LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 1236 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009
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...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY NIGHT AND
PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PERSISTENT HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ARE LIKELY TO
PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS...WITH EVENT TOTALS
NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN THAT MAY EXCEED 1 FOOT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2
INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* THE VISIBILITY IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS MAY DROP TO NEAR ZERO
IN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.
* WIND CHILL INDICES WILL DIP TO BETWEEN ZERO AND 10 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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