Very cold and windy, with blowing and drifting snow. Snow likely overnight.
Nighttime snow accumulation: 1-3 inches.
Afternoon temperatures: upper teens (wind chill -5 to -15).
Weekend Outlook: Scattered snow showers on Saturday. Another 1-3 inches of snow is possible on Sunday. Very cold through next week, with record low temperatures possible.
For Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties:
- Wind Chill Advisory
- Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow
ISSUED AT 10:01 AM EST FRI JAN 24 2014
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SATURDAY HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WIND CHILLS OF 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TODAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS SNOW SPREADS OVER THE AREA. * SNOW WILL BEGIN BY TONIGHT, WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES, EXCEPT SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. IMPACTS... * DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL CAUSE SKIN TO SUFFER FROSTBITE WITH EXTENDED EXPOSURE. * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATER TODAY AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS, MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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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