Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Northern Indiana
NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Nov 21, 2015, 9:19 AM EST for 10 counties in Indiana; 4 counties in Michigan; Williams County, Ohio. It was in force for 16 hr. 57 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2015, 9:19 AM EST (14:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2015, 1:00 AM EST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Northern Indiana
Counties DeKalb County, IN, Elkhart County, IN, Fulton County, IN, LaGrange County, IN, Marshall County, IN, Noble County, IN, Pulaski County, IN, Starke County, IN, Steuben County, IN, Whitley County, IN, Branch County, MI, Cass County, MI, Hillsdale County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI, Williams County, OH
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 10:04 AM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ese Magician Lake, MI | COCORAHS STATION DOWAGIAC 5.3 NNW /MI-CS-2/ |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Ene Ari, IN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 11:00 AM EST | SNOW 3 | 2 Sw Laotto, IN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 12:20 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Akron, IN | |
| Nov 21, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Sw Millersburg, IN | STORM TOTAL. SNOW STARTING TO STICK TO ROADS. |
| Nov 21, 1:00 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Millersburg, IN | STORM TOTAL. SNOW STARTING TO STICK TO ROADS. |
| Nov 21, 1:15 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 3 Ssw Jonesville, MI | STORM TOTAL. 1.5 INCHES IN THE PAST 70 MINUTES. |
| Nov 21, 1:15 PM EST | SNOW 5.5 | 4 Wnw Hillsdale, MI | STORM TOTAL. 1.5 INCHES IN THE PAST 70 MINUTES. |
| Nov 21, 1:35 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Akron, IN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.3 | 1 Wsw Nappanee, IN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 2:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.3 | Nappanee, IN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 2:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 4 Wnw Hillsdale, MI | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 2:50 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.3 | 3 Ssw Jonesville, MI | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 2:50 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.3 | 4 Wnw Hillsdale, MI | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 3:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 2 Se Marcellus, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 1 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 3:20 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Akron, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 8 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 1 Nne Dunlap, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 3:30 PM EST | SNOW 5.8 | Angola, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 8 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 3:49 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 N Columbia City, IN | |
| Nov 21, 3:49 PM EST | SNOW 2 | 2 S Tri-Lakes, IN | |
| Nov 21, 3:50 PM EST | SNOW 6 | 2 Ne Lake James, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 8 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 4:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.3 | 3 N Osseo, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 3 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 4:03 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Nappanee, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 4:05 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Sw Jonesville, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 3 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 4:15 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | 3 Ene Kimmel, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 10 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 4:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 2 Ne Lake James, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 8 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 4:17 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 N Salem Center, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 10 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 4:30 PM EST | SNOW 8 | Hillsdale, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 315 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 5:00 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Argos, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 730 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 5:12 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 2 E Constantine, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 1 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 5:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Nw Moscow, MI | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 5:16 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Akron, IN | UPDATED TOTAL. SINCE 8 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 5:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 Ne Denham, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 7 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 5:45 PM EST | SNOW 12 | Osseo, MI | ESTIMATED TOTAL SINCE 3 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 6:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Nappanee, IN | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 6:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Ne Litchfield, MI | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. 6.0 INCHES LAST 6 HOURS. |
| Nov 21, 6:15 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Litchfield, MI | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. 6.0 INCHES LAST 6 HOURS. |
| Nov 21, 6:30 PM EST | SNOW 5.4 | Burr Oak, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX 1 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 6:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 Ne Denham, IN | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. |
| Nov 21, 6:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Angola, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 10 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 6:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Litchfield, MI | TOTAL SINCE 3 AM EST. 6 INCHES FELL IN THE LAST 6 HOURS. |
| Nov 21, 6:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | 1 Ne Moscow, MI | ESTIMATED 11-12 INCHES. TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 3 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 6:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Auburn, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 12 PM EST. |
| Nov 21, 6:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Jimtown, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 5 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 6:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.1 | Knapp Lake, IN | 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 6:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 1 E Coldwater Lake, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 3 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 7:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Peabody, IN | TOTAL SINCE 12 PM EST. |
| Nov 21, 7:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Rome City, IN | ESTIMATED 7 TO 8 INCHES. APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 7:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 8.6 | 3 N Salem Center, IN | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. MEASURED 1.6 SINCE 5 PM. |
| Nov 21, 7:15 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 E Kimmel, IN | APPROX. 12 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 7:20 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Akron, IN | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. |
| Nov 21, 7:30 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Union City, MI | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 3 AM EST. |
| Nov 21, 7:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 1 Wsw Hudson, IN | TOTAL SINCE APPROX. 12 PM EST. |
| Nov 21, 9:00 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Peabody, IN | STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION SINCE NOON. SNOW DEPTH IS 5.5 INCHES. |
| Nov 21, 9:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Fremont, IN | STORM TOTAL. |
| Nov 21, 9:40 PM EST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Fremont, IN | STORM TOTAL SNOW. |
| Nov 21, 10:30 PM EST | SNOW 12.7 | Osseo, MI | STORM TOTAL. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 843 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
