ INZ017-018-020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-025-141715- /O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0200Z-150215T1600Z/ WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS- ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES... SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON... MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO... WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON... OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...VAN WERT... DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE 407 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 15 BELOW ZERO AND 25 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS. * PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THIS EXTREME COLD CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ OHZ015-016-141715- /O.NEW.KIWX.WC.Y.0003.150215T0200Z-150215T1600Z/ PAULDING-PUTNAM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA... PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS 407 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS VALUES BETWEEN 10 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. && $$ INZ005-012>016-141715- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0011.150214T1300Z-150215T1200Z/ ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE... PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW... WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE 407 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015 /307 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2015/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY MID MORNING ALONG AN ARCTIC FRONT...WITH BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY RANGING BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES. DUE TO THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW...EXACT TOTALS MAY VARY SIGNIFICANTLY DEPENDING ON WHERE THE HEAVIER SNOWBANDS SET UP. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WHILE ONLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST...NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * BITTER COLD: WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE 10 BELOW TO 25 BELOW TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. IMPACTS... * VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY LEAD TO FROST BITE IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
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 13, 3:11 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 13, 3:11 PM EST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
311 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 304 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE AREA ON SATURDAY BRINGING SNOW
ALONG WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THAT WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS ARCTIC FRONT SATURDAY INTO
SATURDAY NIGHT. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO BUILD
INTO THE AREA LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...DROPPING INTO THE 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW RANGE.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEARLY STEADY TONIGHT...AND THEN FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO TOWARD SATURDAY EVENING.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 304 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
MAIN FORECAST CONCERNS WILL CENTER ON ARCTIC FRONT AND ASSOCIATED
SNOW/LAKE EFFECT SNOW/AND BLOWING SNOW CONCERNS FROM EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL
REPLACE THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BERRIEN/CASS MICHIGAN AND LA
PORE/ST.JOSEPH INDIANA...AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE
ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA OUTSIDE
OF THE WINTER STORM WARNING.
WESTERLY LOW/MID LEVEL WAA REGIME WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING
WITH SHARP LOW LEVEL THETAE GRADIENT ADVECTING INTO THE FORECAST
AREA CLOSER TO 00Z. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD
SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN/NORTHERN INDIANA THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH
LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. OTHERWISE ATTENTION FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE TIGHTENING LOW LEVEL
BAROCLINIC ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH A POTENT AND DEEP UPPER PV ANOMALY
DROPPING INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY SATURDAY MORNING. FRONTALLY
ENHANCED SNOW AND STRONGER DPVA JUST AFTER DAYBREAK SHOULD BEGIN TO
ENHANCE SNOWFALL ACROSS NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. SOME CONCERN
GIVEN INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH ARCTIC FRONT AND A ZONE OF
ENHANCED FRONTOGENESIS FORCING (PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE
NORTH/NORTHEAST)...THAT NARROW BANDS OF ENHANCED SNOW MAY ACCOMPANY
THE FRONT...ALTHOUGH QUITE PROGRESSIVE THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG
UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT IS ALSO EXPECTED AS CWA BECOMES LOCATED IN
FAVORABLE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 140 KNOT JET STREAK DIGGING THROUGH
THE BASE OF THE UPPER TROUGH.
AFTER SHOT OF SNOW WITH THE ARCTIC FRONT SATURDAY
MORNING...DEEPENING LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY AND NORTHWEST
TRAJECTORIES SHOULD FAVOR RAPID TRANSITION TO MULTIBAND LAKE EFFECT
SNOW SETUP...WITH SOME PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW GIVEN
PERIOD OF SYNOPTIC ENHANCEMENT AND MAGNITUDE OF INSTABILITY. AS WAS
THE CASE YESTERDAY...THESE BANDS WILL LIKELY HAVE SIGNIFICANT INLAND
PENETRATION. THE PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF A BROAD SOUTH CENTRAL
CANADIAN LOW LEVEL ANTICYCLONE SHOULD ALLOW FOR VEERING WIND
PROFILES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING HOURS THAT SHOULD
ALLOW A MORE DOMINANT SINGLE BAND TO DEVELOP AND SHIFT INTO EXTREME
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA LATER SATURDAY NIGHT.
