Snow will begin around midday and quickly become heavy late this afternoon and evening.
Total snow accumulation: 4-7 inches in Fort Wayne (2-4 inches to the north).
Afternoon high: 33.
Outlook: Mostly cloudy on Wednesday and Thursday with warmer conditions this weekend.
Winter Storm Warning from 1pm Tues. to 7am Wed. for Adams, Allen and Wells counties.
Winter Storm Warning from 10am Tues. to 4am Wed. for Huntington, Noble and Whitley counties.
Winter Weather Advisory from 1pm Tues. to 4am Wed. for DeKalb, LaGrange and Steuben counties.
ISSUED AT 4:35 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2013
...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE TODAY AND TONIGHT... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL INTENSIFY AND DROP SOUTHEAST INTO THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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