[IWX_warnings] WSWIWX

Wed Jan 5 20:43:01 UTC 2005

WWUS43 KIWX 052043
WSWIWX

URGENT - WINTER WX MESSAGE
NWS N IN
335P WED JAN 5 2005

 MAJOR WINTER STRM WILL CNTINU TONIGHT 

.A FRONT WILL REMAIN NRLY STATIONARY OVER THE OH VALLEY THROUGH 
TONIGHT. A WAVE OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SLOWLY NE 
ALONG THIS FRONT AND CNTINU TO PRDCE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION
ACRS THE REGION TONIGHT. MEANWHILE A STRNG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM BUILDING INTO THE N GREAT LKS WILL CNTINU TO FEED
COLD AIR S. THIS HAS SET THE STAGE FOR A MAJOR WINTER STRM WITH
A MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. 

WHERE THE PRECIPITATION FALLS MAINLY AS FREEZING RAIN DMGG ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE HALF INCH TO AN INCH ARE EXP. WHERE THE
PRECIPITATION IS MAINLY SNOW 6 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE PSBL. 

TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND SHOULD
BE AVOIDED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED
FOR VERY ICY AND DNGRS ROAD CONDITIONS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR
TREES AND POWER LNS THAT MAY COME DOWN SUDDENLY DUE TO THE WEIGHT
OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS.

INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-060400-
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
335P WED JAN 5 2005

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

SNOW WILL CNTINU TONIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BE HVY AT TIMES. THE SNOW
MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG AND S OF THE
IN ST LN. AN ADDL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXP
LATE THISP THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STRM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING TO 6 TO 9
INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER S LWR MI. 

ANY TRAVEL IS STRNGLY DISCOURAGED AS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS
WILL BE HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. 

$$

OHZ001-002-060400-
FULTON OH-WILLIAMS OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARCHBOLD BRYAN MONTPELIER 
SWANTON AND WAUSEON
335P WED JAN 5 2005

 WINTER STRM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTL 6A THURSDAY 

SNOW WILL CNTINU THIS EVE OVER EXTREME NW OH. THE SNOW
WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. STRM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE
EXP TO BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO A QUARTER
INCH ARE ALSO PSBL.   

ANY TRAVEL IS STRNGLY DISCOURAGED AS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS
WILL BE HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY.

$$

INZ008-009-012>018-OHZ004-005-015-016-060400-
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
335P WED JAN 5 2005

 WINTER STRM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTL 6A THURSDAY 

A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CNTINU TONIGHT. SOME
SNOW MAY ALSO MIX IN AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. STRM TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXP TO BE 1 TO 2
INCHES. WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF RT 30. STRM TOTAL ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXP TO BE ARND A HALF INCH WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS S OF RT 30. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT DMG TO TREES AND POWERLNS
WITH 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 HEATERS 
BE CERTAIN THE ROOM IS WELL VENTILATED. THESE TYPES OF HEATERS CAN 
PRDCE DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE GAS.    

ANY TRAVEL IS STRNGLY DISCOURAGED AS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS
WILL BE HAZARDOUS. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE ICE COVERED AND EXTREMELY
SLIPPERY.

$$

INZ020-022>027-032>034-OHZ024-025-060400-
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
335P WED JAN 5 2005

 WINTER STRM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTL 6A THURSDAY 

A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO MAINLY
FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT. STRM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING OF BTWN A HALF INCH TO AN INCH ARE EXP. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL 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.    

ANY TRAVEL IS STRNGLY DISCOURAGED AS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS
WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DNGRS STRM. UNTREATED
ROADS WILL BE ICE COVERED AND VERY SLIPPERY. SOME ROADS MAY BECOME
IMPASSABLE DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION AND DOWNED TREE LIMBS.

$$

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