Good evening, Indy. As of late morning, we began spreading the word, via our social media accounts, of the need to “beef up” snow totals. Sure enough, latest data continues to point towards a snowier solution as of this update. We now think widespread 5″-8″ snow totals will be common across most of central Indiana, but there will be heavier amounts where localized banding sets up. As expected last night, the transition from sleet to snow was a rather rapid one this evening and we now think this will be an all-snow event for the majority of central Indiana through the duration of the storm.
While it won’t snow the entire upcoming 24 hours, waves of moderate to heavy precipitation will move in from the southwest and result in a widespread heavy snow event Friday. There’s the chance the National Weather Service will transition Winter Storm Warnings over to Heavy Snow Warnings to account for the all-snow event ahead.
Latest raw data breaks down like this for Indianapolis:
- GFS: 0.68″ (equates to nearly 7″ of snow on a 10:1 ratio)
- NAM: 1.00″ (equates to 10″ of snow on a 10:1 ratio)
- ECMWF: 0.58″ (equates to nearly 6″ of snow on a 10:1 ratio)
We’ll have your updated, custom-built, 7-Day forecast video posted shortly. For now, here’s a look at what the local radar may look like tomorrow morning when we think another wave of moderate to heavy snow moves back into the region from the southwest:
