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WSWLOT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
303 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026
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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VALPARAISO, PORTAGE, AND CHESTERTON
303 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* WHAT...HAZARDOUS TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL DUE TO WIND BLOWN LAKE EFFECT
SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY REACH IN EXCESS OF 8
INCHES FOR FAR NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY, WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED FOR WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 MPH NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SNOW-COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES
MAY DROP BELOW 1/4 MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...CONDITIONS WILL VARY CONSIDERABLY FROM WEST
TO EAST ACROSS THE COUNTY, WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED NEAR
THE PORTER AND LA PORTE COUNTY LINES THIS 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.
INZ011-151500-
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JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RENSSELAER AND DEMOTTE
303 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...LOCALIZED HAZARDOUS TRAVEL DUE TO LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST
PORTER COUNTY.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST JASPER COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.
* 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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