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Lake-effect snowfall hits parts of Indiana, Michigan

Posted December 09, 2017 6:00 am

The Associated Press

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Lake-effect snowfall causing poor visibility and slick roads slowed travel in parts of northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for Saturday covering communities in the South Bend, Indiana, area near Lake Michigan. The weather service reported up to 6 inches of snow by mid-afternoon near Benton Harbor, Michigan, and LaPorte, Indiana, with totals perhaps reaching 9 inches by Sunday morning.

The LaPorte County, Indiana, sheriff's department says it responded to at least 10 crashes and several slide-offs Saturday. Traffic on the Indiana Toll Road was backed up near South Bend after a semitrailer went off the highway and landed on its side. Police said the driver suffered minor injuries.

A cross-country skier takes advantage of freshly fallen snow as he explores the trails at Sarett Nature Center in Benton Harbor, Mich., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP) The Associated Press

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