Extremely cold. Brisk winds will lead to dangerous wind chills.
Temperatures: dropping to -15, breaking the 1970 record of -12. (Wind chills between -35 and -45)
Outlook: Extremely cold and sub-zero temperatures are expected to last from through Wednesday morning. This combined with brisk winds will cause wind chills to drop to very dangerous levels, between -25 and -35 at times. Any exposed skin can suffer frostbite within minutes under these conditions. Some blowing and drifting snow may also continue.
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Wind Chill Warning for Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley counties.
LAST UPDATED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 7:16 PM EST SUN JAN 5 2014
WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM MONDAY TO 8 PM TUESDAY
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MONDAY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* HEAVY SNOW WITH RATES OF 1 INCH PER HOUR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MID EVENING BEFORE ENDING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WIND
GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY
WHICH COULD PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES.
* TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRASTICALLY TONIGHT WITH LOWS BETWEEN
7 BELOW AND 20 BELOW ZERO. DEADLY WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 30
BELOW AND 45 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND BECOMING IMPASSABLE IN MANY AREAS
DUE TO SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN
HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING.
* FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES
WITH THESE EXPECTED WIND CHILLS. DEATH WILL ALSO OCCUR IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
Additional information
POSTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 3:57 PM EST SAT JAN 4 2014
DANGEROUS WINTER STORM WITH HISTORIC COLD AIR AND WIND CHILLS
A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW BEGINNING TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY EXTREMELY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND DEADLY WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT WITH SNOW
SPREADING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT NEAR THIS FRONT ACROSS NORTHWEST
INDIANA AND FAR SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA.
A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE ALONG THE
FRONT SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW TO
THE REGION. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY SUNDAY NIGHT OVER THE ENTIRE AREA, WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
ALONG THE LAKESHORE AREAS. IN ADDITION, STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES. AS WINDS INCREASE AND COLDER AIR
ARRIVES, WIND CHILLS WILL QUICKLY DROP TO BETWEEN 30 AND 45
DEGREES BELOW ZERO SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY WINTER STORM AND
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, BE PREPARED
FOR SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL ISSUES WITH POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES AND
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. PACK EXTRA BLANKETS, FOOD, WATER, A
SHOVEL AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PLENTY OF FUEL. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO
WALK LONG DISTANCES OR SPEND LONG PERIODS OF TIME OUTSIDE.
