Alert archive / Indiana / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Indianapolis, IN
NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this winter storm warning at Feb 23, 2016, 4:05 PM EST for 9 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 9:02 AM EST. It was in force for 19 hr. 5 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
- Feb 23, 2016, 4:05 PM EST (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 9:02 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2016, 3:45 AM EST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Indianapolis, IN
Counties Carroll County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Howard County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Warren County, IN
The radar
The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 1:42 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Purdue University, IN | MEASURED AT THE RESEARCH CENTER AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY. |
| Feb 24, 1:48 PM EST | SNOW 6 | Delphi, IN | |
| Feb 24, 3:20 PM EST | SNOW 4.7 | 3 N West Lafayette, IN | TOTAL SO FAR |
| Feb 24, 6:54 PM EST | SNOW 4.3 | 2 Nw Clinton, IN | |
| Feb 24, 8:33 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Waynetown, IN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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
- 1132 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
918 WWUS43 KIND 232105 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 405 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 INZ021-028>030-035-036-043-044-240515- /O.UPG.KIND.WS.A.0001.160224T1500Z-160225T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.WS.W.0001.160224T1500Z-160225T1800Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION- PARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE 405 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW AND POSSIBLY SLEET WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN WITH RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES. THE HIGHER END OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL INDIANA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POSSIBLY PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$ INZ031-037>039-045>047-051>054-060-061-067-240515- /O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0005.160224T2100Z-160225T1800Z/ HOWARD-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-VIGO-CLAY- OWEN-MORGAN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... VINCENNES 405 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT:ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM MID AFTERNOON TO THE EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NIELD
6 follow-up statements
937 WWUS43 KIND 240349 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1049 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 INZ021-028>030-035-036-043-044-241200- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.160224T1500Z-160225T1800Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION- PARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE 1049 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW AND POSSIBLY SLEET WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN WITH RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES. THE HIGHER END OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL INDIANA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POSSIBLY PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$ INZ031-037>039-045>047-051>054-060-061-067-241200- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.160224T2100Z-160225T1800Z/ HOWARD-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-VIGO-CLAY- OWEN-MORGAN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... VINCENNES 1049 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * MAIN IMPACT:ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM MID AFTERNOON TO THE EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ RYAN
306 WWUS43 KIND 240907 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 407 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 INZ028-241715- /O.UPG.KIND.WS.W.0001.160224T1500Z-160225T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KIND.BZ.W.0001.160224T1500Z-160225T0600Z/ WARREN- 407 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BEGIN BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH WHITEOUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN BAND OF HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ031-241715- /O.UPG.KIND.WW.Y.0005.160224T2100Z-160225T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KIND.WS.W.0001.160224T1500Z-160225T1800Z/ HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KOKOMO 407 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN WITH RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW AROUND MIDDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES. THE HIGHER END OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL INDIANA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POSSIBLY PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ INZ021-029-030-035-036-043-044-241715- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.160224T1500Z-160225T1800Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE 407 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW AND POSSIBLY SLEET WILL BEGIN TO MIX IN WITH RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES. THE HIGHER END OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL INDIANA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POSSIBLY PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$ INZ040-241715- /O.EXA.KIND.WW.Y.0005.160224T2100Z-160225T1800Z/ MADISON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANDERSON 407 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM MID AFTERNOON TO THE EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ037>039-045>047-051>054-060-061-067-241715- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.160224T2100Z-160225T1800Z/ BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN- MORGAN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES 407 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM MID AFTERNOON TO THE EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. 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. && $$
