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Good Monday morning.
We are watching a quick hitting clipper system that will impact the state beginning during rush hour this evening. Snow may show up on radar as early as the late afternoon hours, but likely won’t reach the ground until around 6PM EST this evening. Initial impacts look to be limited to the northern third of the state.
Snow looks to continue at a steady rate until 3AM when things will start to wind down, but we wouldn’t rule out some residual snow showers and flurries into tomorrow with energy hanging around the state. Overall, models have begun to converge on a solution that places the Northern INDOT districts in the heaviest snow band. A large snow growth zone and high snow to liquid ratios certainly supports a band of heavier snow. With this in mind, here is our snowfall map for this evening and into tonight:
Temperatures in Northern Indiana will likely linger in the teens throughout much of this event so any snow that falls should easily accumulate on grass and untreated pavements. Initially, we may have some twenties in the southern half of La Porte and Fort Wayne districts, but colder air will usher in as this system swings through and drop into the single digits and below zero for areas with the highest snow totals into tomorrow morning.
The next system will move through beginning Tuesday night and quickly pass off to the east. Snow should begin as early as 10PM Tuesday and the main swath of snow should push east of the Fort Wayne district before noon Wednesday. However, we do believe we’ll see some lake effect snow into afternoon especially for La Porte and Saint Joseph’s counties.
Overall, much of the Northern INDOT districts will see 1-3″ Tuesday night into Wednesday with lake effect snow adding some additional snow to counties like La Porte and Saint Joseph’s. We do believe areas in central Indiana and potentially the far southern portion of the Northern INDOT districts could see lighter amounts as we see two separate waves of snow – one north and one south – leave central parts of the state more dry.
Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! Have a wonderful day!