The National Weather Service has issued a Freezing Rain Advisory for our area:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
932 PM EST SUN DEC 8 2013PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO OVERNIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES NORTHEAST FROM ILLINOIS TO MICHIGAN. THE FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LEAVE A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ON SURFACES… CAUSING UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS TO BE SLICK… RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. THE FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD END BY DAYBREAK MONDAY… BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS WILL REMAIN ON SURFACES EARLY MONDAY AS TEMPERATURES STAY BELOW FREEZING.
…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY…
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* PERIODS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
IMPACTS…
* THE FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LEAVE A THIN GLAZE OF ICE ON SURFACES… CAUSING UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS TO BE SLICK…RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS.
* THE FREEZING DRIZZLE SHOULD END BY DAYBREAK MONDAY… BUT SOME SLICK SPOTS WILL REMAIN ON SURFACES EARLY MONDAY AS TEMPERATURES STAY BELOW FREEZING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.