If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY... * WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches in northern La Porte County and southwest Berrien County. Total snow will generally be in the 6 to 12 inch range elsewhere. Whiteout conditions with near zero visibility expected at times. * WHERE...In Indiana, La Porte and Western St. Joseph IN Counties. In Michigan, Southern Berrien County. * WHEN...From 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ this evening to 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Areas of blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...System snow tonight will transition to bands of heavy lake effect snow Friday into Friday night. Intense snowfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour will be possible within dominant lake effect snow bands. Due to the nature of lake effect snow, conditions can vary significantly over very short distances, going from just flurries to whiteout conditions over the span of just a few miles. This can also result in highly variable snowfall totals over short distances.