AS PREVIOUS DISCUSSION MENTIONED...INVERSION HEIGHTS WILL BEGIN TO
LOWER AS MORE FAVORABLE NORTHERLY TRAJECTORIES DEVELOP SATURDAY
NIGHT...BUT A GOOD LAKE SUPERIOR CONNECTION SHOULD EXIST ONCE AGAIN
WITH STRONG LAKE AGGREGATE TROUGHING ANTICIPATED. GIVEN ALL THE
ABOVE FACTORS FEEL THAT PREVIOUS 3 TO 6 INCH ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE
WINTER STORM WATCH COUNTIES ARE REASONABLE. THE OTHER BIG CONCERN
WILL BE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE POST FRONTAL WINDS. RAPID DEEPENING OF
THE BOUNDARY LAYER AND PRESSURE RISES BUILDING INTO THE AREA WILL
SUPPORT NORTHWEST GUSTS TO 30 TO 40 MPH BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
HIGHER END GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED NEAR THE LAKESHORE AREAS.
WHILE LOW TO MEDIUM CONFIDENCE STILL EXISTS WITH EXACT PLACEMENT OF
HEAVIER LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS...CONFIDENCE IS MUCH HIGHER OF
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
AND NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THUS...WILL REPLACE THE
WINTER STORM WATCH WITH A WINTER STORM WARNING. HAVE OPTED TO PAD
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR
APPROXIMATELY NORTHWEST HALF OF THE AREA TO CAPTURE SNOW/BLOWING
SNOW WITH INITIAL ARCTIC FRONT PASSAGE SATURDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED
BY INLAND PENETRATION OF LAKE EFFECT BANDS ACROSS THE WEST LATER
SATURDAY. FAR NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE AREA WHICH WILL BE UNDER THE
ADVISORY MAY ONLY RECEIVE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW AS ARCTIC FRONT
QUICKLY PUSHES THROUGH...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING ISSUES MAY PERSIST
INTO THE AFTERNOON. DID CONSIDER EXTENDING THIS ADVISORY ACROSS THE
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA BUT WITH STRONGEST FGEN FORCING ANTICIPATED
ACROSS THE NORTH...AND UNCERTAINTIES IN SNOW AMOUNTS...WILL DEFER
ANY ADDITIONAL EXPANSION FOR NOW.
LAKE EFFECT BAND SHOULD BEGIN TO SHIFT OUT OF IWX FORECAST AREA
TOWARD 12Z SUNDAY...AND MAIN CONCERN FOR SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY
MORNING WILL BE WIND CHILLS. AREAS OUTSIDE OF LAKE EFFECT CLOUDS
WILL SEE WIND CHILLS DROP TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW BY EVENING...WITH
15 TO 25 BELOW WIND CHILLS EXPANDING ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
AREA OVERNIGHT AS MAIN LAKE PLUME SHIFTS WESTWARD. AT THIS POINT
FEEL IT WOULD BE LESS CONFUSING TO ALSO DEFER WIND CHILL HEADLINES
AT THESE IMPACTS WOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL LATE SECOND PERIOD.
&&
.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 304 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
THIS LONG TERM PERIOD CAN BE CHARACTERIZED AS QUIET BUT COLD. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL SHIFT WEST OF OUR CWA BY SUNDAY MORNING AS LOW
LEVEL WINDS GRADUALLY VEER. GRADIENT ALSO RELAXES AS HIGH
PRESSURE...SUPPORTED BY AVA FROM DECENT SHORTWAVE MIDLEVEL
RIDGE...SLIDES OVER THE AREA. MAIN STORY WILL BE THE VERY COLD
CONDITIONS. 925MB TEMPS NEAR -20C WILL KEEP DAYTIME HIGHS AT OR
BELOW 10F. LATEST RAW AND STATISTICAL GUIDANCE CAME IN A TOUCH LOWER
AND HAVE TRENDED THE FORECASTED HIGHS IN THAT DIRECTION BUT AM A BIT
CONCERNED MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS AWAY FROM THE LAKE COULD TACK ON
AN EXTRA DEGREE OR TWO ABOVE GUIDANCE...AS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL
TIMES RECENTLY. STILL GOING TO BE BITTERLY COLD THOUGH WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES LIKELY STAYING BELOW ZERO. SUNDAY NIGHT LOWS MAY NOT BE
QUITE AS COLD GIVEN SOME WEAK WAA/AIRMASS MODIFICATION BUT STILL
EXPECT VALUES NEAR ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE -5 TO -15F RANGE.
