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Winter Weather Advisory Issued by NWS NorthernIndiana (Northern Indiana and Northeastern Ohio)

Indiana Target Area: Marshall, St. Joseph, and Starke Counties.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY DEPENDING ON THE DURATION OF ANY SNOWBANDS IN ONE SPOT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS STARKE, WESTERN MARSHALL, AND EXTREME WESTERN ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES. WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY AN INCH OR LESS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THIS AFTERNOON...EVEN ACROSS AREAS WHICH ONLY RECEIVE MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.

TIMING...
* HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST BANDS EXPECTED TO AFFECT STARKE, EXTREME WESTERN ST. JOSEPH, AND WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES.

IMPACTS...
* VISIBILITY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. SOME BANDS WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR WITH LITTLE ADVANCED WARNING.

* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.

CONFIDENCE...
* HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. THERE IS MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL.

Instructions: A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITY WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

 

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