Big Winter Storm Forecast this Weekend

The first major snowfall of the season could be on its way to the Q101 area this weekend. "Late Saturday afternoon, Saturday night into Sunday morning, we could be looking at the development of some significant snow accumulations," National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Sam Lashley tells The New Q101, "anywhere from two to five inches of snow." Lashley says that as of this morning, it looks like the heaviest snow will be south and east of a line from Monticello, Indiana, up through Warsaw and into Hillsdale, Michigan. He says the storm holds the potential to dump eight inches or more. And he says very strong winds will accompany the storm, gusting up to 35 miles per hour and bringing the potential for blowing and drifting snow and white-out conditions. Lashley says the storm will start with some light snow tomorrow morning and go down hill from there. "Certainly as the afternoon progresses into the early evening the conditions will really deteriorate," Lashely says. "If you have to get out and about I would definitely do it in the first half of the day and just be prepared for deteriorating conditions." A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for Whitley, Wabash and Huntington Counties in the Q101 area from tomorrow morning through Sunday morning.