WSWLOT

...STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

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/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.150214T1500Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
956 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO
9 AM CST SUNDAY...

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES FROM MAINLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATION...OVER SIX INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH SOON
AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST NEAR 50 MPH
AT TIMES NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL LIKELY CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...INCLUDING EVEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE
LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS WOULD LIKELY
MAKE TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...POTENTIALLY
TO 50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WILL LIKELY MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS ALSO COULD
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

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KMD

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