CHICAGO (WLS) — Parts of northern Indiana could see several inches of lake-effect snow Wednesday and Thursday.
The National Weather Service has issued a Snow Squall Warning for southeastern Cook County, northern Kankakee County and Will County in Illinois and northern newton County, Porter County, Lake County and northern Jasper County in northwestern Indiana until 9 a.m.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7 a.m. ET Wednesday until 1 p.m. ET Thursday for La Porte County, Indiana and Berrien County, Michigan.
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There is a Winter Weather Advisory from 8 a.m. Wednesday until 4 a.m. Thursday for Porter County, Indiana.
There is a Winter Weather Advisory from 7 a.m. ET Wednesday until 1 p.m. Thursday for Starke County, Indiana.
Bands of heavy snow are expected Wednesday afternoon. Two to 5 inches of snow are possible in Porter, while La Porte parts of Berrien could see more than 6 inches of snow, ABC7 Chicago meteorologist Tracy Butler said.
Snow will continue through Wednesday night into Thursday morning before tapering off during the day on Thursday.
A band of snow began to move through the Illinois part of the Chicago area around 7 a.m. Butler said light accumulations of less than an inch are possible.
The conditions led to a ground stop for arriving planes at O’Hare.
Temperatures across the area will drop steadily throughout the week.
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