STEADY MODERATION THEN EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY BUT ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL USHER IN ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR FOR THE MIDWEEK
PERIOD. TEMPS REMAIN BELOW NORMAL THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE
WEEK WITH PERSISTENT RIDGING OVER THE WEST COAST MAINTAINING N/NW
FLOW DOWNSTREAM.
THIS PATTERN WILL ALSO MAINTAIN PREDOMINATELY DRY CONDITIONS
(OUTSIDE OF LAKE EFFECT). NO GOOD CHANCES FOR SYNOPTIC SNOW THROUGH
NEXT WEEK WITH MAIN STORM TRACK AND MOISTURE REMAINING LOCKED WELL
TO OUR SOUTH. BEST CHANCE FOR MEANINGFUL LAKE EFFECT SNOW LOOKS TO
BE ON WEDNESDAY WITH PASSAGE OF SHORTWAVE TROUGH. MAINTAINED BROAD
LOW CHANCE POPS IN OUR NORTHERN COUNTIES FOR MUCH OF THE OTHER DAYS
BUT AMOUNTS APPEAR LIGHT GIVEN LACK OF SYNOPTIC SUPPORT AND DRY NW
FLOW.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 122 PM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AS LOW LEVEL ANTICYCLONE CONTINUES TO SHIFT TO THE EAST.
STRONG WARM ADVECTION IN THIS SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PROVIDE SOME
INCREASE IN SNOW SHOWER CHANCES TOWARD EVENING...BUT WILL CONTINUE
TO FOCUS SNOW SHOWERS AT KSBN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS LOW LEVEL
WINDS VEER MORE WESTERLY INTRODUCING SOME LAKE CONTRIBUTION.
ARCTIC BOUNDARY TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY MORNING WITH A
QUICK BURST OF SNOW ALONG THE FRONT FOLLOWED BY A TRANSITION TO
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS UNDER STRONG COLD ADVECTION. VERY GUSTY
WINDS TO DEVELOP BEHIND THIS ARCTIC FRONT...WITH GUSTS INTO THE 35
KNOT RANGE LATE SATURDAY MORNING/AFTERNOON RESULTING IN BLOWING
SNOW AND PERIODS OF LIFR VSBYS.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
INZ006>009.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY TO 7 AM
EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY FOR INZ003-004.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY TO 7
AM EST /6 AM CST/ SUNDAY FOR INZ005-012>016.
MI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
MIZ079>081.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
MIZ077-078.
OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY FOR
OHZ001-002-004-005.
LM...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...MARSILI
SHORT TERM...MARSILI
LONG TERM...AGD
AVIATION...MARSILI
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANAHazardous weather outlook, Feb 13, 4:08 AM EST, 11 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 408 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-LMZ043-046-MIZ077>081-OHZ001- 002-004-005-015-016-024-025-140915- 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 408 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015 /308 AM CST FRI FEB 13 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 SNOW SHOWERS ALONG AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE REST OF THE AREA WILL BE LIGHTER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... BUT SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILLS OF -10 TO -30 ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && 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 13, 10:27 AM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1027 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0857 AM SNOW 1 ESE HESSTON 41.75N 86.64W
02/13/2015 M8.0 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION (KC9YKU)NEW CARLISLE 7.3
WNW /IN-LP-54/ 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0842 AM SNOW 1 WSW FAIR PLAIN 42.08N 86.48W
02/13/2015 M3.8 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ST. JOSEPH 1.5 SSE
/MI-BN-13/12 HOUR TOTAL.
