**.WINTER STORM WARNING** in effect for **Cass, Berrien, St. Joseph Counties** thru **7pm EST Friday** 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
* SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY FRIDAY EVENING.
* STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
IMPACTS...
* ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE...ESPECIALLY SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS DUE TO SNOWFALL AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* MOTORISTS MAY EXPERIENCE POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW... WITH POSSIBLE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A weather warning indicates a confirmed, current and present danger to this area.
Take necessary safety precautions.
Address/Location
SEPSA Fire Authority
Baldwin Prairie Rd
Porter, MI 49130
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 269-641-7100
Michael W. Holdeman
[email protected]
269-641-7100