WBBM Newsradio reporter Mike Krauser shares lake effect snow experience
Krauser says in Michigan City, Indiana, snow fell at 2 to 3 inches an hour and created extremely low visibility. "The wind was just howling off the lake."
Krauser says in Michigan City, Indiana, snow fell at 2 to 3 inches an hour and created extremely low visibility. "The wind was just howling off the lake."
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Near-blizzard conditions are possible along the Indiana Lakeshore, with gusts up to 40 mph.
The snowstorm that clobbered the Chicago area on Wednesday has moved on, but lake-effect snow overnight and into Thursday could bring another few inches.
We know Chicagoans look out for each other – and that was as true as ever when we got pummeled with snow on Friday.
Some parts of the Chicago area have gotten more than 7 inches of snow already as heavy lake effect snow continues to fall in Chicagoland on Friday morning.
More than 7 inches of snow fell in northwest suburban Harwood Heights Friday as a lake-effect snowstorm clobbered the Chicago area.
Friday morning commuters are advised to take it slow as heavy lake effect snow causes dangerous driving conditions.
A Chicagoan training for the Boston Marathon is not letting the snow stop him from going on an early morning jog.
Total accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are likely for areas that see lake effect snow, with some isolated accumulations of up to 6 inches possible.
Not as cold tonight. Rising temperatures and increasing clouds toward morning as our next system moves closer.
Clear & very cold tonight, but Porter & LaPorte counties have a Winter Weather Advisory starting at 6 p.m. for lake effect snow.
Snow was falling rapidly along Chicago's lakefront Saturday evening, and lake-effect snow will persist even after the greater storm system moves out.
Totals will vary widely, as some locations could see as little as 4 inches, while others just a mile or two away may have more than a foot.
A super-sized snowstorm pounding the Chicago area Monday has left many side streets impassable.
Lake-effect snow that had been falling during the day and a major snowstorm that earlier wreaked havoc on the southern states combined Monday night for a monstrous snowstorm that had more than a foot of snow on the ground in parts of the Chicago area even before it reached peak intensity.
Snow clobbered the Chicago area as a lake-effect pattern combined with a storm system that came in from the south on Monday evening.
With all the snow building up and being pushed to the side of the roads, there are serious concerns as to where all this snow will go.
The City Colleges of Chicago announced Monday evening that all classes will be remote Tuesday because of the snowstorm pounding the Chicago area.
The Chicago Public Schools have canceled all in-person classes for Tuesday on account of a monstrous snowstorm.
The University of Chicago and DePaul University have both announced that they are cancelling in-person classes Monday night and at least part of Tuesday due to a snowstorm pounding the Chicago area.
The Department of Streets and Sanitation has dispatched 211 salt spreaders and snow plows for the evening commute with lake-effect snow falling in the Chicago area.
Sunday night through Tuesday will bring accumulating snow to parts of the Chicago area.
The snow showers that have been with us since Wednesday night will taper off to narrow, lake-effect bands Thursday night and Friday.
Light snow will overspread the area this evening from south to north, bringing light accumulations by morning.
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