Thursday, February 24, 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT...

.A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PUSH NORTHEAST ALONG A
FRONTAL BOUNDARY NEAR THE OHIO RIVER TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THIS
SYSTEM PASSES TO THE EAST...COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO CENTRAL
INDIANA...ALLOWING FOR RAIN TO QUICKLY CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW
LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING
6 INCHES APPEAR POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
INDIANA TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE LAFAYETTE AND
KOKOMO AREAS.


...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND
DRIFTS...BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY...TRAVEL MAY
BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BY FRIDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT...WITH
SNOW BECOMING HEAVY OVERNIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS: A VERY BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET
MAY ACCOMPANY THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS
GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH EARLY FRIDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE MORNING
RUSH HOUR FRIDAY BEFORE ENDING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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