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South Bend, Indiana – A potentially high-impact winter storm is setting up along the Indiana–Michigan border, where lake-effect snow could pile up rapidly from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening, creating dangerous travel conditions and near-whiteout visibility at times.
According to the National Weather Service in Northern Indiana, a Winter Storm Watch is in effect from 7 a.m. Wednesday through 7 p.m. Thursday for areas near Lake Michigan, including South Bend, La Porte, Valparaiso, and communities just across the state line into southwest Michigan. Snow is expected to begin as lighter system snow Wednesday morning before intensifying into powerful lake-effect bands by Wednesday afternoon…