Winter Storm Continues to move east.

The big winter storm continues to move to the northeast as snow and ice is winding down across Indiana, Western Kentucky and Western Tennessee and points to the west. Here is latest Radar view of the mammoth storm that has a ton of moisture but thankfully not wrapped up to produce strong winds with it. Statement from the National Weather Service in Indianapolis

January 2009- Ties for 6th Largest Snow Storm in Indianapolis
"As of 9:30 AM on the 28th, Indianapolis International Airport has received 12.5 inches of snow since the storm began late Monday.This brings this year's storm into the top 10 largest snow storms on record in the Indianapolis Area.

This ties this for the 6th largest snow total for a storm in Indianapolis.
The last time a bigger snowstorm struck the airport was when12.8 inches fell in January 1996. The Great Blizzard of January 1978 dumped 15.5 inches of snow on the airport. The record snowfall for the Indianapolis area is 16.1 inches set in February 1910.

Looking at the big picture, as of 8 am central and southern Indiana had received from 6 to nearly 13 inches of snow since late Monday. Snowfall totals in southern Indiana were reduced some because 1/4 to 3/4 inch of ice also fell. "

Here is a look at the predicted snow cover across the United States by tomorrow morning. A large area of snow is covering over half of the U. S. as our predicted stormy pattern is just now getting under way. Focus over the next two weeks shift to the coast with mainly coastal storms. The Plains look to warm up and remain pretty dry as troughs and stormy weather will along the coasts.