Winter Storm Watch
Issued At: Monday, 08 Feb 2010, 4:45 AM EST
Expires At: Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010, 6:00 AM EST
...A WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL LATER TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST AND MOVE INTO OHIO VALLEY TUESDAY AND TO NORTHERN OHIO BY TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF GREATER THEN 6 INCHES OF TOTAL SNOWFALL BY TUESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL INDIANA. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A CONCERN TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THERE STILL REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH SPECIFIC SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. PEOPLE SHOULD STAY ALERT TO THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OR A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED IN THE FUTURE. ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * IMPACTS: ROADS AND SURFACES MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT OR HAZARDOUS. * ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES MAY OCCUR. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
Areas affected: Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Daviess, Decatur, Delaware, Fountain, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Rush, Shelby, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo, Warren