The third significant snow event strike Central Indiana in less than 2 weeks occurred on February 15, 2010. Other significant snows fell on February 5 and February 9.
A strong upper low moved across the Ohio Valley on the 15th, bringing snowfall totals to nearly a foot to portions of Central Indiana. This snow fell within a 24 hour period, with some areas seeing the snow start during the late evening of February 14. The highest snowfall totals were seen across far southern sections of Central Indiana. The snowfall total for the 15th at the Indianapolis International Airport reached 6.3 inches, which was a new record snowfall for the date. This brought the seasonal snowfall total at Indianapolis to 31.9 inches, or just below the top 10 snowiest winters (December-February) on record.
Below is a radar image taken near 9:00 AM on the 15th. Click to enlarge.
Below is a water vapor satellite image from the afternoon of the 15th. Water vapor images show where upper level storm systems are and the moisture associated with them. To see an animated version of the picture, click the image. The loop shows the upper low moving to the southeast of our area during the afternoon.
Below are some pictures taken at the National Weather Service. The first two were taken at around 9:00 AM on the 15th. The bottom picture was taken on February 16. Click to enlarge.
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Snowfall totals across Central Indiana ranged from less than an inch across the far northern sections to around 10 inches across far southern sections. Below are maps of 24 hour snowfall. The first image is for the period ending 7:00 AM February 15, and the second image is for the period ending 7:00 AM February 16. The third image is snow depth at 7:00 AM February 16. Click any image to enlarge.
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Here is a listing of snowfall reports received during the day. Thanks to everyone who sent us their totals!
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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10.00 NASHVILLE IN BROWN 0530 PM
10.00 EDINBURGH IN JOHNSON 0530 PM
10.00 COLUMBUS IN BARTHOLOMEW 0131 PM
REPORT VIA WTHR METEOROLOGIST
9.50 BLOOMINGTON IN MONROE 0900 PM
9.50 HAYDEN IN JENNINGS 0411 PM
9.00 SEYMOUR IN JACKSON 0636 PM
6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED TODAY ACROSS
VARIOUS PARTS OF JACKSON COUNTY
9.00 ELLETTSVILLE IN MONROE 0513 PM
9.00 SCIPIO IN JENNINGS 0259 PM
MEASURED 9 INCHES ON A FLAT SURFACE OUTSIDE
MY HOUSE
8.70 3 S PARAGON IN MORGAN 1052 PM
8.7 INCHES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS MEASURE BY CO
OP OBSERVER
8.50 SEYMOUR IN JACKSON 0920 PM
ALSO MEASURED SEVERAL DRIFTS AT AN AVERAGE OF
14 INCHES
8.00 GREENWOOD IN JOHNSON 0636 PM
8 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED BY PUBLIC IN
GREENWOOD
8.00 3 SE ODON IN DAVIESS 0242 PM
8.00 COLUMBUS IN BARTHOLOMEW 0131 PM
REPORT VIA WTHR METEOROLOGIST
7.50 5 SW BLOOMINGTON IN MONROE 0636 PM
7.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL MEASURED BY TRAINED
SPOTTER
7.50 SHELBYVILLE IN SHELBY 0430 PM
7.40 MEDORA IN JACKSON 0700 AM
7.00 3 S PARAGON IN MORGAN 1159 AM
6.50 1 SE SHELBYVILLE IN SHELBY 1137 AM
6.50 WILLIAMS IN LAWRENCE 0821 AM
6.30 BICKNELL IN KNOX 1034 AM
STORM SPOTTER NEAR BICKNELL REPORTS 6 TO 6.5
INCHES. REPORT VIA NWS CHAT.
6.10 INDIANAPOLIS INT`L AIRP IN MARION 0636 PM
6.1 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT AT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
6.00 KNIGHTSTOWN IN HENRY 0648 PM
BALL STATE STORM CHASER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL TODAY
6.00 NEW WHITELAND IN JOHNSON 0354 PM
STORM TOTAL MEASURED AT 1230 PM
6.00 COLUMBUS IN BARTHOLOMEW 0229 PM
WIND OF 9 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS HAS CREATED
DRIFTING ON ALL ROADS. DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE
VERY HAZARDOUS.
6.00 VINCENNES IN KNOX 0756 AM
REPORT RECIEVED VIA WFIE-TV ON NWS CHAT.
