SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 212 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 415 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

/112 PM CST WED DEC 9 2009/
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE LITTLE
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH
FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND SLICK
ROADS. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MOTORISTS
ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 803 AM EST WED DEC 09 2009
Expiration: 500 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

/354 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN ARCTIC BLAST WILL ARRIVE TODAY WITH VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS...SHARPLY COLDER TEMPERATURES AND RAIN CHANGING BACK TO
SNOW BY AFTERNOON. WET AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL LIKELY SEE RAPID
FREEZING ON SURFACES AS THE COLD AIR ARRIVES. IN ADDITION...A HIGH
WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES...PLEASE REFER TO THE APPROPRIATE NON PRECIPITATION MESSAGES
ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.
WIND CHILLS TONIGHT WILL DROP TO ZERO TO 8 BELOW ZERO IN MANY
LOCATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WINDS AND
TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE TEENS ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS
TO REMAIN IN THE 2 ABOVE TO 7 BELOW ZERO RANGE INTO THURSDAY
NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...REPORTS OF ICY
ROADS...SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
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STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
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HIGH WIND WARNING
Issue Date: 1024 PM EST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 700 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009

...EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY...
.A NEAR RECORD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES...SUPPORTING A STRONG COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE REGION. WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY AND INCREASE DURING
THE MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE
BRANCHES AS WELL AS POTENTIALLY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO
BUILDINGS. PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND USE
EXTREME CAUTION WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS
SITUATION.
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STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-
WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-
JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-
FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
1024 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 /924 PM CST TUE DEC 8 2009/
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 7 PM
EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WIND
ADVISORY.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH.
* IMPACTS: WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE BRANCHES AS WELL
AS POTENTIALLY CAUSE MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS.
PERSONS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AND USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
$$
JC

HIGH WIND WATCH
Issue Date: 334 PM EST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT...
.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
INTO CENTRAL MICHIGAN BY WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE
BEHIND A COLD FRONT BEGINNING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSISTING
THROUGH THE DAY.
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STARKE-PULASKI-MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-
WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-BLACKFORD-
JAY-BERRIEN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-
FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...
NORTH JUDSON...BASS LAKE...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...MEDARYVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...CULVER...ROCHESTER...AKRON...WARSAW...
WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...NEW HAVEN...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...
MONON...LOGANSPORT...ROYAL CENTER...PERU...GRISSOM AFB...MEXICO...
WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...ROANOKE...BLUFFTON...
OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...GAS CITY...UPLAND...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...DUNKIRK...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...
MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON...
COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...JONESVILLE...
BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...FAYETTE...SWANTON...DEFIANCE...
SHERWOOD...HICKSVILLE...NAPOLEON...DESHLER...LIBERTY CENTER...
PAULDING...ANTWERP...MELROSE...OTTAWA...PANDORA...KALIDA...
FORT JENNINGS...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...OHIO CITY...LIMA...
SPENCERVILLE
334 PM EST MON DEC 7 2009 /234 PM CST MON DEC 7 2009/
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING: THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG BEGINNING
WEDNESDAY MORNING AFTER 7 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH 1 AM
THURSDAY MORNING.
* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
EXCEEDING 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE DIFFICULTIES TRAVELING
AND COULD BE BLOWN OFF THE ROAD. LOOSE FURNITURE OR LAWN ITEMS MAY
BE BLOWN AWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
$$