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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
938 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026
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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PORTAGE, CHESTERTON, AND VALPARAISO
938 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY
* WHAT...HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO WIND BLOWN LAKE EFFECT
SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 2 TO LOCALLY
8 INCHES EXPECTED, HIGHEST FOR EASTERN PORTER COUNTY NEAR THE LA
PORTE COUNTY BORDER. NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN, ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING.
* WHERE...PORTER COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW-COVERED AND HAZARDOUS.
VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW 1/2 MILE AT TIMES DUE TO FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW MAY EXACERBATE THE
IMPACTS, PARTICULARLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS IN OPEN AREAS AND
NEAR THE LAKE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CONDITIONS MAY VARY CONSIDERABLY FROM WEST TO
EAST ACROSS THE COUNTY, WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR
THE PORTER AND LA PORTE COUNTY LINES VERY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO
THURSDAY MORNING, INCLUDING THE DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
INDIANA CAN BE OBTAINED AT HTTPS://511IN.ORG.
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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JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RENSSELAER AND DEMOTTE
938 PM CST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO
4 INCHES MAINLY ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST JASPER COUNTY.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST JASPER COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR INDIANA CAN BE OBTAINED AT HTTPS://511IN.ORG.
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