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WWUS43 KIWX 140940
WSWIWX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
440 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
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MARSHALL-CASS MI-
440 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. IN CASS, MI, TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR AREAS WEST OF
CASSOPOLIS AND NEAR THE BERRIEN-CASS COUNTY LINE. AREAS EAST WILL
SEE LESSER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. IN MARSHALL, IN, SNOW TOTALS
OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY, WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF US
30. N-NW WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW, ESPECIALLY FOR E-W ORIENTED ROADS.
* WHERE...IN INDIANA, MARSHALL COUNTY. IN MICHIGAN, CASS MI COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4
MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES
WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
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NORTHERN LA PORTE-EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-SOUTHERN LA PORTE-WESTERN
ST. JOSEPH IN-NORTHERN BERRIEN-SOUTHERN BERRIEN-
440 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026 /340 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
BETWEEN 6 AND 12 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE,
ESPECIALLY IN BERRIEN COUNTY, MI. N-NW WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40
TO 45 MPH, HIGHEST NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW, ESPECIALLY ON E-W ORIENTED ROADS.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/4
MILE DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS AND POTENTIALLY
LIFE-THREATENING.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES
WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO TRAVEL. THE THURSDAY EVENING
COMMUTE MAY SEE LINGERING IMPACTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
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ELKHART-NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-
440 AM EST WED JAN 14 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
3 AND 6 INCHES, WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS WEST OF IN-15. N-NW WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW,
ESPECIALLY ON E-W ORIENTED ROADS.
* WHERE...ELKHART, NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO, AND SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO
COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES
WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
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STARKE-
340 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN
3 AND 6 INCHES, WITH THE GREATEST TOTALS ALONG AND NORTH OF US-30.
N-NW WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH AT TIMES WILL CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW, ESPECIALLY ON E-W ORIENTED ROADS.
* WHERE...STARKE COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTES
WILL SEE THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
MCD
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