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

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

* TIMING...A VERY PERSISTENT BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH
NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AND MIGRATE EAST
OUT OF LAKE COUNTY INDIANA EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WHILE THE WORST OF CONDITIONS IN TERMS OF
INTENSE SNOW FALL WILL BE OVER BY 5 PM... INTERMITTENT SNOW
SHOWERS WILL STILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WITH AN OCCASIONAL
SNOW SQUALL POSSIBLE. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY THE CASE ACROSS
EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY AND ALONG THE PORTER COUNTY LINE.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR TWO IS EXPECTED BY 5 PM...
WITH ANOTHER INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE IN SPOTS AFTER 5 PM THROUGH
THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6
TO 20 INCHES...LOCALLY AROUND 2 FEET.

* OTHER IMPACTS...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS URGING PEOPLE NOT TO
TRAVEL INTO THE AREA DUE TO THE POOR CONDITIONS AND TRAFFIC AT
NEAR STANDSTILL. BLOWING SNOW AND POOR VISIBILITY WILL STILL
PERSIST IN SPOTS INTO THIS EVENING IN SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

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
352 PM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTER
COUNTY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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

* 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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