Latest update to the Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 4 pm this afternoon:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
438 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014…PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO CONTINUE TODAY…
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY…WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM NEAR LOGRANSPORT TO FORT WAYNE TO DEFIANCE OHIO.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL KEEP ROADS SNOW COVERED…SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY EVENING.
[…] …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON…
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* TIMING…LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY…ENDING ACROSS NORTHWEST OHIO LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.
* NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.
IMPACTS…
* ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED…SLICK…AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE LIMITED AT TIMES THIS MORNING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA DIFFICULT.
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.