SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE. SOME AREAS MAY SEE OVER A HALF INCH OF ICE... ESPECIALLY FROM EASTERN INDIANA INTO AREAS NORTH OF DAYTON AND COLUMBUS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND ICE... WEST WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ADD STRESS TO ICE COVERED POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS... WHICH COULD LEAD TO WIDESPREAD AND PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET... AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.