ssued by The National Weather Service
North Webster, IN
8:50 am EST, Fri., Dec. 19, 2008 ... WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS CONTINUE THIS MORNING...
SCATTERED SHOWERS OF FREEZING RAIN AND EVEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING IN MANY AREAS... ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 24 IN INDIANA. THESE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE BRINGING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY FREEZING RAIN... SMALL HAIL... AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES... THE WIND GUSTS AND ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION WILL CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL AND BRING DOWN POWER LINES AS WELL.
ROADS REMAIN TREACHEROUS IN MANY AREAS. IN ADDITION TO THE ICE... REPORTS OF CLOGGED AND FROZEN DRAINS ARE CREATING FLOODING IN SOME AREAS... ESPECIALLY AROUND THE FORT WAYNE METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS FLOODING COULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS.