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Whitley County Emergency Management/DHS
Sunday January 5th, 2014 :: 08:49 a.m. CST

Advisory

Winter Storm Warning in effect for Whitley County thru 1am Monday. Wind Chill Warning until 1am Tuesday.

National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Whitley County until 1am Monday.

National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Warning for Whitley County until 1am Tuesday.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY
LATE MORNING AND ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED... WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR THE LAKE AS SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT OCCURS.

* GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON AND INCREASE T0 BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH BY LATE
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THIS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW TONIGHT INTO MONDAY WHICH COULD PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

* TEMPERATURES WILL DROP DRASTICALLY TONIGHT WITH LOWS BETWEEN 5
BELOW AND 15 BELOW ZERO. DEADLY WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 30 BELOW
AND 45 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

IMPACTS...

* ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED...SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL
CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE LATER TODAY AND ESPECIALLY
TONIGHT. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE ROADWAYS TO
BECOME PARTIALLY OR FULLY IMPASSABLE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

* VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN
HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

* FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES
WITH THESE EXPECTED WIND CHILLS. DEATH WILL ALSO OCCUR IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

Address/Location
Whitley County Emergency Management/DHS
101 W Market St
Columbia City, IN 46725

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-248-3167

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