Winter Weather Dumps Up To 10 Inches In Northwest Indiana As Snowfall Continues
CHICAGO (CBS) – The snow's still falling hard in Northwest Indiana bringing up to 10 inches so far.
CBS 2's Shardaa Gray visited Schererville to get a glimpse at the conditions.
The snow continues to blow sideways, visibility is low and we're really feeling the impact of the lake effect snow.
A major winter storm continues to dump snow on Schererville. 10 inches of snow has already been reported for the South Suburbs and Northwest Indiana area.
Here in Schererville, we've gotten seven inches of snow. Although some roads have been treated, we still saw people having problems accelerating.
A Schererville resident says he's plowed his driveway and a couple of other neighbors and is prepared to get back out and shovel again.
"I just did my driveway this morning and some of the neighbors and already it's coming back. I'm going to have to do it a couple of times today, I think," said Ken Schuton.
We also talked to a Homewood resident who works in Merryville, but soon found out his job was closed today.
He stopped in Schererville to pick up some groceries. His commute to work was filled with accidents.
"I've just seen a few accidents, but not major. Little bumper, hit, or miss. The plow trucks just have to keep on plowing," said Calvin Taylor
Chris Konopasek came out to get cat food but also realized he needed food as well.
He wishes he did grocery shopping yesterday
"The meat, they were kind of bare, but the fresh produce they have plenty of, but a lot of the means were bare end and the juices. It feels like we're coming back, a little bit, from how it was a few months ago," Knopasek said.
We've also noticed people having a hard time making their turns, whether it's getting out of the gas station or simply turning left at the light. Other people we talked to today say they haven't seen it snow like this since 2011.