FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY
Issue Date: 108 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...FREEZING RAIN WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH FROM ARKANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON TO IOWA ON FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE OCCASIONAL
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IN OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN
SLICK ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER NORTHEAST INDIANA... NORTHWEST
OHIO... AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. FURTHER
WEST AND SOUTH... TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING THIS
EVENING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN. PRECIPITATION
WILL BECOME ALL RAIN THROUGHOUT THE REGION BY THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS TONIGHT MAY EXACERBATE PROBLEMS WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES.
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ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NOBLE-MARSHALL-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...NEW CARLISLE...
WALKERTON...ELKHART...GOSHEN...NAPPANEE...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...
SHIPSHEWANA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...ALBION...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...CULVER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...SYRACUSE...MENTONE...
COLUMBIA CITY...TRI-LAKES...SOUTH WHITLEY...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...MARCELLUS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...
MENDON
108 PM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST
FRIDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED EARLIER.
* TIMING...OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE
FREEZING AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BY LATE TONIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT...ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY THOSE LEFT UNTREATED...
WILL BE VERY SLICK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME MAJOR
HIGHWAYS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE THE INDIANA TOLL ROAD...
ROUTE 30 AND ROUTE 6.
* 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 TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
$$

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.
&&
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 401 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 300 AM EST FRI DEC 25 2009

...A MIXED BAG OF PRECIPITATION WILL IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL...
.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTH FROM THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS THIS MORNING TO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY EARLY
FRIDAY...AND WILL BRING WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO THE REGION THROUGH
EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL MOVE INTO
THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WITH
AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 69 LIKELY TO SEE SLICK TRAVEL.
THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL SPREAD EAST THIS
EVENING...IMPACTING AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 69 AND NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 6. FURTHER WEST...THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE
TO RAIN FROM WEST TO EAST. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL RAIN
THROUGHOUT THE REGION BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. STRONG
WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT MAY EXACERBATE PROBLEMS WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR POWER OUTAGES.
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LAGRANGE-ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...SHIPSHEWANA...
STURGIS...THREE RIVERS...WHITE PIGEON...MENDON
401 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM EST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD
THE AREA DURING THE THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO
ALL RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT...ROADWAYS...PARTICULARLY THOSE LEFT UNTREATED...
WILL BE VERY SLICK THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE
INDIANA TOLL ROAD AND HIGHWAY 6.
* 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 TONIGHT.
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.
$$

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.
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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.
$$