Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Northern Indiana

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
703 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014

INZ003-030200-
LA PORTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE
603 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...NARROW BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES...

A VERY NARROW BUT INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW EXISTS OVER
EXTREME WESTERN LAPORTE COUNTY. THIS BAND STRETCHES FROM THE WEST
SIDE OF MICHIGAN CITY TO NEAR WESTVILLE AND WANATAH AND IS ONLY
ABOUT 5 MILES WIDE. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO BE BETWEEN
ONE HALF AND ONE QUARTER MILE WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL RATES. THIS
BAND IS SLOWLY SHIFTING WEST AND SHOULD EXIT THE COUNTY BETWEEN
700 PM CST AND 800 PM CST. EXPECT SNOW COVERED AND SLICK
ROADS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR
TWO.


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