After a previous day of shoveling snow, the Region faces another heavy snowfall. Connor Burge, The Times
This story has been updated to correct an attribution to Sgt. Glen Fifield about utilizing a vehicle s hazards lights.
Another winter storm system tore through Northwest Indiana and the Chicago area overnight into Tuesday morning and brought heavy snowfall that resulted in dangerous, and in some cases impossible travel, officials said.
The worst impacts of the system were near the lakefront in Lake and Porter counties.
During a 24-hour period from Monday to Tuesday morning, Munster saw 9.7 inches of snowfall, followed closely behind Gary and Crown Point with 9.5 inches and Portage and Chesterton with 8 inches, National Weather Service reported.
The National Weather Service predicted the heaviest precipitation of the week had already passed overnight, but temperatures remained frigid early in the day, and another round of snow — this
Travel Watch Issued for All of Southern Indiana
The first snowfall of the year has already brought more snow than the Tri-State has seen in several years, covering nearly every road in the Tri-State and making driving increasingly difficult as the day goes on. In an effort to minimize the amount of slide-offs and accidents that could happen as a result of the winter storm, the Indiana Emergency Management Agency has placed all Southern Indiana counties in our listening area under a Travel Watch.
According to the Agency, a Watch means that conditions are threatening to the safety of the public.only essential travel, such as to and from work or in emergency situations, is recommended, and emergency action plans should be implemented by businesses, schools, government agencies, and other organizations.
Forecasters warned against non-essential travel Tuesday, as lake effect snow, a highly unpredictable variant, could possibly worsen already-treacherous conditions.