WSWLOT

...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA BY LATER
THIS EVENING. A CONCENTRATED BAND OR TWO OF HEAVY SNOW IS
ANTICIPATED. BECAUSE THE BAND OR BANDS ARE LIKELY TO BE
NARROW...THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY OVER JUST A
SHORT DISTANCE. SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS ON THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF
THESE FOCUSED AREAS OF SNOWFALL...BUT IT IS LIKELY THAT PORTER
COUNTY WILL EXPERIENCE AT LEAST TEMPORARY PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL DURING LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THIS COULD
HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO HOLIDAY TRAVEL...INCLUDING ON
INTERSTATES 80...90...AND 94...AND U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 30.


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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
132 AM CST TUE NOV 26 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND PICKING UP IN
INTENSITY OVERNIGHT AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

* SNOWFALL RATES...AT TIMES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE...INCLUDING VALPARAISO. QUICKLY LESSENING AMOUNTS ARE
FAVORED OVER THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH OR STRONGER
COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES COULD REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...WHICH WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT
IMPACTS ON HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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