Winter Storm Warning until 01:00PM Saturday
* WHAT...Dangerous wind chills, and blowing and drifting snow expected. Little to no additional snow accumulation. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and northwest Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST /noon CST/ this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous road conditions, especially on untreated roads and backroads. Some roads have been closed. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility and will create drifts on north to south roads. Isolated power outages have been reported. Dangerously cold wind chills between 20 below to 35 below zero will cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...It will remain dangerously cold and windy with areas of blowing snow through Saturday night.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NOBLE ... DE KALB ... STARKE ... PULASKI ... MARSHALL ... FULTON ... WHITLEY ... ALLEN ... WHITE ... CASS ... MIAMI ... WABASH ... HUNTINGTON ... WELLS ... ADAMS ... GRANT ... BLACKFORD ... JAY ... NORTHERN KOSCIUSKO ... SOUTHERN KOSCIUSKO ... WILLIAMS ... FULTON ... DEFIANCE ... HENRY ... PAULDING ... PUTNAM ... VAN WERT ... ALLEN
Instructions:
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.
Address/Location
City of Portland, IN
319 N Meridian St
Portland, IN 47371
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-726-7161
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP PORTLAND followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning