Freeze
Cover plants or bring pots in before dark. Unhook garden hoses. Below 20°: open cabinet doors under sinks on outside walls and let a faucet drip.
MY ALERTS · CUSTOM WEATHER ALERTS FOR LA PORTE
Your lines. Your alerts. Know what to do.
The Weather Service warns everyone about the same things. You care about 32° because of the garden, 25 mph because of the trailer, or a rain chance because of the job. Set your own lines, and see what's coming in the next 48 hours and what to do about it.
COMING UP IN 48 HOURS
What your alerts see
Checking the forecast against your lines…
🔔 Getting told
While the site or app is open, your alerts show at the top of the home page and Go / No-Go, and can pop up a notification on this device. With it closed, turn on free watch & warning alerts, which reach your phone even when you're not here.
YOUR LINES
Set your alerts
Your lines are saved only in this browser, on this device, never on our servers. Checked against the National Weather Service hourly forecast for La Porte and NIPSCO's outage list.
KNOW WHAT TO DO
When an alert trips
Heat
Outdoor work before 11 AM. Water every 20 minutes. Check on older neighbors, and never leave kids or pets in a car.
Wind
Tie down trash cans, trampolines and patio furniture. Trailers and box trucks: plan around open roads. Charge phones in case the power goes.
Storms
Know where you'd shelter: lowest floor, interior room. Bring in cushions and umbrellas. When thunder roars, go indoors.
Snow or ice
Salt before it starts, not after. Gas up, and keep a blanket, scraper and charger in the car. Leave extra time.
Outages
Keep the fridge shut, generators outside only, and report your outage. See the outage page →