Stories from Sunday, February 14, 2010

Winter Storm Warning Greene (Indiana) URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 801 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN INDIANA TODAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE PASSING TO THE SOUTH OF INDIANA WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT SNOW. INZ049-051>057-060>065-067>072-152115- /O.CON.KIND.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100216T0000Z/ HENRY-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH-SULLIVAN-GREENE- MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE- JACKSON-JENNINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TERRE HAUTE...SHELBYVILLE... BLOOMINGTON...COLUMBUS...VINCENNES...BEDFORD...SEYMOUR 801 AM EST MON FEB 15 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. THIS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN WILL BRING STORM TOTAL SNOWS TO 7 TO 12 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE NEW SNOWFALL. * TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Billy T. McKinney, Sr., 84, of Linton, passed away Feb. 13, 2010, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born on June 6, 1925 in Linton, IN, to Thomas Henry and Mabel G. (Suthard) McKinney. Billy was employed with the United States Postal Service, at the Linton office for 40 years, until his retirement in 1982...