587 WWUS43 KIWX 211419 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 919 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-212230- /O.UPG.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0008.151121T1419Z-151122T0600Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC... CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD... JONESVILLE 919 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /819 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES STORM TOTAL THROUGH TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ018-023>025-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-212230- /O.EXB.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ ALLEN IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE... SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE 919 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ008-009-012>017-020-022-212230- /O.EXT.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- WHITE-CASS IN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER 919 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /819 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH LATE EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
704 WWUS43 KIWX 211653 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1153 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 INZ008-009-012>017-OHZ001-220100- /O.UPG.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...BRYAN...MONTPELIER 1153 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /1053 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-220100- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC... CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD... JONESVILLE 1153 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /1053 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES STORM TOTAL THROUGH TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ026-032-220100- /O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ WELLS-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...MARION...GAS CITY... UPLAND 1153 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ018-020-022>025-OHZ002-004-005-015-220100- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE- HENRY-PAULDING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE... SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER... PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE 1153 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
741 WWUS43 KIWX 211729 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1229 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-220130- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC... CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD... JONESVILLE 1229 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /1129 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES STORM TOTAL THROUGH TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ008-009-012>017-OHZ001-220130- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...BRYAN...MONTPELIER 1229 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /1129 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ033-220130- /O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ BLACKFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER 1229 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ018-020-022>026-032-OHZ002-004-005-015-220130- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD... HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING... ANTWERP...MELROSE 1229 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
947 WWUS43 KIWX 212057 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 357 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-220500- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN... NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT... NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC... CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON... MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD... JONESVILLE 357 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /257 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EVENING AS IT TRANSITIONS TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE LAKE. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. * SOME MINOR DRIFTING POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ008-009-012>017-OHZ001-220300- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...BRYAN...MONTPELIER 357 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /257 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ018-020-022>026-032-033-OHZ002-004-005-015-220300- /O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT- BLACKFORD-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE... SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE 357 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...BRINGING STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
912 WWUS43 KIWX 220302 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1002 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 INZ003-220415- /O.CAN.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ LA PORTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE 902 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WERE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA. IMPACTS... * FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX. && $$ INZ008-009-012>017-OHZ001-220415- /O.EXP.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY- WILLIAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION... AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC... FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER... ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE... COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...BRYAN...MONTPELIER 1002 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /902 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WERE ENDING ACROSS THE AREA. IMPACTS... * FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX. && $$ INZ018-020-022>026-032-033-OHZ002-004-005-015-220415- /O.EXP.KIWX.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-151122T0300Z/ ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT- BLACKFORD-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU... GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON... ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE... SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER... LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE 1002 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW SHOWERS WERE ENDING ACROSS THE AREA. IMPACTS... * FALLING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL LEAD TO SLICK AND HAZARDOUS ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX. && $$ INZ004>007-MIZ077>081-220600- /O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA... SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 1002 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST SUNDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 20 MPH TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE LAKE. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT TRAVEL. * SOME MINOR DRIFTING POSSIBLE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
176 WWUS43 KIWX 220550 WSWIWX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1250 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2015 INZ004>007-MIZ077>081-220700- /O.EXP.KIWX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI- ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE... WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA... SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR... ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...COLDWATER... BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE 1250 AM EST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SCATTERED LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN WELL BELOW FREEZING SO MELTED SNOW ON PAVEMENT EARLIER TODAY MAY NOW HAVE TURNED TO ICE... SO MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. IMPACTS... * TOTAL SNOWFALL ACROSS THIS AREA YESTERDAY WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE 7 TO 12 INCH RANGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/IWX. && $$
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 Nov 21, 6:47 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 6:47 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
647 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 345 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN
INDIANA THIS MORNING AND THEN NORTHEAST ACROSS OHIO THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST HALF
OF OUR AREA TODAY... WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE SOUTHEAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 30S NORTHWEST AND IN THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 40S SOUTHEAST.
