I had written earlier today that the (slightly) larger snow amounts should remain west of Indy, and there is now officially a Winter Weather Advisory for Indianapolis and points west and southwest. The details are below.
Snow Tuesday may be mixed with rain at first. And there is finally an above-average stretch in the forecast starting Thursday. Meanwhile, for the rest of Saturday: bitterly cold air. Click the map for a larger version of 5pm chills.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 358 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING ALONG AND WEST OF A LAFAYETTE TO INDIANAPOLIS LINE AND CONTINUING TO LATE SUNDAY EVENING. INZ029-036-037-045>047-053>056-062>065-070>072-140500- /O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0004.160214T1300Z-160215T0500Z/ TIPPECANOE-MONTGOMERY-BOONE-PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-OWEN-MORGAN- JOHNSON-SHELBY-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-LAWRENCE-JACKSON- JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CRAWFORDSVILLE... INDIANAPOLIS...SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...BEDFORD... SEYMOUR 358 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPING BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUING THE REST OF THE DAY AND GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ INZ028-035-043-044-051-052-060-061-067>069-140500- /O.NEW.KIND.WW.Y.0004.160214T0900Z-160215T0500Z/ WARREN-FOUNTAIN-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX- DAVIESS-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES 358 PM EST SAT FEB 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW|...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT OR VERY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN DIMINISHING SUNDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT......SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO THREE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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