(La Porte County, IN) - The first flakes of snow have come a little early this year.

The forecast is calling for maybe an inch of snow before it stops tonight.  0 to 20 mile per hour winds are also in the forecast.

Jeff Batchelor, Code Enforcement and Street Department Director for the City of La Porte, is asking drivers to slow down especially during trick or treating this evening when the snow could be the heaviest.

“We really need to be careful on making sure when people are out watching and doing their trick or treating that everybody is safe,” he said.

Batchelor said the street department is monitoring the weather but they’re ready to do whatever is necessary for traveling not to be impacted by the snowfall as much as possible.

“We’ll be able to go out there and put some salt down so everybody is safe when they’re driving.  Hopefully, we don’t get that much snow,” he said.

Batchelor said there could also be some plowing, in spots, if high winds causing any blowing and drifting.