Full Notification

Steuben County Commissioners in cooperation with the Sheriff, Emergency management and the County Highway have extended the yellow Travel Advisory into Tuesday afternoon. Conditions are being regularly monitored and updates will be released daily. Overnight freezing has continued to cause roads in Steuben county to be very slippery. Frozen slush has made roads very rough in areas and can cause a vehicle to lose control. Please drive with extra care, slower than normal and allow plenty of travel time to your destination.

Steuben County and Northern Indiana is under a Winter Storm Watch by the National Weather Service…

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

* SNOW OVERSPREADS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING

* SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT

* TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE

* AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DEVELOPS WEDNESDAY

IMPACTS...

* SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SNOW WILL PRODUCE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS BY
TUESDAY NIGHT.

* DIFFICULT MORNING COMMUTE WEDNESDAY MORNING

* INCREASING NORTH WIND WEDNESDAY MORNING TO CAUSE
DRIFTING...PRIMARILY ON EAST TO WEST ROADS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

We have been advised that wind gusts could exceed 20 MPH and temperatures are expected to be -10 to -20 Wednesday through Friday. Please prepare properly in advance for this system that is expected to be in our area at approximately 3:00 P.M. Tuesday February 4th . The Steuben County Commissioners have asked that everyone please consider necessary preparations to sustain should electricity/power be disrupted or you are unable to travel should roadways become impassable.

Updates will be sent out to all media outlets, the Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, Nixle Alerts and posted on www.steubensheriff.com


• Advisory
o 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.
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Tim R. Troyer
Sheriff