On days like today, I'm glad I don't have a "scenic" view of Lake Michigan. The lake effect snow machine is running on high today as northerly winds gobble up moisture over the open waters of Lake Michigan and dump the snow inland between Chicago and South Bend. Some spots could end up with over a foot of snow, while we merely record a few flurries for today. Lake Effect Snow Warnings are highlighted with the darker turquoise, while the Advisory counties are colored in with a light blue. Listen to this discussion from the NWS in Chicago:
CURRENT RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL LAKE MICHIGAN...SOUTHWARD TO JUST
EAST OF THE ILLINOIS SHORELINE. AS WINDS TURN MORE NORTHERLY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...THESE SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA BY NOON. THE HEAVIEST AND
MOST PERSISTENT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS NORTHWEST
INDIANA...IN PARTICULAR OVER PORTER COUNTY...WHERE UP TO 18
INCHES OF SNOW COULD FALL. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS.
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