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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/MONDAY



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW

WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER




* LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY
AND COVERAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING

AND
THEN PERSIST OVERNIGHT

BEFORE TAPERING OFF MONDAY MORNING.


* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN AT LEAST
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES IN THE ADVISORY

WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

IMPACTS




* ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY. SOME MAJOR
HIGHWAYS THAT WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDE INTERSTATE 94 AND THE
INDIANA TOLLWAY.


* VISIBILITIES MAY BE NEAR ZERO IN THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.


* THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTED WITH
LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS



A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW MEANS THAT
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WITH SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATIONS.