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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
906 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
INZ005-006-103-104-204-MIZ078-079-177-277-171500-
/O.CON.KIWX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260317T1500Z/
ELKHART-LAGRANGE-NORTHERN LA PORTE-EASTERN ST. JOSEPH IN-WESTERN
ST. JOSEPH IN-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-NORTHERN BERRIEN-SOUTHERN
BERRIEN-
906 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026 /806 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM
CDT/ TUESDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1
AND 3 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM EDT /10 AM CDT/ TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD
CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE TUESDAY
MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CELLULAR NATURE OF SNOW AS WELL AS LINGERING
25 TO 40 MPH WIND GUSTS WILL ALLOW FOR VARIABLE VISIBILITY
AFFECTING TRAVEL. SNOW IS ACCUMULATING ON ROADS SO USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING AS ROADS COULD BE SLIPPERY.
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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