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LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARY
1020 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS A PORTION
OF LAKE COUNTY INDIANA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW RATES AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON... BRINGING STORM TOTAL
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 TO 12 INCHES BY MID AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SNOWFALL
TOTALS OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO UNDER THIS INTENSE
SNOW BAND WITH BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THE
LOCATION AND EVOLUTION EASTWARD OF THE BAND CAN BE MONITORED
WELL VIA WEATHER RADAR.

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.

&&

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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
1020 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS
PORTER COUNTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS...MAINLY NORTHERN PORTER
COUNTY... BY EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL MAY ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF 1 OR
MORE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

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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ED F

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