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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
624 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
INZ012-014-103-104-203-204-MIZ177-277-141130-  
STARKE-MARSHALL-NORTHERN LA PORTE-EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-  
SOUTHERN LA PORTE-WESTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-NORTHERN BERRIEN-  
SOUTHERN BERRIEN-  
624 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026 /524 AM CST TUE JAN 13 2026/  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA AND  
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
LIGHT RAIN AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO  
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN HALF  
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN AND ALONG/NORTH OF THE TOLL  
ROAD.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE  
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.  
 
WINTER STORM WATCH.  
 
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA  
WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SYSTEM SNOW  
PERSISTS WEDNESDAY, GRADUALLY BECOMING MORE OF A LAKE EFFECT EVENT  
BY LATE AFTERNOON AS COLD AIR FILTERS IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM. LAKE  
EFFECT PERSISTS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. BY  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AREAS ALONG/EAST OF I 69 WILL HAVE SEEN AROUND  
1-2" OF SNOW. NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, SNOW TOTALS FROM 4 TO 9 INCHES ARE  
POSSIBLE, HIGHEST WEST OF US 31. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE  
BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON EAST-WEST ROADS, ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE  
MICHIGAN.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
REPORTS OF TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE APPRECIATED.  
 
 
 
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OHZ001-002-004-005-015-016-024-025-141130-  
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-WHITLEY-  
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-  
BLACKFORD-JAY-NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-CASS MI-  
ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-  
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-  
624 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA, SOUTHWEST  
MICHIGAN AND NORTHWEST OHIO.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
LIGHT RAIN AND/OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO  
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN HALF  
AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG/NORTH OF THE TOLL ROAD.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
WIDESPREAD SYSTEM SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY, WITH  
POTENTIAL EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR A RAIN/SNOW MIX BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO  
ALL SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF I-69. AREAS  
ALONG/EAST OF I 69 CAN EXPECT SNOW TOTALS OF 1-2 INCHES, WITH  
GREATER AMOUNTS OF 2-5 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR AREAS WEST OF IN-15  
(OUTSIDE OF THE WINTER STORM WATCH). BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL  
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EAST-WEST ROADS WEDNESDAY  
AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
REPORTS OF TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ARE APPRECIATED.  
 
 
 
LMZ043-046-141130-  
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-  
624 AM EST TUE JAN 13 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY  
   
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM EST THURSDAY  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF  
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE  
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.  
GALE WARNING.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  
 
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE  
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.  
 
GALE WARNING.  
 
THE GALE WARNING ENDS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO  
SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THE  
WEEKEND, WITH POTENTIAL FOR PERIODS OF FREEZING SPRAY STARTING  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE WEEKEND.  
 
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 
 
 
MCD  
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