[Southsider2k12]

The Watch has been issued for tomorrow night...

Lake Effect Snow Watch for La Porte, IN
From 11:00 PM CST, Tue., Nov 26, 2013 until 6:00 PM CST, Wed., Nov 27, 2013
Other affected areas:
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La Porte, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Starke, IN; Pulaski, IN; Marshall, IN; Fulton, IN; Berrien, MI
Issued by The National Weather Service
North Webster, IN
Mon, Nov 25, 2013, 2:54 PM CST
Updated Nov 25, 2013, 2:55pm CST


... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF BANDS PERSIST.

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

IMPACTS...

* HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PLAN ON ENCOUNTERING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG PORTIONS OF US 30... INTERSTATE 94 AND THE TOLL ROAD OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. DRIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES AND DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY... IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

... SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THE EAST COAST ON TUESDAY WILL ALLOW FOR ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR TO FUNNEL SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DEEP NORTHERLY FLOW ALONG THE FULL LENGTH OF LAKE MICHIGAN COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL MOISTURE FROM LAKE SUPERIOR IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA AND EXTREME SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

UNCERTAINTIES TIED TO THE LOCATION AND PERSISTENCE OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW REMAIN. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD THEY DEVELOP.

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* LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARD DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF BANDS PERSIST.

Can you friggin BELIEVE THIS ?? Gotta get the blower ready.

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[Southsider2k12]

"The Watch" is now "The Warning".

Lake Effect Snow Warning for La Porte, IN
From 11:00 PM CST, Tue., Nov 26, 2013 until 11:00 PM CST, Wed., Nov 27, 2013
Other affected areas:
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La Porte, IN; Berrien, MI
Issued by The National Weather Service
North Webster, IN
Tue, Nov 26, 2013, 3:14 AM CST
Local Radar Map
Updated Nov 26, 2013, 6:45am CST

... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* TIMING... LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 6 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED... WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IF BANDS PERSIST ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY INTO NORTHERN LA PORTE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

IMPACTS...

* HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PLAN ON ENCOUNTERING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG PORTIONS OF US 30... INTERSTATE 94 AND THE TOLL ROAD OVER NORTHWEST INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY.

* VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. DRIVERS MAY EXPERIENCE SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES AND DETERIORATING DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE- EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

... HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO ORGANIZE ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA AND FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... BEFORE DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW... WITH LOCALIZED SNOW TOTALS POTENTIALLY EXCEEDING A FOOT... IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST BERRIEN COUNTY IN MICHIGAN AND LA PORTE COUNTY IN INDIANA. CONFIDENCE IS LOWER REGARDING IMPACTS AND SNOW AMOUNTS FARTHER INLAND GIVEN THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW... WITH SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO VARY CONSIDERABLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND UPDATES AS THIS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL... INCLUDING ON INTERSTATE 94... THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD... AND HIGHWAYS 6 AND 30.

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Geez I hope there isn't a local snow emergency. Don't wanna go through that one again.

[Southsider2k12]

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/...f7680aa665.html

Times Staff

Lake-effect snow could hamper Thanksgiving travel plans in the region, with more than 6 inches of accumulation possible in Porter County and up to a foot expected in LaPorte County.

The National Weather Service is warning of potentially dangerous driving conditions on Interstates 80 and 94, the Indiana Toll Road, U.S. 6 and U.S. 30. Strong winds could cause blowing and drifting snow. Drifting coupled with heavy snowfall rates could create hazardous conditions on roadways.

The National Weather Service issued a lake-effect snow watch for Porter County through 7 p.m. Wednesday. LaPorte County and Berrien County, Mich. are under a lake-effect snow warning through 12 a.m. Thanksgiving day.

Lake and Jasper counties are not under any lake-effect snow watches or warnings, but the National Weather Service issued a special weather statement for those counties warning subtle changes in winds off Lake Michigan could shift the snow bands farther south and west, Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning, causing accumulating snow.

The snow is expected to develop Tuesday afternoon in Porter County and increase in intensity overnight, with snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour possible. The snow is expected to taper off by midday Wednesday.

In LaPorte and Berrien counties, the snow is expected to begin falling late Tuesday night and continue into late Wednesday night. Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour are also possible there.

