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  • Winter Storm – NE Indiana

    Posted on December 19th, 2008 cwmoore No comments

    AN INTENSE WINTER STORM OVER MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL RACE
    EASTWARD INTO EASTERN OHIO BY THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW…SLEET
    AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON.

    GENERALLY 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH OF THE
    INDIANA/MICHIGAN STATE LINE…AND HEAVY ICING SOUTH WITH ICE
    ACCRUAL OF ONE QUARTER TO 1 INCH.

    .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

    ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES SATURDAY
    NIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH A BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR FOLLOWING IN BEHIND.
    BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL
    LEAD TO DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. IN
    ADDITION…NUMEROUS LAKE ENHANCED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED WITH
    MINOR ACCUMULATIONS. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO LEAD TO ADDITIONAL
    POWER OUTAGES AS ICE DAMAGED AND OR WEAKENED TREE LIMBS WILL BE
    SUSCEPTIBLE TO COMING DOWN.

    .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

    SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER SNOW SPOTTERS ARE
    ENCOURAGE TO CALL IN SNOW AND OR ICE REPORTS TODAY.

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