Kyle Johnson, Delaware County chief information officer, announced from the county Emergency Operations Center at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, that a winter storm warning was in effect from 10 a.m. that morning through 7 p.m. Monday and that snowfall of about 3 to 7 inches was forecast for the county.

Johnson said, “There has not been significant changes to the forecast since yesterday's briefing,” and that snow, which started in southwestern Indiana, was spreading northward and expected to reach east-central Indiana midday and strengthen through the late afternoon and evening.

The county advisory emphasized that residents should “call 911 for emergencies only.” Johnson said the Delaware County 911 Communication Center would be handling emergency calls and asked the public not to use 911 for road-condition inquiries because doing so ties up phone lines needed for true emergencies.

Delaware County Emergency Management directed residents to local resources for travel and road information, including the county Emergency Management website at dcema.org, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security travel advisories at in.gov/dhs, and the statewide road-conditions system at 511in.org.

Why it matters: heavy snow and strained emergency-phone capacity can delay emergency response. County officials framed the advisory as a precautionary public-safety message and provided online resources rather than asking callers to use 911 for nonemergencies.

Officials did not announce any formal closures or emergency declarations during the briefing. Johnson said there had been no significant forecast changes since the previous day’s briefing and did not provide additional numeric updates beyond the 3-to-7-inch range.

Residents should monitor forecast updates and official county channels for any change to the warning or additional instructions from emergency management.