The Worthington Times

The Forecast listed for our area on the National Weather Service Site:

Today: Periods of rain before 11am, then periods of rain or freezing rain between 11am and 3pm, then periods of snow after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Northeast wind between 15 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime ice accumulation of around a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northwest wind between 14 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of flurries. Partly cloudy, with a high near 22. Wind chill values between -6 and 4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind between 14 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

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Tuesday Morning Weather Bulletins from the NWS

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
611 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007

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SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
611 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 /511 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007/

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY…

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A MIXTURE OF RAIN…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE
TO ALL SLEET AND SNOW LATER TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN
LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS
THAN 4 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SNOW SATURDAY.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
511 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007

…MAJOR WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
NORTH OF I-70 TODAY WITH FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW SOUTH OF
I-70…

.A WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER ACROSS
CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE
70 WILL SEE 6 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
BY THIS AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY NORTH OF A CRAWFORDSVILLE TO ANDERSON
LINE. AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WILL SEE A MIXTURE OF
SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. AREAS SOUTH OF A SULLIVAN TO
COLUMBUS LINE WILL SEE RAIN CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET AND
EVENTUALLY SNOW LATER TODAY.

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/O.CON.KIND.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070214T0500Z/
SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…VINCENNES…BEDFORD…SEYMOUR
511 AM EST TUE FEB 13 2007 /411 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007/

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
/11 PM CST/ TONIGHT…


A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. THE
MIXTURE SHOULD BECOME A SLEET AND SNOW MIXTURE BY LATER TODAY.
SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. ANY ICE
ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.