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