NWS: Snow Completely Moves Out Soon, Afternoon Commute Will Be Less Hazardous
STATEWIDE–Snow began falling all across Indiana beginning at 1 am Wednesday and all of it will clear out by Wednesday night.
“We expect conditions on the roads to get better throughout the day as temperatures warm up this afternoon. The evening commute will be better than the morning commute. There will still be some snow around, but it will be lighter snow,” said Crystal Petit, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.
Petit says rain will mix in with snow, especially south of I-70. All of the precipitation will be gone by Thursday morning.
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NWS: Snow Likely to Start Around 1 AM Wednesday, 1-2 Inches Projected
INDIANAPOLIS Snow will arrive in central Indiana beginning at about 1 am Wednesday and affect the morning commute, says the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.
“It will be kind of the 1-4 am hours south of I-70. As we get into areas north of I-70, it will be more like 4-7 am for snow onsets,” said Aaron Updike, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.
Updike expects anywhere between one to two inches will fall all across central Indiana.
“It will start transitioning over into rain as we get into mid-day on Wednesday. Precipitation will end in the late afternoon/early evening time period on Wednesday,” said Updike.
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