The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning of blowing and drifting snow into early this evening:
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
251 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2015…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING…
WEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN MAINLY RURAL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR LOCALIZED HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.