STATEWIDE — Indiana is getting an early taste of winter as strong winds, dropping temperatures, and even snow in the far northern counties move in with a cold front.

National Weather Service meteorologist Alex McGinnis said Thursday the shift came overnight. “We are starting to go into an early-winter type pattern here,” he explained. “A cold front that passed through early this morning in the wee hours is now flaring into Ohio, and the colder air is coming in on a westerly wind.”

The wind is the big story across much of the state. Sustained speeds are expected to reach 20 to 30 miles per hour, with gusts between 40 and 50. That will make travel tricky, especially on north-south roads. High-profile vehicles like semis and buses could feel the push the most in central Indiana, where long

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