A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for St. Joseph, LaPorte, Berrien and Cass Counties until early Friday morning.
From the National Weather Service of Northern Indiana:
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions, including during the morning and evening commutes on Thursday. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches, with localized amounts up to 12 inches, are expected. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Be prepared for significant reductions in visibility at times. Cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero will cause frostbite in as little as 30 minutes to exposed skin.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Elkhart and Marshall Counties in the 95.3 MNC listening area.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for lake effect snow means lake effect snow is forecast that will make travel difficult in some areas. Use caution when traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Lake effect snow showers developing today and persisting into Friday. Total accumulations shown on the map. Visit our website for more infor pic.twitter.com/DXyADQYkBI
— NWS Northern Indiana (@NWSIWX) January 3, 2018
❄️⚠️High impact, multi-day lake effect snow event ⚠️❄️ It may snow in some areas for over 48 hrs straight. https://t.co/FJG4de9BTb pic.twitter.com/f0DKqxxzXv
— Tom Coomes (@TomCoomes) January 3, 2018
