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...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TODAY...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE SEEN AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHEASTERN PARTS OF PORTER COUNTY. BRIEF
PERIODS OF MODERATE SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH...THE SNOW STILL COULD HAVE IMPACTS TO
HOLIDAY TRAVEL...INCLUDING ON INTERSTATES 80...90...AND 94...AND
U.S. HIGHWAYS 6 AND 30.

INZ002-272100-
/O.CON.KLOT.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131127T2100Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
1121 AM CST WED NOV 27 2013

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS LASTING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL RATES...AT TIMES UP TO ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH OVER
THE FAR NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF PORTER COUNTY BEFORE TAPERING
OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH
COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS
THAN A MILE AT TIMES...WHICH WOULD LIKELY HAVE IMPACTS TO
HOLIDAY TRAVELERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

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KREIN

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