HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 538 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014 INZ003>006-012>014-MIZ077>080-311130- LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL- BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND... MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...KNOX... NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...NILES... BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS... STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER 538 AM EST THU JAN 30 2014 /438 AM CST THU JAN 30 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE LIGHT...MAINLY AN INCH OR LESS. IN ADDITION...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH AND LEAD TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN RURAL AND OPEN AREAS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS. THE WIND WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST-WEST ROADWAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS LOW BUT ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE THAT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW AT TIMES ON SATURDAY...WHICH WOULD REDUCE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES STILL EXIST BETWEEN COMPUTER MODELS REGARDING THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM BUT THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA. IT REMAINS TOO FAR IN ADVANCE TO PREDICT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND LOCATION WITH ANY ACCURACY SO PLEASE STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES REGARDING THIS SYSTEM.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:30:26 +0000