The eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 in northwest Indiana are blocked near Chesterton, after a semi tanker truck crashed and rolled over amid snowy and windy conditions, according to Indiana State Police Separate crashes have blocked portions of Interstate 94 and Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana on Friday, as frigid temperatures and high winds are causing dangerous driving conditions. High 12°, wind chills of -1 to -10 degrees. High 10°, wind chills of -5 to -15 degrees. Low -1°, with wind chills -20 to -30 degrees. TONIGHT: Dangerously cold with blowing and drifting snow overnight. Highs will be in the 20s Monday and Tuesday, then increasing into the 40s by midweek with rain chances late in the week. There's a chance of light snow showers Sunday night with lingering flurries into Monday. Highs in the low teens and wind chills just below zero. Wind Chills as cold as -30° in the morning, then -5° to -15° in the afternoon. Highs on Saturday will be in the single digits and low teens. Winds will be gusty, so drifting and blowing snow will be possible through Saturday. Frost bite can happen in as little as ten to 20 minutes, so you will want to limit outdoor exposure. Our Arctic blast continues tonight with lows below zero areawide and wind chills as cold as -30°. "This is my first time reaching out for help - and I got very, very lucky - because this is horrible weather – horrible."Īfter being treated to a warm meal, more than 60 people who originally planned to spend the night on the streets in this dangerous weather will instead spend the next week in a warm hotel.ĬHICAGO (CBS)- A winter storm warning remains in effect through Saturday morning through most of the Chicago area, as dangerously cold temperatures, strong winds, and blowing snow will persist overnight.Ī blizzard warning also remains in effect through Saturday morning for La Porte County and Porter County in northwest Indiana. "I just want to take a shower," said Lisa Piet, who is also experiencing homelessness. "It's been really, really cold out there," said Lisa Esterdahl, who is experiencing homelessness. The money for the effort comes primarily from donations raised online. These people who took Jordan up on his offer were cold, but grateful. "Getting our beloved homeless, and getting them food, and getting them to a nice warm hotel," Jordan said. Jordan said frostbite caused that man to have some of his fingers amputated.Īs the dangerous cold has ripped through Chicago, Jordan has scoured so-called tent cities and train platforms looking to help the homeless get out of the cold and into a warmer safer place Video showed Jordan assisting a man out of his tent. Jermaine Jordan is proving what it means to give a helping hand. It was all thanks to one man whose good deed may save lives. Some of Chicago's homeless checked into a hotel Friday night to escape the brutal and dangerous subzero cold. "That means make you're wearing a hat, make sure you're covering even your face, having gloves," Chiampas said.Ĭhiampas also warns that you can get frostbite now, and not see it for days later, "Try to keep it to a minimum of about 5 to 10 minutes where you're actually exposing yourself to these temperatures, secondly, if you are planning on being outside," he said. "Be prepared."Ĭhiampas said right now is not a time to let your guard down. "These are dangerously unsafe conditions," said emergency medicine physician Dr. Subzero air temperatures with double-digit negative wind chills constitute the latter – and it's dangerous. There's cold – and then there's bitter cold. In brutal wind chills as the Chicago area was experiencing Friday night, it only takes about 10 minutes of being exposed outside before it becomes extremely dangerous to your body.ĬBS 2's Marybel González spoke to some doctors on what you can do to stay safe. It will be 10 degrees with a wind chill of -8 when the Bears kick off against the Buffalo Bills on Christmas Eve. So even though the winter alerts expire at 6 a.m., blowing and drifting snow will persist on Saturday. Winds were gusting at 41 mph at Midway International Airport Friday night, 39 at Aurora, 36 at O'Hare and Valparaiso, and 30 at Waukegan and McHenry. Wind chills are not expected to change overnight. The wind chill in Aurora was -30 at 10 p.m. At 10 p.m., it was -2 in Chicago with a wind chill making it feel like -24. Meanwhile, the bitter cold was not to be underestimated in Chicago Friday night. Lake-enhanced light snow persists for Northwest Indiana, with strong winds still blowing the snow. Saturday for Porter and LaPorte counties in Indiana and for west and southwest Michigan. A blizzard warning remains in effect until 6 a.m. While the snow has been over for some time in Chicago and dangerous cold is now the story, a winter storm warning remains in effect for the entire Chicago area until 6 a.m.
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