THIS IS YOUR LAKESHORE MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE...
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IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY SEEN THE FORECAST MODEL PROJECTION MAPS ON SOCIAL MEDIA OVER THE WEEKEND, WELL... WE'RE EXPECTING SNOW THIS WEEK, AND LOTS OF IT. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE AND PORTER COUNTIES BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AT 8 P-M, LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP-TO AND OVER 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
Two rounds of snow are possible, the first Tuesday night through Wednesday morning, BRINGING 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW, and the second Wednesday night through Thursday. A break in the heaviest snow rates may occur during the day on Wednesday. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE STORM AND KEEP YOU UPDATED.
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A $3 million donation to Purdue University Northwest will be used to develop an “impact lab” that’s expected to contribute to economic development in the region.
The school says the lab will be a place for entrepreneurship, innovation and education collaboration.
Alumnus David Roberts and his wife Susan Roberts made the donation. It matches $5 million from the recent $50 million awarded to Northwest Indiana by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation.
Purdue is evaluating potential sites near the Hammond campus for the lab. Chancellor Thomas Keon says he is hopeful the lab will open by the end of 20-22.
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A 50-thousand dollar grant from the Indiana Office of Energy Development helped the town of Cedar Lake purchase two new hybrid emergency-response vehicles for the police and fire departments. "Drive Clean Indiana" -- formerly known as South Shore Clean Cities -- put in the application for town officials in the 20-20 Public Safety Resilience grant cycle.
The departments recently received a new Ford Explorer Hybrid and a new Ford Escape Hybrid through the grant program. Both vehicles were purchased locally. The two hybrid vehicles compliment Cedar Lake’s efforts to improve air quality with cleaner fleet vehicles. Roughly 75 PERCENT of the town’s vehicle fleet is E-85 compatible, which fulfills a goal set in 2008.
The program is funded through the U.S. Department of Energy through the State Energy Program.
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Demolition of the old South Shore Line station on 11th Street in Michigan City will mean intermittent closures for westbound traffic this week. The demolition is part of the South Shore Line Double Track project.
Larson-Danielson Construction executive Dave Merkel told the city's Board of Public Works that where’s no intention for debris to be falling in the public right of way....but the fence is only 8 feet from the building. He wants to make sure no one is affected if a stray brick or something goes the wrong direction.
Barricades at Pine and 11th streets would be put in place when the street is to be closed, and there would be a Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District flagger on site, to communicate with trains.
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IN SPORTS:
TONIGHT IN THE NBA:
THE PACERS HOST THE L-A CLIPPERS AT 6 P-M.
THE BULLS HAVE THE NIGHT OFF. THEY'LL HOST ORLANDO TOMORROW NIGHT.
IN THE NHL:
THE BLACKHAWKS HOST THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS AT 6:30 P-M.
IN THE NFL:
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LOOKING AT YOUR LAKESHORE WEATHER FORECAST...
TODAY: PARTLY SUNNY SKIES WITH A HIGH NEAR 33.
TONIGHT: CLOUDY WITH AN OVERNIGHT LOW NEAR 27.
TUESDAY: A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER NOON, WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MILES PER HOUR. WE'LL HAVE A DAYTIME HIGH NEAR 41.
TUESDAY NIGHT: A WINTER STORM WATCH BEGINS AT 8 P-M, WITH A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE FALLING UNTIL ABOUT 10 P-M WHEN IT'LL TURN TO ALL SNOW.
WEDNESDAY: WE'LL WAKE UP TO ABOUT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHWEST INDIANA WITH A HIGH NEAR 28, BUT MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. WE'LL KNOW HOW MUCH AS WE GET CLOSER TO WEDNESDAY.
THURSDAY: SNOW LIKELY BEFORE NOON WITH A HIGH NEAR 22. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS SET TO EXPIRE ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
