Freezing rain changing to rain late overnight.
Total ice accumulation: light glaze between 0.05 and 0.15 inch.
Overnight temperatures: mid 30s.
Outlook: Very warm early in the week. Scattered rain showers expected on Monday. A Flood Watch has been issued for Tuesday as heavy thunderstorms are possible. Snow possible on Wednesday.
Freezing Rain Advisory for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 5:57 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2013
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT AN AREA OF FREEZING RAIN... SLEET... AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA... NORTHWEST OHIO... AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN EARLY THIS EVENING. INITIALLY THE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT... BUT SHOULD BECOME A LITTLE HEAVIER AND MORE PERSISTENT THROUGH 800 PM EST. ANY SNOWFALL SHOULD BE BRIEF AND MAINLY CONFINED TO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION IS FOR A GLAZE OF ICE TO FORM ON STREETS... SIDEWALKS... AND PARKING LOTS MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PEOPLE TRAVELING IN THE AREA THIS EVENING SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION AND EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS.
Flood Watch for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 4:49 PM EST SUN JAN 27 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA...SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO... * FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING * A COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND MELTING SNOW MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW COVER OVER THE AREA WILL LIKELY COMPLETELY MELT BY TUESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...PERIODS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW MELT...ALONG WITH FROZEN SOIL CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO FLOODING OF MANY RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE AREA. PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS IS ALSO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
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