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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Northern Indiana

January 11, 2016Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan

NWS Northern Indiana issued this winter storm warning at Jan 11, 2016, 2:52 PM EST for Cass County, Saint Joseph County, Michigan. It took effect at Jan 11, 2016, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 23 hr. 2 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
Jan 11, 2016, 2:52 PM EST (19:52 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2016, 8:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 12, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

Counties Cass County, MI, Saint Joseph County, MI

The radar

The Northern Indiana radar (KIWX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 12, 8:25 AM ESTSNOW 42 E Constantine, MIWATER EQUIVALENT 0.10
Jan 12, 9:12 AM ESTHEAVY SNOW 6.35 Nnw Dowagiac, MIWATER EQUIVALENT 0.40

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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2016-01-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2016-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

776 
WWUS43 KIWX 111952
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
252 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016

MIZ077>079-120400-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0002.160112T0100Z-160113T0000Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
252 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND BECOME MODERATE
   TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS SYSTEM SNOW TONIGHT
   TRANSITIONS TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TOMORROW.

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

 * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 
   30 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING 
   AND DRIFTING OF THE POWDERY SNOW. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. DRIVING 
   MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004>007-MIZ080-081-120400-
/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0002.160112T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.160112T0100Z-160113T0000Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
252 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND
   BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS
   SYSTEM SNOW TONIGHT TRANSITIONS TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
   TOMORROW.

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

 * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 
   30 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING 
   AND DRIFTING OF THE POWDERY SNOW. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. DRIVING 
   MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ003-008-009-012-014>018-022>027-032>034-120400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.160112T0100Z-160112T1700Z/
LA PORTE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-
GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...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
252 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016 /152 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/
THIS EVENING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST /7 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TUESDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP INTO THE EARLY EVENING AND
   THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY
   TUESDAY MORNING. 

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

 * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 
   30 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING 
   AND DRIFTING OF THE POWDERY SNOW. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. DRIVING
   MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
   MORNING.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-120400-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.160112T0300Z-160112T1700Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...
NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON
252 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON EST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON EST TUESDAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN BECOME
   MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY
   MORNING.

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

 * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 
   30 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING 
   AND DRIFTING OF THE POWDERY SNOW. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. DRIVING
   MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
   MORNING.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
692 
WWUS43 KIWX 120331
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1031 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016

MIZ077>079-121000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
1031 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AS
   SYSTEM SNOW TONIGHT TRANSITIONS TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

 * WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
   AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING
   AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT. DRIVING
   MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004>007-MIZ080-081-121000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
1031 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST
TUESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY AS
   SYSTEM SNOW TONIGHT TRANSITIONS TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
   TOMORROW.

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

 * WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
   AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS OVERNIGHT. DRIVING
   MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ003-008-009-012-014>018-022>027-032>034-121000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
LA PORTE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-
GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...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
1031 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016 /931 PM CST MON JAN 11 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
/11 AM CST/ TUESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY
   TUESDAY MORNING.

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES HIGHEST ALONG
   AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30.

 * WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
   AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. DRIVING 
   MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY 
   MORNING. 

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-121000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...
NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON
1031 PM EST MON JAN 11 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TUESDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY
   TUESDAY MORNING.

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

 * WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
   AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. DRIVING 
   MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY 
   MORNING. 

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
316 
WWUS43 KIWX 120914
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
414 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

MIZ077>079-121715-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
414 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE
   EXPECTED TODAY. 

 * 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE
   TODAY...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 4
   AND 8 INCHES. 

 * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
   AROUND 40 MPH THIS MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE
   BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. SECONDARY ROADS MAY
   BECOME NEARLY IMPASSABLE WITH DRIFTING. DRIVING WILL BE
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE STRONGER LAKE EFFECT BANDS.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.

 * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ013-020-121700-
/O.EXA.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
PULASKI-WHITE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...MONON
414 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.

 * WEST NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
   40 MPH THIS MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
   DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DRIVING MAY
   BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING
   SNOW.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

 * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ004>007-MIZ080-081-121715-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
414 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED
   TODAY...LOCALLY HEAVY MAINLY NORTH OF US 20. 

 * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OF 1 TO 4 INCHES BRINGING STORM
   TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. SLIGHTLY
   HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR AND NORTH OF THE TOLL ROAD.

 * WEST NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO
   CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS MAY GUST TO
   AROUND 40 MPH THIS MORNING.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DRIVING WILL
   BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN THE STRONGER LAKE EFFECT SNOW
   BANDS.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 

 * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

INZ003-008-009-012-014>018-022>027-032>034-121700-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
LA PORTE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-
WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-
GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...
ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...
NEW HAVEN...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
414 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 /314 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
/11 AM CST/ TODAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. 

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

 * WEST NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO
   CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS MAY GUST TO
   AROUND 40 MPH THIS MORNING.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DRIVING WILL
   BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY WITH THE STRONG WINDS.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

 * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-121700-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...
NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON
414 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 
 * LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING. 

 * STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES.

 * WEST NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL LEAD TO
   CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS MAY GUST TO
   AROUND 40 MPH THIS MORNING.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DRIVING WILL
   BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY WITH THE STRONG WINDS.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

 * WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
610 
WWUS43 KIWX 121658
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1158 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

INZ003-008-009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-121800-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
LA PORTE-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-
KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-
WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...
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...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
1158 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016 /1058 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST /11 AM CST/
TODAY. 

LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL AREAS. 

&&

$$

OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-121800-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160112T1700Z/
WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-
ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...
NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...PAULDING...ANTWERP...
MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...SPENCERVILLE...BLUFFTON
1158 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON EST TODAY. 

LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN RURAL AREAS. 

&&

$$

MIZ077>079-130000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
1158 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON.

 * UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE THIS
   AFTERNOON...BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN
   4 AND 8 INCHES.

 * WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
   MPH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. SECONDARY ROADS MAY
   BE NEARLY IMPASSABLE WITH DRIFTING. DRIVING WILL BE
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE STRONGER LAKE EFFECT BANDS.

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 

 * WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY
TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ004>007-MIZ080-081-130000-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
1158 AM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * MODERATE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY... 
   LOCALLY HEAVY MAINLY NORTH OF US 20. 

 * UP TO AN INCH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THIS AFTERNOON
   BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO BETWEEN 3 AND 6
   INCHES. SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR AND NORTH OF THE
   TOLL ROAD.

 * WEST NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
   WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

IMPACTS...

 * ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DRIVING 
   WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN THE STRONGER LAKE EFFECT 
   SNOW BANDS. 

 * REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. NEAR 
   WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 

 * WIND CHILLS BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 BELOW ZERO TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$
625 
WWUS43 KIWX 122352
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
652 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

MIZ077>079-130100-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...
BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
652 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

DIMINISHING WINDS AND LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW
IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

INZ004>007-MIZ080-081-130100-
/O.EXP.KIWX.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160113T0000Z/
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...COLDWATER...BRONSON...
HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE
652 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

DIMINISHING WINDS AND LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOW
IS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Northern Indiana issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 11, 4:07 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchIWXBranch, Cass, Hillsdale, Saint Joseph11 hr
Jan 11, 2:52 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryIWXBranch, Hillsdale28 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Michigan, 2016Every winter storm warning in 2016

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.