Winter Storm Watch issued for Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch issued for Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon:

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
331 PM EDT MON MAR 10 2014

…HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY…

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS EAST THROUGH SOUTHERN INDIANA AND OHIO. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF A WINAMAC INDIANA TO WARSAW INDIANA TO BRYAN OHIO LINE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY.

…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN…SNOW…AND SLEET IS FORECAST TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT…WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION…4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A INCH PER HOUR…AND GUSTY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH…WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.