...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...AS IS TYPICAL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW...TOTALS
WILL LIKELY VARY CONSIDERABLY ACROSS THE COUNTY AND EVEN OVER
RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCES. LOCALIZED SNOWFALL TOTALS IN EXCESS
OF 6 INCHES APPEAR LIKELY...PARTICULARLY OVER NORTHEAST PORTER
COUNTY. DURING THE MORE INTENSE SNOW SQUALLS...SNOW MAY FALL AT
A RATE OF GREATER THAN 2 INCHES PER HOUR.

* HAZARDS...RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATION AND NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO
30 MPH WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND POSSIBLY NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AND POTENTIAL DANGEROUS THIS
EVENING...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 94 AND THE INDIANA TOLL
ROAD. RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT IF NOT
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES FOR ROAD CREWS TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEARED AT
TIMES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BE SURE
YOU HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS AND BRING ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT IN YOUR CAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.