Winter storm warnings, watches through Friday morning across Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Winter storm warnings and watches are in effect for much Indiana. From the National Weather Service, here are the warnings and watches, by Indiana counties, and what’s expected:
Winter storm warnings
- Cass and White: From 1 a.m. Wednesday to 7 p.m. Thursday. Expect at least 10 inches of snow and dangerous conditions for travel.
- Allen, Huntington, Miami, Wabash and Whitley: From 5 a.m. Wednesday to 7 p.m. Thursday. Expect at least 10 inches of snow and dangerous conditions for travel.
- Benton, Jasper, Lake, Porter and Newton: From 11 p.m. EST Tuesday to 7 p.m. EST Thursday. Between 6 and 12 inches of snow are possible through Wednesday with an additional 3 to 6 inches possible from Wednesday night through Thursday. Expect hazardous road conditions.
Winter storm watches
- Carroll, Tippecanoe and Warren: Heavy mixed precipitation possible, with more than 8 inches of snow and a light glaze of ice, from late Tuesday night through late Thursday night.
- Boone, Clinton, Fountain, Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Montgomery, Parke, Tipton and Vermillion: Heavy mixed precipitation possible, with more than 8 inches of snow and a light glaze of ice, from Wednesday morning through late Thursday night.
- Adams, Blackford, Grant, Jay and Wells: Heavy mixed precipitation and heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches, and ice accumulations of around 0.1 of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Watch in effect from Wednesday morning through late Thursday night.
- Wayne, Fayette, Franklin and Union: Heavy mixed precipitation with 4-6 inches of snow and from 0.2 of an inch to 0.4 of an inch, from Wednesday afternoon through Friday morning.
- Indianapolis and Marion County plus Clay, Delaware, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Monroe, Owen, Putnam, Randolph, Shelby, Sullivan, Rush and Vigo: Heavy mixed precipitation possible, with more than 4 inches of snow and 0.1 of an inch of ice possible, from Wednesday evening through late Thursday night.
- Bartholomew, Brown, Daviess, Decatur, Greene, Knox, Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence, Martin and Monroe: Heavy mixed precipitation possible with more than 3 inches of sleet and snow, and from 0.1 of an inch to 0.25 of an inch of ice possible. from Wednesday evening through late Thursday night.
- Gibson, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh and Warrick: Heavy mixed precipitation is possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations from a trace to 2 inches, and ice accumulations of 0.25 inch to 0.5 inch possible, from late Wednesday night through late Thursday night.
- Jefferson, Crawford, Clark, Dubois, Floyd, Harrison, Orange, Perry, Scott and Washington: Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations in excess of 1 inch and ice accumulations in excess of 0.25 inch possible, from Thursday through early Friday morning.
Storm Track 8 Monday morning forecast
A chilly start to the morning with temperatures in the upper teens with not much of a feel like difference. Should see a mix of sun and clouds through the afternoon with highs topping out near seasonal with most spots in the upper 30s to near 40°. Lows tonight will fall to the lower 30s. Tuesday will be a quiet for the most part with our day time hours staying dry and mild. Highs will top out pretty close to 50°.
Timing of this next system is late Tuesday through Thursday. We have a Winter Storm Watch that will go into effect late Tuesday through Thursday evening. This system will start as rain for most. Temperatures during the day on Wednesday will top out in the upper 30s but will be falling through the day with rain transitioning to sleet, ice and snow. Areas south of I-70 will mainly see rain while areas north of I-70 will pick up on wintry precipitation. We could see some significant snow with this system and ice accumulation as well. Lows Thursday morning will bottom out in the single digits with highs Thursday topping out in the upper 20s. We continue to see some ice, snow and sleet through Thursday.
Much colder to end the week with highs in the upper teens to lower 20s. Temperatures for the weekend look to trend towards the upper 20s and lower to mid 30s with dry weather and sunshine.
