Winter Storm Update

IndianaWeatherOnline.com Winter Storm Update
Issued: December 18th, 2008 at 9:00 PM by Brandon Redmond

Ice Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories Remain In Effect

Freezing rain is currently moving into the state of Indiana and will eventually move into Ohio during the next several hours. The freezing line currently runs from about St Louis to Cincinatti and will slowly creep North over the next several hours.

Heavy freezing rain will likely move into Western Indiana over the next several hours and precipitation rates could reach a quarter of an inch an hour.

The icing situation tonight and early on Friday will be a race against time. The ultimate question is how fast do we warm above freezing? The longer temepratures stay below freezing, obviously the worse the ice situation will get.

I ultimately think that the freezing line will reach Interstate 70 around 5:00 AM and then reach Lafayette, Muncie, Greenville and Troy around 9:00 AM. Total ice accumulations will be less than a quarter of an inch South of Interstate 70 with up to a half inch from Lafaytte to Muncie over to Greenville.

Widespread ice related problems begin to occur when ice accumulations reach a half inch, so it will be very close for areas North of Interstate 70. Needless to say, I will be up all night and will be updating the blog on IndianaWeatherOnline.com, the weather alert emails and the forecasts on WhiteWater Broadcasting.

If you have any details or reports on what is happening in your backyard, please visit our weather message board at www.LetsTalkWeather.net or www.MidwestWeatherForums.com

Stay tuned!
Brandon Redmond
www.IndianaWeatherOnline.com
WhiteWater Broadcasting