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Marshall County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday January 17th, 2024 :: 02:53 p.m. EST

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WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING

Starke-Marshall-Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-
Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN-Northern Berrien-
Southern Berrien- Including the cities of Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Plymouth, 
Bremen, Culver, Michigan City, La Porte, Kingsbury, Fish Lake, 
South Bend, Mishawaka, Lakeville, Granger, Wanatah, La Crosse, 
Union Mills, North Liberty, New Carlisle, Walkerton, 
Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Paw Paw Lake, Niles, New Buffalo, 
Stevensville, and Berrien Springs
236 PM EST Wed Jan 17 2024 /136 PM CST Wed Jan 17 2024/
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow possible. Total snow accumulations
  in excess of 6 inches possible. 
* WHERE...Portions of northern Indiana and southwest Michigan.
* WHEN...From Thursday evening through Saturday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Areas of
  blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The
  hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning and Friday
  evening commute. 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...System snow Thursday evening will
  transition to bands of heavy lake effect snow Friday into Friday
  night. Intense snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will be
  possible within dominant lake effect snow bands. The heaviest
  snowfall and potential major impacts favor northern La Porte 
  and southwest Berrien counties where localized amounts may 
  exceed a foot.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Address/Location
Marshall County Sheriff's Office
1400 pioneer
Plymouth, IN 46563

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 574-936-3187

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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