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WWUS43 KLOT 140951
WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
351 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
INZ002-142000-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WW.Y.0001.260114T1400Z-260115T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTAGE, CHESTERTON, AND VALPARAISO
351 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9
AM CST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO WIND BLOWN LAKE EFFECT SNOW
EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOCALLY 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED,
ESPECIALLY FOR NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS
45 MPH NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.
* WHERE...PORTER COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY
EXACERBATE THE IMPACTS, PARTICULARLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS IN
OPEN AREAS. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW TO DRY WEATHER JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. VISIBILITIES CAN
ALSO VARY GREATLY. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN WEATHER,
VISIBILITY, AND ROAD CONDITIONS.
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