Decatur County Commissioners have issued a Travel Warning for Decatur County(Red).
Currently north south roads especially in the northern part of the county are drifting shut. DCSD is currently running on several stranded motorist in the county. State highways are starting to get some drifting across them as well.
Winds have continued and the temperature continues to drop.
****SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE****
QUICK UPDATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO MARK A CHANGE IN HEADLINES FOR
CENTRAL INDIANA. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WAS SET TO DROP AT 00Z
THIS EVENING BUT AFTER CAREFUL REVIEW...DECISION HAS BEEN MADE TO
EXTEND THE HEADLINE OUT THROUGH THE NIGHT UNTIL 12Z SATURDAY MORNING.
OUR REASONING BEHIND THIS IS THAT CONDITIONS HAVE JUST NOT MARKEDLY
IMPROVED ENOUGH TO WARRANT DISCONTINUING THE WINTER STORM WARNING.
WIND GUSTS REMAIN IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF
SNOW AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS REMAIN
GENERALLY AT OR BELOW -20 DEGREES AND WILL FALL BACK AS LOW AS -35
TO -30 OVERNIGHT. THE CONDITIONS REMAIN DANGEROUS OUTSIDE...EVEN
WITH LITTLE SNOW FALLING.
THAT BEING SAID...THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME POCKETS OF LIGHT
SNOW WITH A SECONDARY BOUNDARY DROPPING SOUTH FROM THE GREAT LAKES
THIS EVENING. THE AIR MASS IS SO BITTERLY COLD...THAT VERY LITTLE
LIFT WILL LIKELY BE SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE SNOW AT TIMES OVER THE
REGION IN ADDITION TO THE BLOWING SNOW ONGOING. AND HI RES GUIDANCE
DOES SHOW AN AXIS OF ISOTROPIC LIFT ACCOMPANYING THE BOUNDARY SOUTH
THIS EVENING.
TAKING ALL OF THIS INTO ACCOUNT...THE SIMPLEST WAY TO MAINTAIN THE
MESSAGE THAT CONDITIONS REMAIN DANGEROUS OVER THE REGION IS TO
CONTINUE THE WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS IS A BIT
UNORTHODOX AS USUALLY THIS SORT OF A WARNING WOULD ALSO INCLUDE
HEAVIER WINTRY PRECIPITATION WHICH WE HAVE NOT HAD FOR MUCH OF
TODAY AND WILL NOT OVERNIGHT. BUT...REMOVING THE WARNING NOW WOULD
DO A DISSERVICE TO CENTRAL INDIANA RESIDENTS THAT CONDITIONS HAVE
MARKEDLY IMPROVED. AND THEY HAVE NOT BASED ON OBSERVATIONS...WEBCAMS
AND OTHER REPORTS.
CONTINUE TO STAY SAFE AND WARM TONIGHT.
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