Lake effect snow and freezing drizzle are creating slick conditions across parts of Chicagoland today, with the wintry weather expected to continue through this evening and into tonight. Any untreated surfaces are likely to be icy,

Winds were taking a more northwesterly track late Monday, and thus, lake-enhanced snow showers will favor Northwest Indiana until 4 a.m. Tuesday. Illinois was drying out Monday night, then Indiana early Tuesday morning,

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The National Weather Service issued a report at 1:02 p.m. on Wednesday for lake effect snow and showers until 2 p.m. for Northern Erie and Southern Erie as well as Crawford County.

A report from the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC on Wednesday at 8:42 a.m. warns of snow showers until noon. The alert is for Avery, Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Swain and Haywood counties.