0849 AM SNOW 3 ESE SAN PIERRE 41.18N 86.83W
02/13/2015 M1.0 INCH STARKE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION (KB9GPW)NORTH JUDSON 3.9 SW
/IN-ST-10/12 HOUR TOTAL.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Feb 13, 10:47 AM EST, 5 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1047 AM EST FRI FEB 13 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0512 PM HEAVY SNOW 3 E ROLLING PRARIE 41.67N 86.56W
02/12/2015 E7.0 INCH LA PORTE IN PUBLIC
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
1107 PM SNOW 2 S BENTON HEIGHTS 42.09N 86.41W
02/12/2015 M3.3 INCH BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
1200 AM SNOW 1 S ROSELAND 41.70N 86.25W
02/13/2015 M2.8 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN CO-OP OBSERVER
APPROX 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0100 AM SNOW 1 WNW LA PORTE 41.61N 86.73W
02/13/2015 M4.0 INCH LA PORTE IN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION LAPORTE /LAPI3/ SNOW
DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0442 AM SNOW 2 N TWIN LAKES 41.33N 86.36W
02/13/2015 M2.1 INCH MARSHALL IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION PLYMOUTH 2.5 WSW /IN-ML-6/
SNOW DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0500 AM SNOW 1 WSW PLYMOUTH 41.34N 86.34W
02/13/2015 M1.5 INCH MARSHALL IN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PLYMOUTH /PYMI3/ SNOW
DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0615 AM SNOW PERU 40.75N 86.07W
02/13/2015 M1.0 INCH MIAMI IN CO-OP OBSERVER
APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0857 AM SNOW 1 ESE HESSTON 41.75N 86.64W
02/13/2015 M8.0 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION (KC9YKU)NEW CARLISLE 7.3
WNW /IN-LP-54/ APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL.
0628 AM SNOW 2 ENE GULIVOIRE PARK 41.62N 86.22W
02/13/2015 M1.0 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SOUTH BEND 4.5 SE
/IN-SJ-58/ SNOW DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0635 AM SNOW 2 SSE STEVENSVILLE 41.99N 86.51W
02/13/2015 M4.2 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION STEVENSVILLE 1.7 SSE
/MI-BN-2/ SNOW DURATION APPROX 12 HOURS.
0654 AM SNOW 3 E CHAIN-O-LAKES 41.71N 86.32W
02/13/2015 M1.6 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN ASOS
ASOS STATION SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT
/SBN/ SNOW DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0654 AM SNOW 2 E NINE MILE 40.98N 85.19W
02/13/2015 M1.3 INCH ALLEN IN ASOS
ASOS STATION FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT /FWA/ SNOW DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0714 AM SNOW 2 ENE GEORGETOWN 41.74N 86.19W
02/13/2015 M1.7 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION GRANGER 2.9 W /IN-SJ-16/
SNOW DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0730 AM SNOW 3 WSW SPRINGVILLE 41.67N 86.78W
02/13/2015 M1.0 INCH LA PORTE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION (N9ROM)TRAIL CREEK 4.5 ESE
/IN-LP-50/ SNOW DURATION APPROX 12 HOURS.
0830 AM SNOW 3 W NILES 41.84N 86.30W
02/13/2015 M1.3 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION NILES 2.7 W /MI-BN-4/ SNOW
DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0842 AM SNOW 1 WSW FAIR PLAIN 42.08N 86.48W
02/13/2015 M3.8 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION ST. JOSEPH 1.5 SSE
/MI-BN-13/ SNOW DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0849 AM SNOW 3 ESE SAN PIERRE 41.18N 86.83W
02/13/2015 M1.0 INCH STARKE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION (KB9GPW)NORTH JUDSON 3.9 SW
/IN-ST-10/ SNOW DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
1145 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 APPROX. 12 HOURS.
0100 PM SNOW 1 S ROSELAND 41.70N 86.25W
02/12/2015 M3.0 INCH ST. JOSEPH IN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION SOUTH BEND /SBSI3/
SNOW DURATION APPROX. 12 HOURS.
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:52 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IWX | Cass | 12 hr |
| Feb 13, 3:49 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IWX | Branch, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph | 33 hr |
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Sources
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.