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After 2 to 4 inches of snow fell overnight, northern Indiana surpassed the 100-year snowfall average by at least 2.7 percent.
According to Chris Wamsley, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service, 21.1 inches is the average snowfall for the October through January season. As of Monday, northern Indiana had received 23.8 inches. That number does not include the 2 to 4 inches that fell Monday night, or the additional 2 to 4 inches expected today.
Though this is the first major snowfall of the seaon, Wamsley said all the light snows have accumulated to surpass the yearly average.
Looking at the daily average snowfall rate, of 0.3 inches per day in January, today's snowfall exceeded that by 600 to 1,200 percent since midnight and even more snowfall is expected as the day passes.
Dave Tackett, at the Warsaw Street Department, said crews have been out salting the roads since 6 a.m. and started plowing at 7 a.m.
Right now, he said, they are working to keep all emergency routes and main roadways clear. Secondary roads will be cleared later.
According to a weather forecast from the weather service, winds are expected to pick up to 15-20 miles per hour out of the northwest, causing drifing and blowing snow and possibly blocking roadways.
Schools across northern Indiana are closed today, for the second day in a row. The additional 1 to 2 inches forecasted and snowdrifts expected may delay the start of student's week even longer.
