Gusty winds combine with Nordic air!

Many times when we see a change as big as we just experienced it doesn’t go that smoothly. We do experience side effects and usually it is gusty winds. That’s something we’ve had to deal with in many ways Thursday. First the winds have been gusting up to 40 mph. Here are the peak wind gusts for Thursday so far.

...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS IN THE PAST 12 HOURS...

...LOCATION...                             ...TIME...     ...WIND...
LEIPSIC (PUTNAM OH) (239 FT)(APRSWXNET)    129 AM JAN 31      46 MPH
LIMA ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT (ALLEN OH)       138 AM JAN 31      45 MPH
MUNICIPAL APT (GRANT IN) (860 FT)(AWOS)   1235 AM JAN 31      45 MPH
4 SW LIBERTY CENTER (HENRY OH) (OHDOT)     400 AM JAN 31      43 MPH
1 S ASSUMPTION (FULTON OH) (OHDOT)         421 AM JAN 31      43 MPH
1 N BELMORE (HENRY OH) (719 FT)(OHDOT)    1150 PM JAN 30      42 MPH
FORT WAYNE  INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT          154 AM JAN 31      41 MPH
3 NW UPLAND (GRANT IN) (890 FT)(INDOT)    1155 PM JAN 30      41 MPH
3 NNW CONVOY (VAN WERT OH) (OHDOT)         335 AM JAN 31      41 MPH
2 W NEY (DEFIANCE OH) (719 FT)(OHDOT)      944 PM JAN 30      41 MPH
3 E EVANSPORT (DEFIANCE OH) (OHDOT)        300 AM JAN 31      41 MPH
4 SSW HUNTINGTON (HUNTINGTON IN)          1232 AM JAN 31      40 MPH
3 NNE FORT JENNINGS (PUTNAM OH) (OHDOT)    538 AM JAN 31      40 MPH
3 SE NEW BAVARIA (HENRY OH) (OHDOT)        300 AM JAN 31      40 MPH
1 SSW GRISSOM AFB (MIAMI IN) (AWOS)        139 AM JAN 31      40 MPH
SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL AP            1116 PM JAN 30      39 MPH
FULTON COUNTY AIRPORT (FULTON IN)         1235 AM JAN 31      39 MPH
2 WSW ANTWERP (PAULDING OH) (OHDOT)        854 PM JAN 30      39 MPH
3 SSE ARTIC (WILLIAMS OH) (OHDOT)         1010 PM JAN 30      39 MPH
STURGIS (ST. JOSEPH MI) (924 FT)(AWOS)     114 AM JAN 31      39 MPH
GOSHEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ELKHART IN)      818 PM JAN 30      38 MPH
HILLSDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT                255 AM JAN 31      38 MPH
COLDWATER (BRANCH MI) (958 FT)(AWOS)       115 AM JAN 31      38 MPH
2 WNW CONVOY (VAN WERT OH) (APRSWXNET)     512 AM JAN 31      38 MPH
1 ENE VAN WERT (VAN WERT OH)               220 AM JAN 31      38 MPH
3 SSW MORENCI (FULTON OH) (OHDOT)          210 AM JAN 31      38 MPH
2 SW HALLOCK (WILLIAMS OH) (APRSWXNET)     955 PM JAN 30      37 MPH
WARSAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KOSCIUSKO IN)   1215 AM JAN 31      37 MPH
4 NNW UNIONDALE (WELLS IN) (APRSWXNET)    1226 AM JAN 31      37 MPH
3 SSW PIONEER (WILLIAMS OH) (OHDOT)        300 AM JAN 31      37 MPH
3 NW ARGOS (MARSHALL IN) (INDOT)          1137 PM JAN 30      37 MPH
3 SW CHARLOE (PAULDING OH) (APRSWXNET)     326 AM JAN 31      37 MPH
3 E SAINT JOHNS (DE KALB IN) (AWOS)        215 AM JAN 31      37 MPH
SOUTH BEND REGIONAL AIRPORT               1149 PM JAN 30      36 MPH
2 E TRAIL CREEK (LA PORTE IN) (AWOS)       555 AM JAN 31      36 MPH
1 SE WARREN (HUNTINGTON IN) (APRSWXNET)    326 AM JAN 31      36 MPH
2 ESE BREMS (STARKE IN) (685 FT)(AWOS)    1235 AM JAN 31      36 MPH
ST JOSEPH (BERRIEN MI) (600 FT)(GLOS)      200 AM JAN 31      36 MPH
LA PORTE (LA PORTE IN) (807 FT)(AWOS)     1115 PM JAN 30      35 MPH
3 S WALLEN (ALLEN IN) (797 FT)(INDOT)      201 AM JAN 31      35 MPH
1 W ELMIRA (FULTON OH) (713 FT)(OHDOT)     500 AM JAN 31      35 MPH
1 E COLUMBIA (WILLIAMS OH) (OHDOT)         500 AM JAN 31      35 MPH
1 SSE JAMES LAKE (KOSCIUSKO IN)            403 AM JAN 31      35 MPH
2 SSW ELIDA (ALLEN OH) (APRSWXNET)         150 AM JAN 31      35 MPH
2 NW OAKWOOD (PAULDING OH) (APRSWXNET)     252 AM JAN 31      35 MPH
BERRIEN SPRINGS (BERRIEN MI)               315 AM JAN 31      34 MPH
FORT SHAWNEE (ALLEN OH) (877 FT)(OHDOT)    343 AM JAN 31      34 MPH
1 NNW MIDDLETOWN (ALLEN IN) (APRSWXNET)    118 AM JAN 31      34 MPH
2 ESE PETTISVILLE (FULTON OH)             1003 PM JAN 30      34 MPH
2 W PAULDING (PAULDING OH) (APRSWXNET)     712 AM JAN 31      33 MPH
2 ESE KINGSLAND (WELLS IN) (APRSWXNET)     109 AM JAN 31      33 MPH
1 NW WOODBURN (ALLEN IN) (APRSWXNET)       935 PM JAN 30      33 MPH
THREE RIVERS MUNICIPAL DR HAINES AIRPOR    334 AM JAN 31      33 MPH
2 ESE SOMERSET (WABASH IN) (APRSWXNET)     322 AM JAN 31      32 MPH
3 WSW WATERFORD (LA PORTE IN) (INDOT)     1101 PM JAN 30      32 MPH
DEFIANCE MEMORIAL AIRPORT (DEFIANCE OH)    843 PM JAN 30      32 MPH
1 SE JEROME (HILLSDALE MI) (APRSWXNET)    1122 PM JAN 30      31 MPH
2 W MENTONE (MARSHALL IN) (APRSWXNET)      938 PM JAN 30      31 MPH
LITCHFIELD (HILLSDALE MI) (APRSWXNET)     1034 PM JAN 30      31 MPH
EDON (WILLIAMS OH) (886 FT)(AWS)           959 PM JAN 30      30 MPH
3 WNW RIDGEVILLE CORNERS (HENRY OH)        405 AM JAN 31      30 MPH
1 W MICHIGAN CITY (LA PORTE IN)           1040 PM JAN 30      30 MPH
3 ESE MISHAWAKA (ST. JOSEPH IN)            108 AM JAN 31      30 MPH

The other problem has been lake effect snow. The gusty west winds have acted as a perfect 'fetch' 
to bring lake moisture to much of our area. While most locations reported a dusting. 
here at the station we saw about .8".