AS THE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
TONIGHT... VERY COLD AIR WILL BE DRAWN INTO OUR AREA WITH BRISK
NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. LOWS TONIGHT
WILL BE IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 345 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
AMPLIFYING SHRTWV OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY EAST INTO CENTRAL IL BY MIDDAY AND THEN LIFT NE ACROSS THE
LWR GRTLKS TONIGHT. ACCOMPANYING INTENSIFYING SFC LOW WILL MOVE
EAST ACROSS SRN IN THIS MORNING AND THEN NE ACROSS OH THIS AFTN
AND INTO QUEBEC TONIGHT. COMPOSITE RADAR/SFC OBS SUGGESTS BULK OF
HEAVIER BANDED SNOW IN WAA REGIME AHEAD OF THE LOW HAS REMAINED
N-NW OF OUR CWA TONIGHT. HARD TO GET A HEAVY SNOWFALL WITHOUT
GETTING IN ON THIS PART OF THE STORM. THAT SAID, THE BURGEONING
DEFORMATION ZONE SHOULD RESULT IN ABOUT A 3-6HR PERIOD OF
MODERATE PRECIP MOVG ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY. THIS PRECIP SHOULD
FALL MAINLY AS SNOW ACROSS THE NW 1/2 OF THE AREA... WITH A
RAIN/SNOW MIX CHANGING TO ALL SNOW BEFORE ENDING SE. GIVEN THE
STRONG FORCING ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEFORMATION ZONE AND AMPLE
MOISTURE ADVECTING INTO THE SYSTEM WITH 2-3G/KG MIXING RATIOS ON
700MB/290K SURFACES... HAVE BUMPED UP SNOW AMOUNTS ACROSS MOST OF
NWRN PORTION OF THE CWA AND EXPANDED WINTER ADVISORY TO INCLUDE
THE AREA N-NW OF A LINE FROM LOGANSPORT TO DEKALB.
SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS EVE AS SHRTWV/SFC LOW MOVE OFF TO THE NE.
EXCEPTION WILL BE DOWNWIND OF LAKE MICHIGAN WHERE NW FLOW WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE LOW WITH STRONG CAA RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE
LAKE INDUCED INSTABILITY. MAIN NEGATIVE TO SGFNT LAKE EFFECT
ACCUMS IS SHORT DURATION AS WINDS WILL BE STEADILY BACKING
ALLOWING DOMINANT BAND TO STAY ON THE MOVE... AND VERY DRY AIR
TO ADVECT IN FROM THE WEST CAUSING LAKE EFFECT TO QUICKLY
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
TEMPS WILL BE QUITE COLD BY NOVEMBER STANDARDS...REMAINING IN THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S OVER MUCH OF THE AREA MOST OF THE DAY... THOUGH
FAR SE SHOULD REACH THE L-M40S... WITH COLDEST READINGS OF THE
SEASON SO FAR EXPECTED TONIGHT AS LOWS FALL INTO THE TEENS/L20S OVER
MOST OF THE AREA.
&&
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 345 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
EXPECTED FRESH SNOW COVER AND 925 MB TEMPS AROUND -8C WITHIN THERMAL
TROUGH SHOULD HOLD HIGHS IN THE MID-UPPER 20S SUNDAY...COLDEST
DAYTIME HIGHS OF THE FALL SEASON SO FAR. MAINLY DRY OTHERWISE AS
BACKING FLOW AND CRASHING INVERSION HEIGHTS BRING ANY LINGERING LAKE
EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS/FLURRIES TO AN END ACROSS THE NORTH.
