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INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
1036 AM CST THU FEB 12 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY
THIS EVENING...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A PORTAGE TO KOUTS LINE. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS
OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL LEAD TO
UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL...IN
PARTICULAR ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 94 AND U.S. ROUTE 12.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE
LAKEFRONT...WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

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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RC

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