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Small Craft Advisory 9, NWS Northern Indiana

January 19, 2026

NWS Northern Indiana issued this small craft advisory at Jan 19, 2026, 4:03 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2026, 4:03 PM EST (21:03 UTC)
Expired
Jan 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Northern Indiana

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 19, 3:39 PM EST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 3:39 PM EST, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 4:29 AM EST, 11 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
429 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

INZ006>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>027-032>034-116-203-216-200930-
Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-Fulton IN-
Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams-
Grant-Blackford-Jay-Northern Kosciusko-Southern La Porte-
Southern Kosciusko-
429 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026 /329 AM CST Mon Jan 19 2026/

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Cold Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Cold Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-200930-
Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry-Paulding-Putnam-
Van Wert-Allen OH-
429 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Michigan and
northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Cold Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Cold Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MIZ078-079-177-277-200930-
Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Northern Berrien-Southern Berrien-
429 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Another system is expected to bring an additional 1 to 3 inches of
snow to this area later Tuesday night through Wednesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ005-103-104-204-200930-
Elkhart-Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-
Western St. Joseph IN-
429 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026 /329 AM CST Mon Jan 19 2026/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING...
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/
TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.
   Cold Weather Advisory.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Cold Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-200930-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
429 AM EST Mon Jan 19 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of
southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.
   Heavy Freezing Spray Warning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Heavy Freezing Spray Warning.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 19, 10:17 AM EST, 5 hours 46 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 7:54 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningIWXElkhart, LaGrange53 min
Jan 19, 8:34 AM ESTSnow Squall WarningIWXDeKalb, LaGrange, Steuben56 min

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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.