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

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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
313 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2015

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* 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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