Now it's a blizzard. THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF 09. It's snowed a few inches in an hour or 2. You can't see more than a block ahead of you because of the blowing snow. You can go 20 mph.
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PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO 712 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.
LOCALLY INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER QUICK COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW OVER MAINLY EASTERN PORTIONS OF PORTER COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHIFTS EAST INTO LAPORTE COUNTY. DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW SQUALLS VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ZERO AND TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS AS SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE AT THE RATE OF 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR OR LESS.
IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT...WITH WIND CHILLS REMAINING BETWEEN 20 AND 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN 6 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS FORECAST TO OCCUR. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
Long as I remember The rain been coming down. Clouds of Mystery pouring Confusion on the ground. Good men through the ages, Trying to find the sun; And I wonder, Still I wonder, Who'll stop the rain.