Snowy start to the first weekend of spring, but a big warm-up is headed our way
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The first weekend of spring has turned out to be more of a midwinter-like mess.
The Indiana Department of Homeland Security has issued travel warnings for Morgan and Johnson counties, meaning that residents should refrain from all travel, comply with emergency measures and obey instructions from law enforcement officers. Only emergency management workers should be on the roads.
Hamilton County’s travel warning has been downgraded to a travel watch.
Hancock, Hendricks, Owen, Putnam and Shelby counties were also under travel watches as of 6:30 p.m. Residents are urged to avoid all but essential travel.
Putnam County EMA confirmed numerous accidents reported and reminded residents to call 911 for emergencies only — not for traffic or weather information.
As of 5 p.m., most communities around central Indiana have picked up at least 3 to 5 inches with some areas having picked up over 7 to 8 inches of snowfall with a bit more to go.
Snow will start to move out of the area by late Saturday evening, from roughly 10 to 11 p.m. for most. Through the overnight skies will clear out and temps will quickly drop.
We’ll bottom out in the mid to upper 20s Sunday morning, so refreezing of any wet roadways is likely, making for a slow, Palm Sunday commute. Give yourself plenty of time if you have to head out the door.
By Sunday afternoon, most snow should start to quickly melt away. Highs will top out in the low to mid 40s across the state under partly cloudy skies. Enjoy the sunshine, because…
Rain looks to slide back in as early as late Monday evening with better rain chances through the middle of the work week.
Temperatures will at least remain near or above average through the school week and as warm as the upper 50s and low 60s both Tuesday and Wednesday.
We’ll cool down a bit by next weekend with a mostly dry Good Friday and Indy 11 home opener Saturday before better rain chances slide back in for Easter Sunday.
