Snow expected in the morning and afternoon, with snow squalls possible by evening and overnight. Blowing and drifting snow likely.
Total snow accumulation: 2-4 inches.
Morning low: -3 (wind chill around -15).
Afternoon high: 25 (wind chill around 15).
Outlook: Wind Chill Watch Monday through Wednesday...
An outbreak of extreme cold is expected during the first half of the week, and it will rival the intensity of the cold experienced earlier this month. Temperatures will be subzero from Monday night through Wednesday morning; record-breaking low temperatures are likely. Dangerously cold wind chills are also expected, ranging from -20 to -35. The most extreme cold is expected Monday night into Tuesday.
For Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties:
- Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow
- Wind Chill Watch
UPDATED AT 3:16 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING OF UP TO AN INCH ACROSS NORTHEAST INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO, WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS MAY PERSIST THROUGH LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING, CAUSING SOME UNPLOWED ROADS TO BE IMPASSABLE. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY NIGHT AS WINDS STRENGTHEN ONCE AGAIN. * WIND CHILLS TO 15 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT, DROPPING TO 20 BELOW ZERO TO 35 BELOW ZERO FOR MUCH OF THE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING PERIOD. IMPACTS... * TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT DUE TO SNOW, AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS FOR MUCH OF THE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY PERIOD CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. SOME ROADS IN OPEN AREAS MAY BE IMPASSABLE. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
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