346 PM EST SUN JAN 4 2015...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGHTUESDAY MORNING...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTERSTORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGHTUESDAY MORNING.* MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS OR IMPASSABLEDUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND DRIFTS, BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCEVISIBILITY, TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES.* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOWFALL OF UP TO 6 INCHES APPEARS POSSIBLE ATTHIS TIME.* TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA DURING THE EVENINGHOURS ON MONDAY, WITH THE MOST INTENSE SNOWFALL OCCURRING FROMLATE EVENING MONDAY THROUGH DAYBREAK TUESDAY.* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE VERY HAZARDOUS DURING THE TUESDAYMORNING COMMUTE. WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAYWHICH MAY PROLONG HAZARDS ON AREA ROADWAYS.* WIND CHILL VALUES: SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILLS CAN BE EXPECTEDDURING THE SNOW, WHICH MUCH COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREAAFTER THE SNOW ENDS.* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE: MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY ASTO THE TRACK OF THE LOW. A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK OF THE LOW WOULDRESULT IN LOWER SNOW TOTALS. IF THE LOW TRACKS FURTHERSOUTH, THIS WOULD RESULT IN HIGHER SNOW TOTALS.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANTSNOW, SLEET, OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 21:09:33 +0000