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WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WX MESSAGE
NWS N IN
1012P TUE JAN 4 2005

 MAJOR WINTER STRM WILL BRING SNOW AND ICE TO THE REGION 

.A FRONT WILL REMAIN NRLY STATIONARY OVER THE OH VALLEY THROUGH 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE 
ALONG THIS FRONT AND PRDCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACRS THE 
REGION TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A STRNG ARCTIC HIGH 
PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING INTO THE N GREAT LKS WILL CAUSE
COLDER AIR TO MOVE INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE
FOR A MAJOR WINTER STRM WITH MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN. WHERE THE PRECIPITATION FALLS MAINLY AS FREEZING RAIN DMGG
ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF INCH OR MORE IS LIKELY.


INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-051100-
BERRIEN MI-BRANCH MI-CASS MI-ELKHART IN-HILLSDALE MI-LA PORTE IN-
LAGRANGE IN-ST. JOSEPH MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-STEUBEN IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANGOLA BENTON HARBOR BENTON HEIGHTS 
BUCHANAN COLDWATER DOWAGIAC DUNLAP ELKHART FAIR PLAIN 
GEORGETOWN GOSHEN GRANGER GULIVOIRE PARK HILLSDALE 
LA PORTE LAGRANGE MI CITY MISHAWAKA NAPPANEE NILES 
SIMONTON LK S BEND ST. JOSEPH STURGIS THREE RVRS 
TRAIL CREEK AND WESTVILLE
1012P TUE JAN 4 2005

 WINTER STRM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTL 6A 
(5A) THURSDAY 

A MIXTURE OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DVLP 
TONIGHT. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO MAINLY SNOW LATE 
TONIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. PERIODS OF SNOW MIXED
WITH SLEET AT TIMES WILL CNTINU WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
STRM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET BY EARLY 
THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXP TO BE 6 TO 10 INCHES.   

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WX RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

OHZ001-002-051100-
FULTON OH-WILLIAMS OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARCHBOLD BRYAN MONTPELIER 
SWANTON AND WAUSEON
1012P TUE JAN 4 2005

 WINTER STRM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTL 6A  
THURSDAY 

A MIXTURE OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DVLP TONIGHT
AND CNTINU THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND SLEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXP TO BE 4 TO 8
INCHES. SOME ICE ACCUMULATION IS ALSO PSBL.   

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WX RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

INZ008-009-012>018-OHZ004-005-015-016-051100-
ALLEN IN-DE KALB IN-DEFIANCE OH-FULTON IN-HENRY OH-KOSCIUSKO IN-
MARSHALL IN-NOBLE IN-PAULDING OH-PULASKI IN-PUTNAM OH-STARKE IN-
WHITLEY IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUBURN BREMEN BUTLER COLUMBIA CITY 
DEFIANCE FORT WAYNE GARRETT HICKSVILLE KENDALLVILLE KNOX 
LIGONIER NAPOLEON NEW HAVEN OTTAWA PLYMOUTH ROCHESTER 
SYRACUSE TRI-LKS WARSAW WINAMAC AND WINONA LK
1012P TUE JAN 4 2005

 WINTER STRM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTL 6A 
THURSDAY 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN SLEET AND SNOW
LATE TONIGHT AND THEN CNTINU THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.  
STRM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXP
TO BE 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF RT 30.
STRM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXP TO BE A QUARTER INCH TO A
HALF INCH WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS S OF RT 30. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN DMG TO TREES AND
POWERLNS AND SOME POWER OUTAGES. 

IF COMMERCIAL POWER IS LOST IN YOUR AREA AND YOU PLAN ON USING A 
GENERATOR OR A PORTABLE HEATER USE EXTREME CAUTION. DO NOT RUN 
GENERATORS INDOORS. IF YOU USE PORTABLE KEROSENE OR PROPANE HEATER 
BE CERTAIN THE ROOM IS WELL VENTILATED. THESE TYPES OF HEATERS CAN 
PRDCE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE GAS.    

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WX RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

INZ020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-025-051100-
ADAMS IN-ALLEN OH-BLACKFORD IN-CASS IN-GRANT IN-HUNTINGTON IN-JAY IN-
MIAMI IN-VAN WERT OH-WABASH IN-WELLS IN-WHITE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BERNE BLUFFTON DECATUR DELPHOS 
DUNKIRK FAIRMOUNT FORT SHAWNEE GAS CITY GRISSOM AFB 
HARTFORD CITY HUNTINGTON LIMA LOGANSPORT MARION 
MONTICELLO NORTH MANCHESTER OSSIAN PERU PORTLAND UPLAND 
VAN WERT AND WABASH
1012P TUE JAN 4 2005

 WINTER STRM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTL 6A
THURSDAY 

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET LATE TONIGHT
AND THEN CNTINU THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRM TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING OF A HALF INCH OR
MORE ARE EXP. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DMG TO TREES AND POWERLNS WITH WIDESPREAD
POWER OUTAGES PSBL.      

IF COMMERCIAL POWER IS LOST IN YOUR AREA AND YOU PLAN ON USING A 
GENERATOR OR PORTABLE HEATER USE EXTREME CAUTION. DO NOT RUN 
GENERATORS INDOORS. IF YOU USE PORTABLE KEROSENE OR PROPANE HEATERS 
BE CERTAIN THE ROOM IS WELL VENTILATED. THESE TYPES OF HEATERS CAN 
PRDCE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE GAS.    

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WX RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

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