SYRACUSE – Kosciusko County was under a flood watch Tuesday night attributed to the combination of heavy rain and melting snow that was cancelled this morning. The flood watch went into effect at 7 p.m. Tuesday and was cancelled at 3:46 a.m. this morning There have been 2 to 3 inches of total rainfall over the past three days, according to Evan Bentley, meteorologist for the National Weather Service near Syracuse. Winds were at 40 to 50 mph Tuesday night. Light rainfall is expected today and temperatures will fall with a cold front moving through the county tonight. Rain showers will turn into snow showers tonight. There will be little snow accumulation tonight, Bently said. Temperatures are expected to be in the 40s today, the 30s tonight and drop to the teens late tonight. Temperatures will continue to be in the teens Thursday morning. Friday’s weather will be dry with temperatures in the mid teens. Saturday temperatures will be in the mid 20s and Sunday temperatures will be at 31 degrees or near freezing. Bentley said the normal temperature for this time of year is a high of 32 and a low of 18. He said temperatures the last few days have been at record warm levels. Bentley also addressed snowfall totals, which have been only a fraction of normal. In Kosciusko County there has been 8.7 inches of snow for the winter season as of today. By this time last year there were 29.5 inches of snowfall in the county. In South Bend the total snowfall for the winter season this year has been 16.8 inches, while the amount was 41.7 inches last year at this time. Bentley said there has been a roller coaster pattern of warm and cold weather, but signs point to colder than normal temperatures in February. Possible tornado activity was detected in Greene County last night. Authorities in Greene County are investigating a possible tornado touchdown near the community of Solsberry. Fifteen to 20 homes were damaged around 1:15 this morning as a strong thunderstorm system moved through the area. Some of the homes reportedly sustained heavy damage. There have been no reports of injuries.
