(La Porte County, IN) - Snow plow drivers in La Porte County and the surrounding areas are preparing for what could be significant snow fall tonight and tomorrow.  

 

Light snow is expected today from a storm system moving through the area.  Heavier lake effect snow is in the forecast beginning tonight or tomorrow.

 

La Porte County Highway Department Superintendent, Duane Werner, said he’s sending plow drivers out to their designated areas this morning to prepare for clearning snow and get familiar with their routes.

 

“So we’re out there ready for it when it gets here,” Werner said.

 

Forecasters are predicting anywhere from two to six inches across the area, with potentially heavier amounts is some spots by the time the snow quits falling Wednesday or Thursday.