Snowfall Caused Poor Road Conditions and Several Accidents in Northwest Indiana

Snowfall Caused Poor Road Conditions and Several Accidents in Northwest Indiana

In northwest Indiana, heavy precipitation resulted in a messy evening commute, protracted delays, and snow-covered highways late Friday afternoon.

The Indiana Department of Transportation traffic cameras created the photos that the National Weather Service in Chicago tweeted at roughly 4:51 p.m. to demonstrate how much snow some areas had already received. It was anticipated that hazardous traffic conditions would last well into the evening.

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As snow covered the area, numerous collisions were recorded, including one that caused lane closures along the Indiana Toll Road close to Chesterton and another on Interstate 80 eastbound close to Gary.

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There were treacherous driving conditions everywhere, not just in northwest Indiana.

In a tweet sent out at 3:23 p.m., the National Weather Service warned that hazardous driving conditions would persist in Kankakee County, Illinois, and a portion of Will County. According to the NWS, the area will likely experience “intense snowfall rates,” strong northeast winds, and possibly lightning strikes inside snow bands.

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Drivers are urged to drive carefully because snow is expected to last a few more hours in the area. If you have to drive, the Kankakee County Sheriff posted a message asking drivers to slow down and give themselves more time. The sheriff’s office said that as of 2:23 p.m., there had been “Numerous accidents” all over the county.

Snow covered Interstate 57 in a photo taken by a traffic camera operated by the Illinois Department of Transportation, and there were few vehicles on the road.

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According to the National Weather Service, a “complex” storm system was about to sweep into the region on Friday. Kankakee County was expected to have “heavy, wet snow” with total snow accumulations between three and six inches.

Snowfall Caused Poor Road Conditions and Several Accidents in Northwest Indiana
Snowfall Caused Poor Road Conditions and Several Accidents in Northwest Indiana

At 2:00 pm on Friday, a winter storm warning went into effect for Lake, Porter, Newton, and Jasper counties in Indiana and Kankakee and eastern Will counties in Illinois. A winter weather advisory was enacted at 2 o’clock in Grundy, northern and southern Will, and southern Cook County. There, it’s more likely to see a wintry mix of rain and wet, slushy snow, with a “brief period of heavy snow rates and sharply reduced visibility possible.”

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