MODERATING TREND THEN COMMENCES SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS
SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN FLATTENING WNW FLOW TRACKS THROUGH THE
CENTRAL/NORTHERN GREAT LAKES...WITH ANY WAA PCPN FOCUSED NORTH IN AN
AREA OF WEAK ISENTROPIC ASCENT. A TRANSITION IN THE MID/UPPER PATTERN
TO A WESTERN TROUGH/EASTERN RIDGE CONFIGURATION WILL BRING MORE
MODERATION FOR THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK...AND EVENTUALLY INCREASING
RAIN CHANCES INTO THURSDAY/FRIDAY AS MOISTURE CHANNEL IN ADVANCE OF
A PLAINS FRONTAL BOUNDARY FOLDS IN.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SUNDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 554 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NRN INDIANA TODAY AS LOW NR STL MOVES E-NE
AND INTENSIFIES RESULTING IN IFR AND PSBLY LIFR CONDITIONS FOR A
TIME AT BOTH TERMINALS TODAY. SYSTEM SNOW WILL END EARLY THIS
EVE... BUT DVLPG CAA AND NW FLOW WILL RESULT IN LAKE EFFECT SHSN
WHICH SHOULD IMPACT SBN UNTIL LATE EVE. ALTHOUGH DRIER AIR MOVG
IN FROM THE WEST SHOULD RESULT IN SHORT DURATION OF LAKE EFFECT
SHSN... CROSS LAKE FLOW MAY CONT TO SUPPORT AN MVFR STRATO CU DECK
FM SBN-FWA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NIGHT.
&&
.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING
FOR INZ003>007.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING
FOR INZ008-009-012>017-020-022.
MI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
MIZ077>081.
OH...NONE.
LM...GALE WARNING FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY FOR
LMZ043-046.
&&
SYNOPSIS...JT
SHORT TERM...JT
LONG TERM...STEINWEDEL
AVIATION...JT
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSNORTHERNINDIANAHazardous weather outlook, Nov 21, 4:18 AM EST, 5 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 418 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 INZ003>009-012>017-020-022-MIZ077>081-220930- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE- PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-WHITE-CASS IN-BERRIEN- CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE- 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...MONTICELLO... BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH... BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS... COLDWATER...HILLSDALE 418 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 /318 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. CHECK WSWIWX FOR DETAILS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ018-023>026-032-033-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-220930- ALLEN IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-WILLIAMS- FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT WAYNE...PERU...WABASH... NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...MARION... HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE... NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP 407 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015407 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015HWEST OHIO AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW BY LATE THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NECESSARY THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH SNOWFALL MEASUREMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX INZ027-034-OHZ016-024-025-220930- ADAMS-JAY-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECATUR...BERNE...PORTLAND...OTTAWA... PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA 418 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO A BRIEF PERIOD OF SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON MAINLY GRASSY SURFACES WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX LMZ043-046-220930- NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI- 418 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT AREA EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. && 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, Nov 21, 6:24 AM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
624 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 AM SNOW SAINT JOSEPH 42.11N 86.48W
11/21/2015 M2.2 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
&&
BENTLEYLocal storm report, Nov 21, 6:48 AM EST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
648 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0615 AM SNOW SODUS 42.04N 86.37W
11/21/2015 E2.5 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
2 TO 3 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
&&
BENTLEYLocal storm report, Nov 21, 8:13 AM EST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
813 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM SNOW BENTON HARBOR 42.12N 86.45W
11/21/2015 M3.3 INCH BERRIEN MI TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL.
&&
BENTLEYLocal storm report, Nov 21, 8:39 AM EST, 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
839 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0830 AM SNOW NEW BUFFALO 41.79N 86.74W
11/21/2015 M2.0 INCH BERRIEN MI PUBLIC
&&
BENTLEYLocal storm report, Nov 21, 8:40 AM EST, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
840 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 2 SSE STEVENSVILLE 41.99N 86.51W
11/21/2015 M2.6 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION STEVENSVILLE 1.7 SSE
/MI-BN-2/
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMLocal storm report, Nov 21, 8:51 AM EST, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
851 AM EST SAT NOV 21 2015
...TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
...DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SNOW 1 WNW BUCHANAN 41.84N 86.39W
11/21/2015 M2.6 INCH BERRIEN MI COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION BUCHANAN 1.3 WNW /MI-BN-5/
&&
NWS NORTHERN INDIANA
IRIS SYSTEMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 4:05 AM EST | Gale Warning | IWX | 24 hr |
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Sources
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