The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory from 10 AM Friday to 7 AM Saturday.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
418 PM EST THU JAN 19 2012
…ACCUMULATING SNOW FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…
.A FAST MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON FRIDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST INDIANA FRIDAY MORNING…AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN…NORTHEAST INDIANA…AND NORTHWEST OHIO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN FRIDAY MORNING…AND FAR NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FROM THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS ON FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* PERIODS OF MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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.