Winter Weather Advisory In Effect

The NWS in Indianapolis has Lafayette under a Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 4PM tonight until 5AM Saturday. Total snowfall of around 3" looks possible. Advisory text below:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
353 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER TO RETURN TO CENTRAL INDIANA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...

.A QUICK MOVING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO THE
OHIO VALLEY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY COLD AIR WILL BE
IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE LOW TODAY AND THIS WILL BE KEY AS WARMER AIR
WILL BE PUSHED INTO CENTRAL INDIANA AHEAD OF THE LOW...RESULTING
IN MIXED PRECIPITATION. FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70...AFFECTING INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE
HAUTE...NEW CASTLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...SEYMOUR AND VINCENNES.

COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF CENTRAL INDIANA WILL
RESULT IN AREAS LIKE KOKOMO...LAFAYETTE...ANDERSON AND MUNCIE
RECEIVING ONLY SNOW. HOWEVER AROUND 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

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CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-
BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-VERMILLION-PARKE-
PUTNAM-HENDRICKS-MARION-HANCOCK-HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-
JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-
DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...FRANKFORT...KOKOMO...
CRAWFORDSVILLE...ANDERSON...MUNCIE...INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...
SHELBYVILLE...BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...
SEYMOUR
353 AM EST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY TO SNOW...FREEZING RAIN
  OR SLEET. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT.

* ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
  IN THE LAFAYETTE...KOKOMO...MUNICE AND ANDERSON AREA. LESSER
  SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...MIXING WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  AROUND ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  INDIANAPOLIS...TERRE HAUTE...BLOOMINGTON...NEW CASTLE...SEYMOUR
  AND COLUMBUS AREAS.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON...IN TIME FOR THE AFTERNOON RUSH HOURS. MIXED
  PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT AND
  ACCUMULATING SNOWS SHOW END BY 5 AM SATURDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BE SLIPPERY. DRIVING MAY
  BECOME DIFFICULT OR HAZARDOUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU DECIDE
  TO DRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THE EVENING...AND ALLOW EXTRA
  TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

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