Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Chicago, IL
Areas Affected: Lake; Porter
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:16pm CST
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:16pm CST
Alert Expires: Monday 7:30am CST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 9:16pm CST
Event Ends: Monday 6:00pm CST
Issued by: NWS Chicago IL
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST MONDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous to nearly impossible travel conditions due to intense lake effect snow expected. Snow rates in excess of 3 inches per hour accompanied by northerly winds gusting over 30 mph causing blowing and drifting snow. Total snow accumulations will vary considerably across the Lake and Porter Counties, ranging from 6 inches to locally over a foot near the lake to 2 to 5 inches near the Kankakee River. * WHERE...Lake IN and Porter Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST Monday. * IMPACTS...Snow rates in excess of 3 inches per hour will cripple travel. Strong northerly wind gusts in excess of 30 mph will lead to greatly reduced visibility, especially near the Lake Michigan shoreline. Periods of thundersnow will occur, as well. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There may be breaks between periods of lake effect snow. Lake effect snow is often very localized, with conditions varying from safe to dangerous across just a few miles. Snow totals in the Winter Storm Warning area may vary considerably from one location to the next.
Persons should consider delaying all travel while and where the lake effect snow is ongoing, including on Interstates 80, 90, and 94.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5814f8b2098a1abc3cda52cac1085ee17bdf076b.003.1 Codes: INZ001, INZ002 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5814f8b2098a1abc3cda52cac1085ee17bdf076b.003.1