Monday, February 25, 2008

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUES MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

A LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ACROSS THE OH VALLEY TONIGHT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG NW WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW AND VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUES MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN INPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUES MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE OH VALLEY TONIGHT & STRENGTHEN RAPIDLY. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM TONIGHT.PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS RAIN AS TEMPS WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING.
HOWEVER.COLDER AIR WILL WORK TOWARDS DAYBREAK ON TUESDAY. AS IT DOES.RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NO. TO SO. & WILL BE IN THE FORM OF ALL SNOW ACROSS CNTL IN BY NOON TUESDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING TUES EVENING.

THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A SNOWFALL OF THREE TO SIX INCHES ACROSS CNTL & N. IN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW OF UP TO SIX INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG & NO. OF A LINE FROM CRAWFORDSVILLE TO MUNCIE. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS CNTL IN INCLUDING THE INPOLIS METRO AREA.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL.VERY STRONG NW WINDS OF 20 TO
25 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUES MORNING & CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. GUSTS OF UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS STRONG WIND WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING & DRIFTING SNOW. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HRS OF TUESDAY.

THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO THE PRECISE TRACK OF THIS STORM. SMALL CHANGES IN THE EXPECTED TRACK WILL RESULT IN LARGE CHANGES IN THE AMOUNT & TYPE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE AREA.

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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