Maybe someday, there will be a new island formed just off the coast of Hawaii.The National Weather Service In northern Indiana has issued a winter weather advisory for a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain, which is in effect from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. today.
Snow is expected to re-develop this afternoon, the weather service said, and increase in coverage and intensity into the evening.
This will mix with sleet and possibly freezing rain at times before changing to all rain late this evening. Snow and sleet accumulations of up to 2 inches will cause some travel difficulties, according to the advisory.
Drivers are urged to expect slippery roads and limited visibility.
The National Weather Service updated its forecast Tuesday morning to give more specific information about a hazardous weather outlook issued for portions of northern Indiana, northwest Ohio and southwest Michigan.
Light snow is forecast to develop across the area from west to east late Tuesday morning into early the afternoon.
Moderate snow is possible, it said, along a line north of Winamac, Ind., to Paulding, Ohio, late this afternoon into early evening before the snow begins to change to rain. Fort Wayne is on that line.
A strong cold front will blast across the area Wednesday morning, the weather service said, with very windy conditions and sharply colder temperatures expected Wednesday afternoon through Wednesday night.
Sustained winds of 35 mph to 45 mph, with gusts to 60 mph, will be possible.
The area in the hazardous weather outlook includes the following counties:
- Indiana – Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Steuben, Wabash, Whitley, Noble, La Porte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Starke, Pulaski, Marshall, Fulton, White, Cass, Miami, Wells, Grant, Blackford, Jay.
- Ohio – Williams, Fulton, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Allen.
- Michigan – Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Hillsdale.
