Forecast for Christmas Day 12.25.12: UPDATE


Partly cloudy.
Afternoon high: 35.


Outlook: Winter Storm Warning for Wednesday. 4-7 inches of snow likely by Thursday morning. Gusty winds are also possible with blowing and drifting snow.



Winter Storm Warning for Adams, Allen, and Wells counties.
ISSUED AT 4:59 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING EARLY
   WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT
   TIMES BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9
   INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIER
   SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HARTFORD
   CITY INDIANA TO OTTAWA OHIO LINE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL
   DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST TO NORTH
   WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS
   BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
   CONDITIONS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.




Winter Storm Warning for DeKalb County.
ISSUED AT 459 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING AROUND
   DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO
   HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
   INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
   AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING
   THE DAY WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL
   INCREASE TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND
   35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
   CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.




Winter Storm Watch for LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley counties.
ISSUED AT 4:59 AM EST TUE DEC 25 2012


...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH
   BEGINNING VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND BE MODERATE TO
   HEAVY AT TIMES ON WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6
   INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH LOCALLY
   HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SOME UNCERTAINTY STILL REMAINS
   REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM WHICH WILL INFLUENCE
   STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION...NORTHEAST TO NORTH
   WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY WEDNESDAY...WITH
   GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. LISTEN TO
   LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS WINTER STORM.

 * THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN
   AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALONG WITH REDUCED
   VISIBILITIES AT TIMES.

IMPACTS...

 * SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS HOLIDAY TRAVEL
   CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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