Total snow accumulations of 6 inches to 10 inches are possible in the latest system expected to move through northern Indiana, southern Michigan and northwest Ohio beginning Tuesday afternoon.

The latest Winter Storm Watch issued by the National Weather Service office near North Webster is to go in effect Tuesday afternoon until approximately 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Forecasters are predicting a strong storm system will move quickly from the southeast Texas coast early tomorrow and intensify as it moves northeast. Snow is expected to overspread the region Tuesday afternoon and become heavy at times. Accumulations of up to 2 inches per hour will be possible Tuesday night.

By midday Wednesday, snowfall amounts are anticipated to be in the 6 inch to 10 inch range. North winds will also increase and that will result in significant areas of blowing and drifting, especially affecting east-west roads.

The NWS is continuing to track this developing system and will provide updates as it progresses.

Counties currently under the Winter Storm Watch are Kosciusko, LaPorte, St. Joseph, Elkhart, Lagrange, Steuben, Noble, DeKalb, Starke, Pulaski, Marshall, Fulton, Whitley, Allen, White, Cass, Miami, Wabash, Huntington, Wells, Adams, Grant, Blackford and Jay in Indiana. Michigan counties included are Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch and Hillsdale. In Ohio, Williams, Fulton, Defiance, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Allen counties are in the watch area.