002 WWUS43 KIND 241402 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 902 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 INZ028-242215- /O.EXT.KIND.BZ.W.0001.160224T1402Z-160225T0600Z/ WARREN- 902 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH WHITEOUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN BAND OF HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ021-029>031-035-036-043-044-242215- /O.EXT.KIND.WS.W.0001.160224T1402Z-160225T1800Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION- PARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE 902 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * TIMING...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN HAS STARTED TO MIX IN WITH RAIN THIS MORNING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...ICE HAS STARTED TO ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES IN SOME AREAS. WITH THE STRONG WINDS...POWER OUTAGES MAY BE A POSSIBILITY DUE TO DOWNED TREES OR POWER LINES. LATER...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES. THE HIGHER END OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL INDIANA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POSSIBLY PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$ INZ041-042-048-049-242215- /O.EXB.KIND.WW.Y.0005.160224T1402Z-160225T1800Z/ DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HANCOCK-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MUNCIE 902 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: ICE HAS STARTED TO ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES IN SOME AREAS. WITH THE STRONG WINDS...POWER OUTAGES MAY BE A POSSIBILITY DUE TO DOWNED TREES OR POWER LINES. LATER...ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM MID AFTERNOON TO THE EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ037>040-045>047-051>054-060-061-067-242215- /O.EXT.KIND.WW.Y.0005.160224T1402Z-160225T1800Z/ BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-VIGO-CLAY- OWEN-MORGAN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE... VINCENNES 902 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... * MAIN IMPACT: ICE HAS STARTED TO ACCUMULATE ON TREES AND POWER LINES IN SOME AREAS. WITH THE STRONG WINDS...POWER OUTAGES MAY BE A POSSIBILITY DUE TO DOWNED TREES OR POWER LINES. LATER...ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY TO SNOW...BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. * ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM MID AFTERNOON TO THE EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. 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. && $$
561 WWUS43 KIND 242121 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 421 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 INZ028-250530- /O.CON.KIND.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ WARREN- 421 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS OF OVER 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WITH WHITEOUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN BAND OF HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ INZ021-029>031-035-036-043-044-250530- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION- PARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO... CRAWFORDSVILLE 421 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY WET SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES. THE HIGHER END OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL INDIANA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POSSIBLY PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$ INZ037>042-045>049-051>054-060-061-067-250530- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS- MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES 421 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: ANY REMAINING RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM BY EARLY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
318 WWUS43 KIND 250258 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 958 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 DEFAULT OVERVIEW SECTION INZ028-251100- /O.CAN.KIND.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ WARREN- 958 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AND VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW AND IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ INZ031-251100- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KOKOMO 958 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ021-029-030-035-036-043-044-251100- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ CARROLL-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE 958 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WITH STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES. THE HIGHER END OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE OVER FAR NORTHWESTERN CENTRAL INDIANA. * OTHER IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 35 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL PRODUCE DRASTIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY PERIODS OF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. && $$ INZ037>042-045>049-051>054-060-061-067-251100- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS- MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS... TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES 958 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE HEAVIER END OF THESE AMOUNTS WITH FURTHER NORTHWEST EXTENT. * TIMING: INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AFTER SNOW ONSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
550 WWUS43 KIND 250845 WSWIND URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 345 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 INZ021-028>030-035-036-251645- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...CRAWFORDSVILLE 345 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH TO UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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. && $$ INZ043-044-250945- /O.CAN.KIND.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ VERMILLION-PARKE- 345 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WHILE LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...HEAVY SNOW HAS COME TO AN END. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR JUST ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK THIS MORNING LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OR IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. $$ INZ045>048-051>054-060-061-067-250945- /O.CAN.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-SULLIVAN- GREENE-KNOX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES 345 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE DAY...TEMPERATURES NEAR AND ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK WILL ONLY ALLOW FOR LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AND LITTLE IMPACT. $$ INZ031-037>042-049-251645- /O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160225T1800Z/ HOWARD-BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KOKOMO...ANDERSON...MUNCIE 345 AM EST THU FEB 25 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF AROUND 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS...GUSTING TO AROUND 35 MPH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF DRASTICALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Indianapolis, IN issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:53 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | IND | Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Tippecanoe and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 7 days |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 12 days |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Greene, Knox | 7 days |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 8 days |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Daviess, Gibson, Knox, Pike | 12 days |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Gibson, Knox | 13 days |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Jackson, Lawrence, Washington | 5 days |
| Feb 23, 12:11 PM EST | River Flood Warning | IND | Lawrence, Martin | 8 days |
| Feb 23, 4:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | IND | Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, Fountain and 19 more | 49 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.