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Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >

Heavy snow fell over the area Monday night and Tuesday morning as a strong area of low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley.  A Winter Storm Watch was issued by the National Weather Service in Northern Indiana for this event over a day in advance and was upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning several hours before the event.  4-8 inches of snowfall was forecast with locally higher amounts possible.  A band of heavy snow set up along a Knox to Warsaw to Auburn line dropping 6-8 inches with a few reports of over 9 inches of snow.  A map of snow amounts can be seen below.

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