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Chicago, Illinois – Hazardous travel conditions are expected to develop east of Chicago beginning Wednesday as lake-effect snow intensifies across parts of northern Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan, with impacts likely felt during the Wednesday night and Thursday morning commute.
According to the National Weather Service in Chicago, periods of heavy, wind-driven lake-effect snow are expected from Wednesday into early Thursday, especially across Porter County, Indiana, and nearby areas east of the city. Strong northwest winds will combine with falling snow to sharply reduce visibility and create blowing and drifting, making travel dangerous in the hardest-hit areas…