Forecast for Monday 02.25


Fog possible early. Otherwise partly cloudy.
Morning low: 22.
Afternoon high: 35.


Outlook: Winter Storm Watch effective Tuesday. Freezing rain is likely Tuesday morning, changing to snow by midday Tuesday. There is a chance that rain and ice pellets could mix in at times. Gusty winds are also likely. Occasional snow will continue through Tuesday night and Wednesday.

Tuesday's snow accumulation may be 3-6 inches; highest amounts north of Fort Wayne, lowest amounts south. Ice accumulations could exceed 0.2 inch in some areas. Look for updates!

Winter Storm Watch for Allen, DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben and Whitley counties.

ISSUED AT 4:40 PM EST SUN FEB 24 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING
   ACROSS PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTHWEST
   OHIO...ROUGHLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 6.

 * HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT ACROSS FAR
   NORTHERN INDIANA...EXTREME NORTHWEST OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER
   MICHIGAN. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE
   POSSIBLE...MAINLY NEAR AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 6.

 * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

IMPACTS...

 * TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAMPERED BY THE WINTRY WEATHER TUESDAY
   THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

 * ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES MAY CAUSE POWER
   OUTAGES.


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 FOR CHANGES IN
LOCATION...PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS.

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