By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — Strong winds briefly knocked out power across parts of northern Indiana and an early morning burst of snow swept across Warsaw, leaving streets slick and snowy before sunrise.
Strong, blowing snow arrived around 5 a.m. Monday, and the National Weather Service predicts that strong winds will continue through much of the afternoon.
The combination of strong gusty winds and light snow has caused travel issues to increase this morning across much of northern Indiana, the weather service said in a post before 6 a.m.
Using webcams, the weather service estimates that 1-2 inches of snow had already fallen north of US 30, which cuts through Kosciusko County.
Drifting snow has begun to make travel more difficult, the weather service said.
About 300 NIPSCO customers in Warsaw lost power early Monday morning, but all were restored within a few hours. More extensive outages were reported by NIPSCO near Lake Michigan.
On Sunday night, the weather service issued multiple alerts for much of northern Indiana. Those included a thunderstorm warning, tornado watches, and wind advisories across the region.
Today’s high temperature is expected to reach 26, and will arrive after a nearly 40–degree dive in temperatures Sunday afternoon that brought with it heavy rains across northern Indiana.
A wind advisory is in effect until 7 p.m., and gusts could reach 40-50 mph.
The weeklong forecast predicts sustained cold temperatures.
Wind chill indices will frequently dip to near zero the rest of the week, the weather service predicts.
