The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 2 am to 5 pm Wednesday:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
357 PM EDT TUE MAR 11 2014…WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…
HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AS A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS EAST THROUGH FAR SOUTHERN INDIANA AND OHIO. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. A PERIOD OF SLEET IS ALSO EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY DURING THE TRANSITION. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 5 TO 9 INCH RANGE. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN… POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES.
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING…RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY…THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY. THE SNOW IS FORECAST TO TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATION…5 TO 8 INCHES… WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* IMPACTS…HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF A INCH PER HOUR…AND NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN…POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FEW POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.