5.80 NEW CASTLE IN HENRY 0600 PM
5.50 CLAY CITY IN CLAY 0636 PM
5.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE LAST NIGHT
5.50 GREENSBURG IN DECATUR 0312 PM
5.50 BRAZIL IN CLAY 1044 AM
EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 3 TO 4 INCHES IN
THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY AND 5 TO 6
INCHES IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY.
REPORT VIA WEBEOC.
5.30 6 S TERRE HAUTE IN VIGO 0636 PM
5.3 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE LAST NIGHT
5.30 2 SW PRAIRIETON IN VIGO 0212 PM
5.30 7 N SPENCER IN OWEN 1135 AM
REPORT FROM NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY
231 AND STATE ROUTE 67.
5.00 STRAUGHN IN HENRY 0412 PM
5.00 JASONVILLE IN GREENE 1046 AM
REPORT VIA FACEBOOK.
4.90 SHELBYVILLE IN SHELBY 0327 PM
1.4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 4
HOURS
4.70 7 S SPENCER IN OWEN 0904 AM
VIA ESPOTTER. SNOWFALL IN LAST 12 HOURS.
4.60 2 SE BROWNSBURG IN HENDRICKS 0930 PM
4.6 INCHES STORM TOTAL, 8 INCH SNOW DEPTH
4.50 FARMERSBURG IN SULLIVAN 0636 PM
4.5 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE LAST NIGHT
4.50 WASHINGTON IN DAVIESS 0821 AM
REPORT RECEIEVED VIA NWS CHAT.
4.20 MCCORDSVILLE IN HANCOCK 0312 PM
4.20 2 E BROOKLYN IN MORGAN 1100 AM
REPORT FROM FORMER NWS EMPLOYEE.
4.00 BRAZIL IN CLAY 0636 PM
4 INCHES OF SNOW MEASURED SINCE LAST NIGHT
4.00 1 N CLERMONT IN MARION 1050 AM
4.00 BEDFORD IN LAWRENCE 0622 AM
3.80 2 S CASTLETON IN MARION 0700 PM
3.8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW/WATER EQUIVELENT 0.29
SNOWDEPTH 9
3.50 2 NW AMO IN HENDRICKS 0904 AM
REPORT VIA ESPOTTER.
3.50 FRANKLIN IN JOHNSON 0815 AM
REPORT FROM WTHR METEOROLOGIST.
3.30 TERRE HAUTE IN VIGO 0839 AM
REPORT RECIEVED FROM WTHI...VIA FACEBOOK.
3.10 2 NE MCCORDSVILLE IN HANCOCK 0430 PM
3.00 9 NW INDIANAPOLIS IN MARION 0636 PM
3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT
REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
3.00 DALEVILLE IN DELAWARE 0418 PM
STORM TOTAL SINCE 700 AM
3.00 NEW CASTLE IN HENRY 1230 PM
REPORT FROM A COOPERATIVE WEATHER OBSERVER.
3.00 FRANKLIN IN JOHNSON 0700 AM
3.00 CARLISLE IN SULLIVAN 0647 AM
2.80 2 NE MCCORDSVILLE IN HANCOCK 0155 PM
2.8 STORM TOTAL AND STILL SNOWING LIGHTLY
2.70 2 S CASTLETON IN MARION 0116 PM
2.50 3 NW CARMEL IN HAMILTON 0636 PM
2.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT
REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO
2.50 FISHERS IN HAMILTON 0240 PM
2.50 3 NE MCCORDSVILLE IN HAMILTON 1200 PM
SNOW AMOUNT NOW 2.5 INCHES. NEW SNOW DEPTH
7.5 INCHES. REPORT FROM COCORAHS OBSERVER.
2.50 SHELBYVILLE IN SHELBY 0550 AM
2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE COUNTY.
2.50 BLOOMINGTON IN MONROE 0500 AM
2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE COUNTY.
2.20 3 NE MCCORDSVILLE IN HAMILTON 1030 AM
ALSO A 7 INCH SNOW DEPTH FROM COCORAHS
SPOTTER.
2.10 2 SE CASTLETON IN MARION 1046 AM
2.00 INDIANAPOLIS IN MARION 0831 AM
10TH AND COUNTRY CLUB ROAD...WEST SIDE OF
INDY.
1.90 INDIANAPOLIS INT`L AIRP IN MARION 0645 AM
1.10 LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE 0242 PM
1.00 WEST LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE 0839 AM
REPORT FROM WLFI...VIA NWS CHAT
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