Could warmer temperatures finally be on the way? NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack has all the details.
LaPorte County has already been pounded with snow this week, but they're going to get even more on Friday night, according to the National Weather Service.
A Winter Storm Warning has been issued for the county, as the NWS says the area could receive 1-to-3 inches of fresh lake-effect snow in the overnight hours. Localized amounts of up to four inches or more could call in the area, leading to the warning.
The National Weather Service says that travel will be "very hazardous or impsosible," and encourages motorists to keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in their car if they have to travel.
The wintry blast will also impact areas closer to Chicago, as a Wind Chill Advisory has been issued for numerous counties in Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. The advisory goes into effect at 6 p.m. Friday night, and will last until 10 a.m. on Saturday morning.
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"Stay inside, put plastic on the windows and heavy blankets. Know the electric might go out - a gas stove is a blessing. Push couches together or huddle in a bed with large blankets. Candles are important perhaps for warmth. Oranges, water, can goods, bananas. Prayers to all." -- Victoria Baker
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"Remove the snow before it becomes solid as a rock. Stock up on food or have a snow removal party with neighbors!" -- Andrea Gina Montoya-Eshu
"Above all the usual advice; keeping a positive mental attitude and just being brave enough to suck it up will go a long way." -- James Venters
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"Get a deep dish pizza before the snow hits so that you can eat for a week" -- Jess Baldacchino
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"Layer and don't worry about looking cute. Cover your face completely!" -- O.J. Wojahowski
"Make sure your pets are protected and do not leave them outside" - Lisa Bullington Snyder
"Layers,layers,layers. And do not go out unless you absolutely have to." -- Sherry L. Walski
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"Snowboarding goggles and fleece lined pants are your friends" -- Monique Nicole
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"Full face covering, thermal hoods and LAYERS" --Mike Drop Gilbert
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"A scarf, Chapstick, and quality hand cream" --Karen Clarke
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"Put a chair in your parking spot once you've shoveled it out!" --Kathleen Luczynski
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"Make a huge pot of chili and enjoy the storm!" --Steve Lemes
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"Believe me you will live through it and never be the same again!" --Stephen A. Foglio
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"Get a good hat and BRING IN YOU PETS" --Lauren Berry
"Layers dress in layers!" --Gayle Aguirre Ansted
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"Suck it up buttercup" --Sam D'Anza
Wind chills could drop as low as 25 degrees below zero in some areas, according to the Advisory, and residents are advised to once again bundle up and to avoid staying outside for prolonged periods of time.
McHenry, DeKalb, Kane, DuPage, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy, Will, and Kankakee counties in Illinois are all under the advisory, and Newton and Jasper counties in Indiana are also impacted by the frigid temperatures.
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Ice formations on the fire escape of a building on Wabash, between Balbo and Harrison.
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According to the National Weather Service, the Chicago area on Monday saw its lowest-recorded high temperature on a New Year’s Day - ever. The city's low maximum temperature was set at 1 degree at O'Hare Airport Monday. The previous record was five degrees above zero, which occurred in 1969.
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A day after the Chicago area saw its lowest-recorded high temperature on a New Year’s Day, residents woke up Tuesday to continued dangerously frigid temps with wind chills as low as -32 degrees.
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Plunging wind chills gripped Chicago’s suburbs through the overnight hours Wednesday and into Thursday.
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Bitterly cold temperatures were in the forecast again Thursday, and a Wind Chill Advisory was issued for wide swaths of Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana.
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There's an end in sight this weekend, but likely not before the 12th day in a row of daytime temps below 20 degrees.
Kenosha County in Wisconsin will also be under an advisory beginning at 9 p.m. Friday night, according to the NWS.
Saturday’s forecasted high in Chicago is only expected to reach 14 degrees, which would tie a record for most consecutive days featuring high temperatures below 20 degrees. That record likely won’t be broken on Sunday, as high temperatures are finally expected to hit more seasonable levels in the mid-30’s.
