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 WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST  WEDNESDAY...

SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT, BUT THEN DIMINISH TO SNOW SHOWERS LATE WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL BY LATE WEDNESDAY SHOULD RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES... WITH AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWNSTREAM OF LAKE MICHIGAN, WHERE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL BOOST SNOW AMOUNTS. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... RESULTING IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES AND SOME IMPASSABLE ROADS IN RURAL AREAS... Information courtesy National Weather Service.–Updated 2.9, 12:31 pm