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http://blog.chicagoweathercenter.com/2013/...ift-snow-there/

Local 6 to 14” snowfalls aren’t out of the question by late Wednesday night in the hardest-hit sections of the Indiana and southwest Michigan lake snow-belt. The 30-hour lake snow event is predicted to begin in that area late Tuesday with the arrival of strengthening northwest winds with cold arctic air in tow.

Lake snow is light and fluffy. This means the gusty NNW winds predicted to sweep the area late Tuesday, Tuesday night and Wednesday, may well lead to some blowing and drifting of snow.

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Think I'll miss the worst of it.

[Southsider2k12]

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA TODAY WITH WIND
CHILLS OF AROUND ZERO EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WIND CHILLS AROUND ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE TUESDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT PERIOD...WITH SUBZERO WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO BRING SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOW TO SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE REGION. THE
POTENTIAL OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER
MICHIGAN AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA.

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Skilling sez we might get walloped by something heavier this upcoming weekend.

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Well atleast we'll get clobbered on a weekend.

Two snow systems are being monitored. The first lays down a corridor of snow across the Chicago area late Tuesday night and Wednesday expected to amount to 2 to 4". The second and potentially more significant of the two rides into the area Friday night into Saturday night.

http://on.fb.me/1cnkeqs

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[Southsider2k12]

Local Weather Alert
Winter Weather Advisory for La Porte, IN
From 6:00 PM CST, Fri., Dec 13, 2013 until 6:00 PM CST, Sat., Dec 14, 2013
Other affected areas:
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La Porte, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Elkhart, IN; Lagrange, IN; Berrien, MI; Cass, MI; St. Joseph, MI; Branch, MI
Issued by The National Weather Service
North Webster, IN
Fri, Dec 13, 2013, 10:38 AM CST
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... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED CLOSER TO HIGHWAY 6 WITH THE LOWER END AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

* ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

IMPACTS...

* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TONIGHT... CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL ACROSS THE REGION DIFFICULT.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW.

* USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING SNOW AS THIS CAN BE A VERY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.

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.

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.SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT... AND THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY.

ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA... ROUGHLY SOUTH OF A LINE FROM KNOX TO AUBURN INDIANA AND WAUSEON OHIO. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THIS LINE IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

[Southsider2k12]

Local Weather Alert
Winter Storm Warning for La Porte, IN
until 6:00 PM CST, Sat., Dec 14, 2013
Other affected areas:
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La Porte, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Elkhart, IN; Lagrange, IN; Steuben, IN
Issued by The National Weather Service
North Webster, IN
Sat, Dec 14, 2013, 8:38 AM CST
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Updated Dec 14, 2013, 8:45am CST
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... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

* ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

IMPACTS...

* UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH THE HEAVY SNOW.

* USE CAUTION WHEN SHOVELING HEAVY WET SNOW AS THIS CAN BE A VERY STRENUOUS ACTIVITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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... WINTER STORM WARNING EXPANDED NORTH...

.HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED UP TO THE INDIANA AND MICHIGAN STATE LINE. MORNING REPORTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED AS FAR NORTH AS THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD. WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THIS REGION.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. IN ADDITION... WARMER AIR MAY BRIEFLY ARRIVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTHWESTERN OHIO... RESULTING IN THE CHANCE FOR SLEET AND LIMITING OVERALL SNOW AMOUNTS.

TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

THOSE TRAVELLING TODAY SHOULD MONITOR LOCAL ROAD CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS.

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Alco
12 minutes ago

TRAFFIC ALERT UPDATE - I-65, Lake County: I-65 northbound remains shutdown at I-94 due to a semi that rolled over with potentially hazardous materials in it. Right now traffic cannot continue northbound on I-65 at I-94. Traffic can exit westbound onto I-94, but cannot exit eastbound onto I-94.

A special crew must offload this potentially dangerous material and we're still waiting on that to happen. So this closure could continue for a couple more hours.

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This was just a teaser. Its next weekend I'm more worried about.

[Southsider2k12]

TWC has the snow expected to start around 5:15pm.

Local Weather Alert
Special Weather Statement for La Porte, IN
Other affected areas:


... QUICK BURST OF ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

A PERIOD OF MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... CONTINUING THROUGH MID EVENING. THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL MAY ONLY LAST 2 TO 3 HOURS BUT AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK.

