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The National Weather Service has updated the Winter Storm Warning is in effect until February 2, 04:00 AM EST:
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
423 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ MONDAY…
HAZARDOUS WEATHER…
* HEAVY SNOW…10 TO 15 INCHES STORM TOTAL. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW…ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
IMPACTS…
* PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. SOME UNPLOWED ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSIBLE.
* BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.
* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
TIMING…
* SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND THEN END FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY.
CONFIDENCE…
* CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR. HOWEVER THERE IS MEDIUM CONFIDENCE WITH RESPECT TO AMOUNTS AND THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.