A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >
Overview
An upper level trough and an area of surface low pressure brought 3 to 7 inches of snow to central Indiana on February 16. This accounted for much of the seasonal snowfall to that date.Snow/Ice
Much of central Indiana received 3 to 7" of snow. A list of snowfall reports received by NWS Indy follows the image below.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 626 PM EST Sat Feb 17 2024 ...1-DAY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL from 7AM 2/16 -to- 7AM 2/17... I. GREATEST REPORTS for each county, where 6.0 in. or greater... County Location Snowfall Source DAVIESS Elnora 7.1 in COOP TIPTON Tipton 7.0 in Public BROWN Stone Head 1 S 6.0 in Public DELAWARE Muncie 1.7 N (KD9GQA) 6.0 in CoCoRaHS KNOX Vincennes 4 E 6.0 in COOP MADISON Summitville 6.0 in Public MARION Traders Point 6.0 in Public SHELBY Morristown 6.0 in Public TIPPECANOE Clarks Hill 5 W 6.0 in EMA II. GREATEST SNOWFALL REPORTS, by COUNTY... Central Indiana location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Bartholomew County... Columbus 3 SW 5.3 in 718PM 2/16 Public Taylorsville 0.8 SSW 5.2 in 430AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Flat Rock 1.2 SSW 5.1 in 730AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Columbus 4 SW 5.0 in 817PM 2/16 Amtr Radio Columbus 1.9 NNE 4.1 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Columbus WWTP 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 COOP ...Boone County... Pike 1.5 ESE 5.5 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Zionsville 5.5 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Jamestown 2 E 5.2 in 700AM 2/17 COOP Whitestown 3.1 E 4.7 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Lebanon 6 W 3.9 in 700AM 2/17 COOP ...Brown County... Stone Head 1 S 6.0 in 808PM 2/16 Public Stone Head 2.3 ENE 5.1 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Beanblossom 5.0 in 857PM 2/16 Public Spurgeons Corner 1 WNW 4.5 in 908PM 2/16 Public Beanblossom 1.4 NE (W9DBA) 3.5 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Carroll County... Burlington 5.8 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Ockley 5.5 in 635PM 2/16 Public ...Clay County... Bowling Green 1 W 4.5 in 700AM 2/17 COOP Clay City 4.2 in 900AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Howesville 4.0 in 703AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Clinton County... Frankfort 0.9 SSE 5.6 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Mulberry 0.6 SSE 5.5 in 800AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Frankfort Disposal 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 COOP Rossville 5.0 in 438PM 2/16 Public Klimore 1.0 ENE 4.5 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Daviess County... Elnora 7.1 in 500PM 2/17 COOP Plainfield 1.3 S 6.4 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Washington 1.5 NW 5.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Washington 3.3 SE 3.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Decatur County... Lake Santee 5.0 in 730PM 2/16 Public Clarksburg 4.0 in 806PM 2/16 EMA Greensburg 3.5 in 806PM 2/16 EMA ...Delaware County... Muncie 1.7 N (KD9GQA) 6.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Ball State University 5.8 in 618PM 2/16 Public Muncie 1.7 ESE 5.8 in 129AM 2/17 Public Muncie 6 N 5.2 in 627PM 2/16 Public Yorktown 1.2 NNW (KC9RVL) 5.2 in 1107PM 2/16 CoCoRaHS Macedonia 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Muncie 5.0 in 639PM 2/16 Public Muncie 1.6 WNW 4.5 in 815AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Muncie 2.5 SSW (KA9KAI) 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Muncie WWTP 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 COOP ...Fountain County... Covington 3.5 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Greene County... Bloomfield 5.3 ESE 5.0 in 920AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Elliston-Bloomfield 