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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
238 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHESTERTON, VALPARAISO, AND PORTAGE
238 AM CST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAUSING LOCALIZED HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOST PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS
BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE
MAINLY EAST OF STATE ROAD 49 AND NORTH OF US ROUTE 30. WINDS
GUSTING AS HIGH AS 35 TO 40 MPH NEAR THE LAKESHORE. SOME BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTER COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL BE
SLICK AND HAZARDOUS IN SPOTS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR
THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR INDIANA CAN BE OBTAINED AT HTTPS://511IN.ORG.
DURING LAKE EFFECT SNOW, THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM BANDS OF MODERATE
TO 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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