LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 208 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
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...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST /11 PM
CST/ TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT EST
/11 PM CST/ TONIGHT TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY. THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY...AND LIKELY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...PERSISTENT HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ARE LIKELY TO
PRODUCE 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS...WITH EVENT TOTALS NEAR
LAKE MICHIGAN THAT MAY EXCEED 1 FOOT. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES
PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
* WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS.
* WIND CHILLS WILL FALL TO NEAR ZERO DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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