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Overview

An upper level trough brought snow to central Indiana on December 1 and early on December 2 to central Indiana. Snowfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches were common, with reports up to nearly 7 inches in some areas due to heavier bands of snow.

Snow/Ice

Below is a map of snowfall from reports received. Note that amounts may not match your location. A listing of reports received follows the map.

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1051 AM EST Tue Dec 2 2025

...SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR EARLY DECEMBER SNOW STORM...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Indiana...

...Bartholomew County...
Hope                         4.0 in    0340 AM 12/02   Public
Columbus 1.7 N               3.3 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Boone County...
Zionsville 0.5 NNW           3.0 in    0600 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Lebanon 9.1 SSE              2.8 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Brown County...
(W9DBA)Morgantown 6.7 SSE    3.8 in    0600 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Nashville 7.8 SE             3.6 in    0608 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Clay County...
Brazil 1.2 SSW               3.6 in    0745 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Jasonville 4.0 ENE           3.0 in    0537 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Clinton County...
Frankfort 4.9 NNE            3.4 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
3 W Kirklin                  3.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Mulberry 0.6 SSE             2.2 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Daviess County...
Washington 1.5 NW            2.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Elnora 0.1 SW                2.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Odon 0.8 E                   1.8 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Delaware County...
4 NW Ball State University   4.9 in    0736 AM 12/02
Yorktown 1.1 NNW             4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Muncie                       3.8 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP

...Fountain County...
Covington 0.4 WNW            2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Greene County...
Solsberry 4.0 ESE            3.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Bloomfield                   2.4 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP

...Hamilton County...
Fishers 6.1 E                4.1 in    0640 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Carmel 3.3 W                 4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Fishers 4.3 ENE              3.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Westfield 1.4 ESE            3.2 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Hancock County...
Greenfield 1.6 S             5.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Hendricks County...
Brownsburg 5.1 NNE           4.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Clayton 0.4 WNW              3.3 in    0500 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Avon 1.6 N                   3.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Brownsburg 0.8 NNW           3.1 in    0630 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Henry County...
2.4 SW New Castle            5.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP

...Howard County...
Russiaville 0.6 WSW          2.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Kokomo 4.6 ESE               2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Jennings County...
Millhousen 4.2 SSW           4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
1.3 NE Vernon                3.4 in    0800 AM 12/02   COOP

...Johnson County...
1.8 SE Franklin              5.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP
Greenwood 0.6 ESE            5.5 in    0830 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
4 NE Waverly                 4.5 in    0954 AM 12/02
Greenwood 4.9 SW             4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Knox County...
Freelandville 0.2 SW         3.1 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Wheatland 1.4 SSW            2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
4.0 NE Vincennes University  2.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COOP
Bicknell 0.5 W               1.9 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Bicknell                     1.6 in    0210 AM 12/02   Emergency Mngr

...Lawrence County...
Oolitic 0.2 NNE              3.1 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Mitchell 4.1 E               2.0 in    0730 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Bedford 8.6 NNW              1.5 in    0830 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Madison County...
2 NNW Country Club Heights   4.4 in    0415 AM 12/02   Trained Spotter
Anderson 4.0 N               4.4 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Marion County...
Homecroft                    5.4 in    0400 AM 12/02   NWS Employee
McCordsville 1.3 W           5.0 in    0740 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
1 S Castleton                4.4 in    0700 AM 12/02   CO-OP Observer
Indianapolis 3.2 S           3.8 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
1 SSE Indianapolis Intl Air 3.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   NWS Employee
Speedway 0.3 W               3.6 in    0715 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Monroe County...
Unionville                   4.0 in    0645 AM 12/02
Bloomington 7.0 NE           4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Bloomington 7.1 E            3.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Montgomery County...
1.1 NW New Market            2.4 in    0600 AM 12/02   COOP

...Morgan County...
Martinsville 3.9 ESE         4.5 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Brooklyn 0.5 ENE             4.5 in    0825 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Mooresville 3.8 NE           4.4 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
(N9JPX)Paragon 3.2 ENE       4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Owen County...
Gosport 4.0 WSW              4.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
2 NNW Mccormicks Creek State 3.5 in    0825 AM 12/02
4 S Devore                   3.1 in    0700 AM 12/02
(K9CBB)Spencer 0.6 E         3.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Parke County...
Rockville 3.6 ENE            1.3 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Putnam County...
Cloverdale 3.5 W             2.9 in    0645 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Randolph County...
Modoc 0.1 W                  5.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
(K9EKP) Parker City 0.3 NE   4.5 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Farmland 0.3 S               4.4 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
(KC9FXU) Winchester 2.2 WSW  4.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Union City 3.6 WSW           3.6 in    0810 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Rush County...
Rushville                    6.8 in    0530 AM 12/02   Emergency Mngr
Morristown 3.8 ENE           5.5 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Shelby County...
Morristown                   5.5 in    0838 AM 12/02   Law Enforcement
(KB9RBB)Fairland 0.9 SSW     5.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
2 SSW Shelbyville            4.2 in    0747 AM 12/02

...Tippecanoe County...
3 WNW Purdue University      3.3 in    0751 AM 12/02   Public
4.7 W West Lafayette         3.0 in    0800 AM 12/02   COOP
1 N West Lafayette           2.7 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Tipton County...
5.1 SE Goldsmith             4.5 in    0630 AM 12/02   COOP
Tipton                       4.0 in    0952 PM 12/01

...Vermillion County...
0.7 SW Gessie                2.1 in    0610 AM 12/02   COOP
Newport 0.4 WSW              2.0 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Vigo County...
Terre Haute 2.4 ESE          3.2 in    0800 AM 12/02   COCORAHS
Terre Haute 6.5 N            2.7 in    0700 AM 12/02   COCORAHS

...Warren County...
0.9 SW Pence                 2.2 in    0700 AM 12/02   COOP

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.


Radar

Radar loop from the afternoon of December 1 through the early morning hours of December 2. Note that bands of heavier snow that appear, especially during the overnight hours.

Radar loop


Environment

Lift from the system was aided by frontogenetical forcing, which helped produce the bands of heavier snow. Figure 3 also shows Equivalent Potential Vorticity (EPV), which is a parameter that can be used to diagnose areas of Conditional Symmetric Instability.

Environment - 500mb Heights and Winds at 7 PM December 1 Environment - 850-700mb Frontogenesis at 7 PM EST Environment - 700mb Frontogenesis and EPV at 1 AM EST Dec 2
Figure 1: 500mb Heights and Winds at 7 PM December 1 Figure 2: 850-700mb Frontogenesis at 7 PM EST Figure 3: 700mb Frontogenesis and EPV at 1 AM EST Dec 2

 


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