Winter Storm Moving In

The NOAA Storm Prediction Center has issued a mesoscale discussion highlighting all of north central Indiana for the potential of 1"+ per hour snowfall rates tonight.

Here is the look at the winter weather advisories/winter storm warnings issued from the NWS.... 

As of 8pm snow is quickly moving into central Indiana.  Snow will fall heaviest from 10pm through 3am then begin to taper off.  We certainly can't complain about the timing - considering most of the snow falls while we are asleep and by the morning commute there will only be lingering flurries or light snow at best.  That said, still plan for a very tricky morning commute.  Here is my snowfall forecast.  A good 4-6" seems like a solid call for Indianapolis northward throughout north central Indiana.  I do think there may be a localized band or two with higher totals of 6"+ within that 4-6" area...the best chance for that will be for locations northwest of Indianapolis.  Lower confidence forecast across south central Indiana will there will be a sharp cut-off on the snow totals.  Areas south of Bedford/Mitchell completely miss out on this one.  

Once this storm moves out...it is all about the extremely cold temperatures that will stick around for the rest of the week.  More on that tomorrow.  Enjoy the snow!