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Issued by The National Weather Service
North Webster, IN
Tue, Dec 17, 2013, 3:01 AM CST
Updated Dec 17, 2013, 6:45am CST



... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* 1 TO POSSIBLY 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON... MAINLY NORTH OF ROUTE 6.

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW... MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS.

IMPACTS...

* ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED... SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS BOTH IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW.

* DRIFTING SNOW MAY CAUSE SECONDARY AND SOME PRIMARY ROADS TO BECOME PARTIALLY IMPASSABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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... LIGHT SNOW AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TO LEAD TO TRAVEL CONCERNS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY... BRINGING A PERIOD OF LIGHT TO POSSIBLY MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE ADVISORY AREA FROM MID MORNING INTO MID AFTERNOON. OVERALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES IN MOST AREAS... MAINLY NORTH OF ROUTE 6. AS THE FRONT PASSES... WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 30 MPH. THIS WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW AND ALREADY EXISTING SNOW PACK IN MAINLY RURAL AREAS. SECONDARY AND SOME PRIMARY ROADS COULD BECOME PARTIALLY IMPASSABLE IN SPOTS DUE TO THE DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN STRONGER WIND GUSTS DUE TO BLOWING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING... BUT SOME DRIFTING SNOW COULD LINGER INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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We just might miss the worst stuff this weekend.

[Southsider2k12]

We just might miss the worst stuff this weekend.

We are going to get flooding rains instead.

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There goes the white xmas.

[Southsider2k12]

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/loca...WX&etn=0000

Special Weather Statement for La Porte, IN
Other affected areas:
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La Porte, IN; St. Joseph, IN; Elkhart, IN; Lagrange, IN; Steuben, IN; Noble, IN; De Kalb, IN; Starke, IN; Pulaski, IN; Marshall, IN; Fulton, IN; Kosciusko, IN; Whitley, IN; Allen, IN; White, IN; Cass, IN; Miami, IN; Wabash, IN; Huntington, IN; Wells, IN; Adams, IN; Grant, IN; Blackford, IN; Jay, IN; Berrien, MI; Cass, MI; St. Joseph, MI; Branch, MI; Hillsdale, MI; Williams, OH; Fulton, OH; Defiance, OH; Henry, OH; Paulding, OH; Putnam, OH; Van Wert, OH; Allen, OH
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Issued by The National Weather Service
North Webster, IN
Mon, Dec 30, 2013, 5:08 AM CST
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... SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE NEW YEARS EVE THROUGH THURSDAY...

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY ADVANCING INTO WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MAY LATER FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT THE SYSTEM MAY TAKE A PATH FAVORABLE FOR A LONG DURATION SNOWFALL EVENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES NEW YEARS EVE INTO THURSDAY.

WHILE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXACT TRACK OF THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM REMAIN UNCERTAIN... SNOW... MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE... IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHWEST GREAT LAKES REGION AND INTO SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

THEN... A MORE POTENT SYSTEM COULD EXIT THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTENSIFY ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY REGION ON THURSDAY. AT PRESENT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF VARIABILITY BETWEEN MODEL SIGNALS WITH RESPECT TO THIS STORMS STRENGTH AND FORWARD SPEED. A SLOWER... MORE DEVELOPED SYSTEM WOULD FAVOR THE POTENTIAL FOR A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA... FAR NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. GIVEN THE LONG DURATION OF THIS EVENT... 36 TO 48 HOURS... SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE ARE CERTAINLY POSSIBLE. AT PRESENT THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW APPEARS TO BE PRIMARILY ALONG AND NORTH OF ROUTE 24... AFFECTING NORTHERN INDIANA... FAR NORTHWEST OHIO... AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN. SMALL FLUCTUATIONS IN THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS SYSTEM COULD SIGNIFICANTLY ALTER ACCUMULATIONS.

WHILE A SIGNIFICANT SNOW EVENT IS NOT A CERTAINTY AT THIS TIME... HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS... SHOULD WINTER STORM WATCHES... WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES BECOME NECESSARY. ALSO... TRAVELERS MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE SCHEDULES AND ROUTES.