Indiana snowbelt residents were hit Tuesday afternoon and evening with large amounts of snow - coming from the lake. In some areas of Lake, Porter, western La Porte counties in northwest Indiana reported snowfall rates of 3.5 to 4 inches per hour, which makes it a new record compared to the hourly snowfall rate in Chicago on February 23 1967. Final snow accumulations reached or exceed 20 inches in some areas of northwest Indiana. Take a look below at some pictures taken during the snowfall event.
