630  
WWUS43 KIWX 141943  
WSWIWX  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
243 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026  
 
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STARKE-  
143 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 3 AND 8 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST AND  
EASTERN PORTIONS OF STARKE COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 TO  
35 MPH LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY  
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.  
 
* WHERE...STARKE COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION  
OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT  
REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD  
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE  
COMMUTES THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE  
EXPECTED TONIGHT.  
 
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.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
INZ014-103-104-203-204-MIZ078-177-277-150745-  
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MARSHALL-NORTHERN LA PORTE-EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-SOUTHERN LA  
PORTE-WESTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-CASS MI-NORTHERN BERRIEN-SOUTHERN  
BERRIEN-  
243 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026 /143 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026/  
 
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 5 AND 12 INCHES. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.  
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT  
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED CLOSER  
TO LAKE MICHIGAN. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...SLICK AND SNOW COVERED ROADS ARE EXPECTED. THE  
COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN  
SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES WITH WHITEOUT  
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BECOME  
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE COMMUTES  
THIS EVENING AND THURSDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED.  
 
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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PULASKI-FULTON IN-  
243 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY  
 
* WHAT...SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6  
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO BLOWING  
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND AREAS OF SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.  
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN PORTIONS  
OF FULTON AND PULASKI COUNTIES.  
 
* WHERE...FULTON IN AND PULASKI COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS  
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE COMMUTES THIS EVENING AND  
THURSDAY MORNING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ARE  
EXPECTED TONIGHT.  
 
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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ELKHART-NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO-SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO-  
243 PM EST WED JAN 14 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1  
AND 4 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL LEAD TO  
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.  
 
* 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. THE COMMUTES THIS EVENING AND  
THURSDAY MORNING WILL LIKELY BE IMPACTED.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...MOST OF THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS  
EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.  
 
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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