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 COOP Owensburg 1.0 N 4.8 in 630AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Linton 4.4 in 639PM 2/16 Public Stanford 1.6 SSW 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Hamilton County... Noblesville 3.8 SW 5.7 in 649PM 2/16 Public Fishers 2.8 NNE 5.0 in 900PM 2/16 NWS Emply Westfield 3.6 WSW 5.0 in 709PM 2/16 Public Fishers 3 NW 5.0 in 750PM 2/16 Public McCordsville 2.6 NE 4.8 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Morse Reservoir 3 SSW 4.8 in 605PM 2/16 Spotter Sheridan 4.7 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Carmel 2.6 ESE 4.5 in 657PM 2/16 Public Deming 3 SSE 4.5 in 623PM 2/16 Public Westfield 3.5 ENE 4.1 in 741PM 2/16 Public Carmel 1.5 W 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Carmel 2 N 3.8 in 533PM 2/16 Public Carmel 3 E 3.5 in 800AM 2/17 COOP Fortville 1.5 NW 3.5 in 800AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Fishers 1.1 N 2.9 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Hancock County... Greenfield 2.5 W 5.7 in 710PM 2/16 Public New Palestine 5.6 in 930PM 2/16 Public Greenfield 1 S 5.5 in 941PM 2/16 Public Fortville 1.3 ENE 4.5 in 645PM 2/16 Public Greenfield 1.6 S 4.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Greenfield Water 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 COOP ...Hendricks County... Brownsburg 0.8 NNE 5.9 in 630AM 2/17 NWS Emply Brownsburg 5.1 NNE 5.9 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS North Salem 5.9 in 900PM 2/16 Public Eagle Creek Reservoir 2 W 5.8 in 631PM 2/16 Public Pittsboro 5.4 in 645PM 2/16 Public Avon 1.5 SSE 5.1 in 800AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Pittsboro 5.0 in 852PM 2/16 Public Tilden 4.8 in 812AM 2/17 Public Clayton 4.1 in 500AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Plainfield 1.1 NNW 4.0 in 700PM 2/16 Public Danville 3 SW 3.9 in 700AM 2/17 COOP Plainfield 1.1 W 3.7 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Avon 1.4 WNW 3.6 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Henry County... New Castle 5.0 in 758PM 2/16 Public Spiceland 0.6 E 5.0 in 707PM 2/16 Public Mt. Summit 5.0 in 758PM 2/16 Public New Castle 3 SW 4.3 in 700AM 2/17 COOP ...Howard County... Kokomo 3 WSW 5.8 in 700AM 2/17 COOP Center 1.3 NNE 5.7 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Johnson County... Smith Valley 0.8 NE 5.6 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Center Grove 1.9 N 5.0 in 708PM 2/16 Public Greenwood 5.5 in 659PM 2/16 Public Greenwood 2.1 ESE 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS New Whiteland 5.0 in 714PM 2/16 Public Whiteland 5.0 in 714PM 2/16 Public Bargersville 4.9 in 1022AM 2/17 Public Smith Valley 2.8 SSE 4.9 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Franklin 1 W 4.4 in 700AM 2/17 COOP ...Knox County... Vincennes 4 E 6.0 in 700AM 2/17 COOP Bicknell 4.0 in 800PM 2/16 EMA Sandborn 4.0 in 900AM 2/17 Public Vincennes 4.0 in 547PM 2/16 Public ...Lawrence County... Buddha 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Oolitic Purdue Ex Farm 4.9 in 749PM 2/16 COOP Oolitic 2.8 ENE 4.5 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Bedford 1 E 4.0 in 710PM 2/16 Public Williams 4.0 in 639PM 2/16 Public Williams Dam 3.9 in 705AM 2/17 COOP Harrodsburg 2.9 SSW 3.8 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Mitchell 4.1 E 2.8 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Madison County... Summitville 6.0 in 555PM 2/16 Public Elwood 5.8 in 618PM 2/16 Public Anderson 2 SSE 5.6 in 717PM 2/16 Public Edgewood 5.5 in 631PM 2/16 Public Alexandria 1 N 5.4 in 623PM 2/16 Public Country Club Heights 2 N 5.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Ingalls 3.0 WNW 4.