Winter Storm Warning issued locally

VW independent staff

Adjustments have been made to Winter Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service for Van Wert County and points north.

Instead of beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday and continuing until 7 p.m. Sunday, it will now begin at 10 a.m. today (Saturday), and last 24 hours. Along with Van Wert County, Paulding, Putnam, Defiance, Henry, Williams and Fulton counties are included in the warned area, along with all of northeast Indiana.

According to the National Weather Service, heavy snow is possible. Between 3-7 inches of snow is expected locally but to the north, snowfall totals could range between 7-11 inches. Blowing snow is in the forecast, which could made travel very difficult. Hazardous travel conditions are expected Saturday through Sunday morning.

Allen, Mercer and Auglaize counties are under a Winter Weather Advisory from 7 a.m. Saturday until 9 a.m. Sunday. Those areas could receive 1-4 inches of snow plus wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour.