The National Weather Service has a Winter Weather Advisory in place for our area:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1056 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2011…ACCUMULATING SNOW TODAY…
.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS WILL TRACK NORTHEAST INTO OHIO THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE SNOW WILL AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY EVENING. MOTORISTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY WITH ROADS LIKELY BECOMING SLICK DUE TO THE NEW SNOWFALL.
[…] …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* MAIN IMPACT…TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY EARLY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT…HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS DUE TO THE SNOWFALL.
* OTHER IMPACTS…BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW WILL TEMPORARILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
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.