HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 531 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 515 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

/409 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO...
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PART OF THE
AREA TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED.
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TRANSITION TO JUST RAIN
FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT AS WARMER AIR SURGES NORTH AND
TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER...PARTS OF NORTHEAST
INDIANA...LOWER MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO MAY SEE FREEZING RAIN
THROUGH THE NIGHT. NUMEROUS WINTER WEATHER HEADLINES ARE IN
EFFECT...SEE PRODUCT INDWSWIWX FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA CHRISTMAS DAY AND NIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
ACCUMULATION OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. REPORTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION
WOULD BE GREATLY 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
$$

ICE STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1001 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009
Expiration: 700 PM 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 TONIGHT TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY EARLY FRIDAY...AND
WILL BRING OCCASIONAL WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION THROUGH
EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
BRING SLICK TRAVEL TO AREAS WEST OF STATE ROUTE 13 THIS EVENING
WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT ICING EXPECTED ALONG A KNOX TO LAPORTE TO
BENTON HARBOR LINE. AFTER A LULL IN PRECIPITATION ON THURSDAY
MORNING...FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD BACK INTO EXTREME
NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN MICHIGAN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH THE PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY FRIDAY
MORNING. STRONG WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT MAY EXACERBATE PROBLEMS WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES.
INZ003-MIZ077-241115-
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/O.UPG.KIWX.WS.A.0004.091224T1800Z-091225T1200Z/
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LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
1001 PM EST WED DEC 23 2009 /901 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009/
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED AN
ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. AFTER A LULL IN PRECIPITATION THURSDAY
MORNING...FREEZING RAIN WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE
CHANGING TO PLAIN RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF
UP TO THREE TENTHS OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED.
* MAIN IMPACT...AREA ROADS...PARTICULARLY THOSE LEFT
UNTREATED...WILL BE EXTREMELY SLICK. THIS INCLUDES THE INDIANA
TOLL ROAD...HIGHWAY 6 AND INTERSTATE 94.
* OTHER IMPACTS...ICE WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE ON COLD OBJECTS SUCH AS
TREES AND POWER LINES. STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL BRING AN
INCREASED RISK OF POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 432 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009
Expiration: 700 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL TRACK NORTH ACROSS THE MID
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TOWARD THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES LATE THIS WEEK
AND BRING A ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. A MIX OF
SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN BY
EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. AREAS OVER FAR SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN
INTO NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO MAY LINGER BELOW
FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS...BRINGING THE POSSIBILITY OF ICE
ACCUMULATION. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME ALL RAIN OVERNIGHT
AS MUCH WARMER AIR MOVES NORTH.
INZ003>007-MIZ077>081-230545-
/O.NEW.KIWX.WS.A.0004.091224T1800Z-091225T1200Z/
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...
NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...ANGOLA...FREMONT...
NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...
MENDON...COLDWATER...BRONSON...HILLSDALE...LITCHFIELD...
JONESVILLE
432 PM EST TUE DEC 22 2009 /332 PM CST TUE DEC 22 2009/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING/DURATION: A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND SLEET IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD
CHANGE TO ALL FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATION. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME ALL
RAIN OVERNIGHT AS MUCH WARMER AIR MOVES NORTH.
* MAIN IMPACT: THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ROADS TO BECOME
EXTREMELY SLIPPERY EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE
TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. THIS INCLUDES THE INTERSTATE
TOLLWAY...HIGHWAY 6...INTERSTATE 94 AND INTERSTATE 69 OVER FAR
NORTHERN INDIANA INTO LOWER MICHIGAN.
* OTHER IMPACTS: ICE WILL ALSO ACCUMULATE ON COLD OBJECTS SUCH AS
TREES AND POWER LINES. INCREASING WINDS MAY CAUSE AN INCREASED
RISK OF POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
$$