Parts of northwest Indiana received more than 2 feet of snow due to an intense lake effect storm system late Friday, setting a record snowfall for LaPorte County, according to the National Weather Service.

       The weather service said its LaPorte collection site recorded 21.9 inches of snow on Friday, setting a record for the highest ever snowfall total at the site, said Northern Indiana meteorologist Amos Dodson.

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       As of 4:30 a.m. Saturday, 35 inches of snow were collected in Michigan City, Indiana, including 8 inches since 10 p.m. Friday night, according to an unofficial report provided by the weather service. Another unofficial observation from the north side of LaPorte, Indiana, measured 32 inches of snow,