WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 656 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 100 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

...A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS TODAY TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY EARLY FRIDAY...AND
WILL BRING OCCASIONAL WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET OR SNOW
IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN TO PORTLAND INDIANA
LINE WITH THE PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS
EVENING. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD BACK INTO EXTREME
NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
EVENING...WITH THE PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY FRIDAY
MORNING.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY
656 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.
* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE EVENING...TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS EXPECTED AS SURFACE
  TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING. THIS WILL CAUSE
  SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL SLOWDOWNS...PARTICULARLY ON UNTREATED
  SURFACES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1044 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 1045 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1043 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
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NOBLE-DE KALB-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-
DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...
GARRETT...PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER...WAUSEON...
ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...
PANDORA...VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
1043 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND
NORTHERN INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST INDIANA TODAY. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH... AND LITTLE OR NO ICE
ACCRUAL IS EXPECTED. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR
LIGHT SLEET THIS EVENING IN THIS SAME AREA. NORTHWEST OHIO IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN MAINLY DRY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY INTO
THURSDAY EVENING. SOME SLICK TRAVEL IS POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BY LATE
THURSDAY EVENING IN MOST AREAS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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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