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 UNTIL 1 PM EST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy lake effect snow. Additional snow accumulations of
3 to 5 inches. Near whiteout conditions with less than one
quarter of a mile visibility at times.
* WHERE...In Indiana, Eastern St. Joseph IN County. In Michigan,
Northern Berrien County.
* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact the evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The lake effect snow bands are expected
to meander across this area this evening and tonight lowering
totals some, but wherever it does lie, hazardous driving
conditions will be possible. Intense snowfall rates of 1 to 2
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.