(La Porte County, IN) - A heavy lake effect snow band locked in just north of La Porte by the Toll Road and north of U.S 20 in the Springville and New Carlisle areas this morning.  Motor vehicle accidents occurred in that zone, including one that shut down Indiana 39 near U.S. 20 this morning.

 

In other nearby areas, like Eastwood Road on the east side of Michigan City and on Wozniak Road between Indiana 2 and Johnson Road, exprienced only snow flurries.

 

Kankakee Township Fire Chief Chip Winters, who lives in Rolling Prairie on 400 East between U.S. 20 and Indiana 2, said there was heavy snow early this morning where he resides, however it tapered off to light snow fall after sunrise.

 

“Travel on U.S. 20, when I was out earlier was slick.  My older daughter went to work in South Bend.  She said it was not too bad.  She made it there with no problems,” he said.

 

Winters said there’s about four to five inches of fresh snow fell overnight at his residence.