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Dire travel conditions for millions as heavy snow, ice blast dozens of states
A dangerous winter storm that has gripped the midwest and south is now impacting the northeast and Atlantic coast states with snow and ice and bone-chilling cold and wind chills.
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Illinois county issues shelter-in-place due to ‘life-threatening weather conditions' in winter storm
While Northeastern Illinois was under a winter weather advisory with lake effect snow expected Monday, Washington County in downstate Illinois was under a shelter-in-place order after a major winter storm brought “life-threatening weather conditions” with snow, ice, power outages, and major travel impacts, with spin-outs and crashes.
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Chicago Forecast: Indiana winter storm warnings; Illinois wind chill advisories
Heavy localized lake effect snow continues in Indiana tonight while wind chills plummet again
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Watch: Heavy snowfall throughout the day in northwest Indiana, with up to a foot of snow in some areas
As a snow plume hovering over Michigan and Indiana all day Friday is expected to bobble back and forth between Porter and LaPorte counties, LaPorte, Indiana, could see as much as 10.2 inches by Saturday, and Michigan City could see close to 12 inches, while Valparaiso could get 4.5 inches of snow.
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Snow totals: 2 feet of snow reported in NW Indiana, more on the way
By 8:30 a.m. Friday, 18 inches of snow had already fallen in LaPorte County in Indiana, with more on the way.
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Watch how snow unfolded across the Chicagoland area
Nearly all of the Chicago area was under either a winter weather advisory or a winter storm warning, as threats of heavy, wet snow, high winds, low visibility, and dangerous travel conditions loomed, expected to persist throughout the day.