Winter Storm Update
A major winter storm still looks to affect the area tonight and into the day on Tuesday. In fact, the National Weather Service has issued *Winter Storm Warnings* for many areas across Northern and Eastern Indiana.
Here is the latest Winter Storm Warning statements from the National Weather Service out of Northern Indiana.
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
450 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. RAIN AND SNOW HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND ARE
EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT. BY TUESDAY MORNING...ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE IN THE
FORM OF SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. MODERATE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.
THERE ARE STILL SOME MINOR UNCERTAINTIES IN THE STRENGTH AND TRACK
OF THE LOW. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH WILL DETERMINE THE
LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK
CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SNOWFALL TOTALS. CURRENT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT A WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE THE MOST INTENSE BANDS
SET UP.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW FROM THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ALSO LOOKS LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY OVER
EXTREME SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT AN INTENSE SINGLE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY
DEVELOP POSSIBLY RESULTING IN 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW.
INZ005-012>016-020-022>024-260600-
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ELKHART-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITE-CASS IN-
MIAMI-WABASH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...
ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER
450 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008 /350 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008/
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/
TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM
CST/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. RAIN AND SNOW HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND ARE
EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT. BY TUESDAY MORNING...ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE IN THE
FORM OF SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. MODERATE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.
THERE ARE STILL SOME MINOR UNCERTAINTIES IN THE STRENGTH AND TRACK
OF THE LOW. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH WILL DETERMINE THE
LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK
CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SNOWFALL TOTALS. CURRENT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT A WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE THE MOST INTENSE BANDS
SET UP.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION...OR FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
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.
INZ006>009-017-018-025>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-260600-
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/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.W.0011.080226T0300Z-080227T0000Z/
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-
ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...COLUMBIA CITY...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...
PORTLAND...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
450 PM EST MON FEB 25 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 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 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. RAIN AND SNOW HAVE DEVELOPED AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND ARE
EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT. BY TUESDAY MORNING...ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE IN THE
FORM OF SNOW. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. MODERATE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING.
THERE ARE STILL SOME MINOR UNCERTAINTIES IN THE STRENGTH AND TRACK
OF THE LOW. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH WILL DETERMINE THE
LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN THE TRACK
CAN HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SNOWFALL TOTALS. CURRENT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT A WIDESPREAD 4 TO 8 INCH SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE WHERE THE MOST INTENSE BANDS
SET UP.
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATER
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION...OR FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEB
SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
I really have no changes to the forecast. This will be a major winter storm and will have major implications across the area.