Snows could pass 1 foot in parts of Indiana/Michigan snowbelt
Late-season arctic air is on the move Tuesday evan as meteorological spring and March 2005 get underway. The chill is setting in motion a late-season snowstorm which could linger into Wednesday in sections of the Indiana and Michigan snowbelt, centered on LaPorte and Berrien counties to Chicago’s east. With bursts of lake-effect snow likely to continue there for 30 or more hours, accumulations in excess of one foot aren’t out of the question—and a few of the hardest-hit locations could see as much as 20”. The fluffy snow is to be whipped by gusts to 30 m.p.h. at times—a situation which could produce local white-out conditions. Lighter amounts will occur just west in Porter County, Ind. And, the Chicago area can expect spells of flurries Tuesday with most accumulations on the order of a dusting. Longer days and stronger sunlight will keep this cold outbreak from producing the 0° temps which might have occurred in a similar air mass just two months ago.