Chance of snow late in the afternoon and early evening, becoming likely after dark. Heavy snowfall is expected overnight with blowing and drifting snow.
Nighttime snow accumulation: 5-8 inches (additional accumulation Wednesday morning will lead to storm totals ranging 6-10 inches).
Morning low: 6.
Afternoon high: 22.
Outlook: Light snow will continue into Wednesday morning with storm totals by midday Wednesday of 6-10 inches, with blowing and drifting expected to continue. Colder over the next few days.
Winter Storm Watch for all of northern Indiana.
ISSUED AT 10:27 PM EST MON FEB 3 2014
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * SNOW OVERSPREADS THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY EVENING. * TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY OF 5 TO 9 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A MONTICELLO TO DEFIANCE LINE, WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DEVELOPS TUESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUES ON WEDNESDAY. IMPACTS... * SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY NIGHT. * DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. * INCREASING NORTH WINDS WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING, PRIMARILY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS 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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