Full Notification

The Steuben County Commissioners in cooperation with the Sheriff, Steuben County Highway and the Steuben County Emergency Management have extended emergency Snow WARNING for Steuben County. The WARNING will be in effect until 6:00 P.M. Sunday January 26th 2014. Conditions will be monitored prior to the expiration and the WARNING will either be lifted or extended at that time. Outlying areas are still impassable and one lane in certain locations. Wind speeds are beginning to pick up as well as drifting snow. Regular media outlets plus the Sheriff Facebook page, www.steubensheriff.com and Nixle text alerts will be used to alert everyone of any updates.

The NWS report advises that snow should be winding down shortly across Steuben county. Winds will start picking up around 2pm-ish with gusts as high as 30-35 mph by late afternoon. These strong winds will continue into the overnight hours. Another burst of snow (around 1") is possible as the front moves through, around midnight. Temperatures will drop into the single digits tonight with wind chills near -25 by Monday morning.


WARNING
The highest level of local travel advisory, means that travel may be restricted to emergency management workers only. During a "warning" local travel advisory, individuals are directed to:
(A) refrain from all travel;
(B) comply with necessary emergency measures;
(C) cooperate with public officials and disaster services forces in executing emergency operations plans; and
(D) obey and comply with the lawful directions of properly identified officers.

Below are the levels of snow emergency.
Indiana Department of Homeland Security

Warning
The highest level of local travel advisory, means that travel may be restricted to emergency management workers only. During a "warning" local travel advisory, individuals are directed to:
(A) refrain from all travel;
(B) comply with necessary emergency measures;
(C) cooperate with public officials and disaster services forces in executing emergency operations plans; and
(D) obey and comply with the lawful directions of properly identified officers.

Watch
Means that conditions are threatening to the safety of the public. During a "watch" local travel advisory, only essential travel, such as to and from work or in emergency situations, is recommended, and emergency action plans should be implemented by businesses, schools, government agencies, and other organizations.

Advisory
The lowest level of local travel advisory, means that routine travel or activities may be restricted in areas because of a hazardous situation, and individuals should use caution or avoid those areas.

Tim R. Troyer
Sheriff