The National Weather Service has updated the Winter Weather Advisory which is in effect from January 5, 10:00 PM EST until January 6, 10:00 AM EST:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
356 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY…
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.
* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY 3 TO 5 INCHES. 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM MARION TO PORTLAND.
IMPACTS…
* SNOWFALL RATES UP TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED…SLICK..AND HAZARDOUS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE.
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.