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LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARY
102 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

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

* TIMING...A VERY PERSISTENT BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS LAKE
COUNTY INDIANA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 TO 20 INCHES...LOCALLY AROUND 2 FEET... BY
EVENING.

* 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. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DESCRIBE
CONDITIONS AS HORRIBLE AND ARE ASKING PEOPLE NOT TO GO OUT.

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
102 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS 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 AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
WITH THE HIGHER TOTALS MAINLY OVER NORTHERN PORTER COUNTY BY
EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL MAY BRIEFLY ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF 1
INCH 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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