For some parts of northwest Indiana, a winter weather warning was sent out because lake-effect snow could make the Tuesday morning commute difficult.
The National Weather Service said that a winter weather watch for LaPorte County started on Monday afternoon. This meant that the roads could be dangerous in the evening and early Tuesday morning.
LaPorte County was getting ready for between 1 and 3 inches of snow, with the biggest snow expected east of U.S. 35. Before it snowed, the government told drivers to be careful, slow down, and be ready for sudden changes in the weather, sight, and road conditions.
“During lake effect snow, the weather can vary from bands of locally heavy snow to dry weather just a few miles away,” the NWS said.
“Visibilities can also vary greatly.”
A winter weather warning was sent out as heavy snow hit parts of southwest Michigan. Interstate 94 was closed for hours because of a big pileup.
Most of the Chicago area was expected to be dry, but lake-effect snow was possible in northern Indiana, mostly in northeastern Porter County.
Counties in northern Indiana to the east were getting ready for more snow, which was also caused by heavy lake effect snow. The NWS said that between 4 and 7 inches of snow would fall in St. Joseph County, which was under a winter storm watch until Tuesday morning.
Meteorologists said that the areas with the most snow—up to 10 inches—were likely to be Berrien and Cass counties in southwest Michigan, which go into northern Indiana along Interstate 80/90.