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Marion County... Traders Point 6.0 in 842PM 2/16 Public Wynnedale 5.7 in 700PM 2/16 Public Clermont 1.1 N 5.4 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Castleton 1 S 5.1 in 900PM 2/16 COOP Acton 5.0 in 727PM 2/16 Public Augusta 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Eagle Creek Park 1 ENE 5.0 in 742PM 2/16 Media Speedway 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 Spotter Broad Ripple 4.8 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Warren Park 1.1 E 4.6 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Mooresville 3.8 NE 4.3 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Irvington 4.2 in 505PM 2/16 CoCoRaHS Meridian Hills 4.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS McCordsville 1.3 W 4.1 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Fountain Square 1.6 SSW 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Millersville 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Indianapolis Intl AP 1 SE 3.9 in 100AM 2/17 NWS WFO ...Martin County... Crane 5.3 in 627PM 2/16 Public Williams 3 SW 3.9 in 714AM 2/17 COOP Shoals 8 S 2.0 in 700AM 2/17 COOP ...Monroe County... Whitehall 4 S 5.3 in 750PM 2/16 Amtr Radio Ellettsville (KC9RPX) 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Smithville 1 WSW 5.0 in 620PM 2/16 Public Ellettsville 5.0 in 817PM 2/16 CoCoRaHS Lake Monroe 4.8 in 645PM 2/16 EMA Bloomington 1.7 NNW 4.7 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Unionville 3.4 SSE 4.5 in 800AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Bloomington 1 W 4.3 in 652PM 2/16 Public Bloomington 3.8 in 643PM 2/16 Public Unionville 3.2 NNW 4.1 in 718AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Montgomery County... Crawfordsville 2 S 5.5 in 800PM 2/16 NWS Emply Crawfordsville 6 SE 4.8 in 700AM 2/17 COOP New Market 2.6 WNW 4.7 in 814PM 2/16 NWS Emply Balhinch 1.3 ENE 4.5 in 718PM 2/16 Public ...Morgan County... Paragon 3.2 ENE (N9JPX) 4.8 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Brooklyn 4.3 in 700AM 2/17 NWS Emply Martinsville 1.2 NNE 3.6 in 800AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Morgantown 3.5 in 626PM 2/16 Public ...Owen County... Freeman 2.4 WSW 5.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Freeman 2.6 NNE 5.1 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Gosport 1.2 WNW (KD9LES) 4.5 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Spencer 4.5 in 615PM 2/16 Public Stinesville 2 W 4.5 in 608PM 2/16 Public ...Parke County... Hollandsburg 5.3 in 716PM 2/16 Public Rockville Fire 4.5 in 700AM 2/17 COOP Nyesville 3.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Putnam County... Mt. Meridian 1.2 SSW 4.7 in 715PM 2/16 Public Greencastle 4.0 in 905PM 2/16 Public Greencastle 3.5 W 4.0 in 814PM 2/16 Public Greencastle 3.6 ESE 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Cloverdale 3.5 W 3.3 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Roachdale 3.3 in 550PM 2/16 Public ...Randolph County... Farmland (KD9VOH) 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Modoc 4.8 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Winchester 2.2 WSW (KC9FXU) 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Rush County... Rushville 5.3 in 840PM 2/16 EMA Gwynneville 2.2 NNE 5.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Rushville WWTP 4.5 in 700AM 2/17 COOP ...Shelby County... Morristown 6.0 in 728PM 2/16 Dispatch Morristown 2.2 WNW 6.0 in 716PM 2/16 Public Fairland 0.9 SSW (KB9RBB) 5.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS London 5.0 in 710PM 2/16 Public Waldron 4.1 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Shelbyville 1.6 SSE 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Shelbyville 7.1 WSW 3.5 in 800AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Sullivan County... Farmersburg TV-2 4.6 in 850PM 2/16 COOP Hymera 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Tippecanoe County... Clarks Hill 5 W 6.0 in 650PM 2/16 EMA Montmorenci 3.6 SSW 5.8 in 430PM 2/16 CoCoRaHS Lafayette 2.2 NE 5.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS West Lafayette 4.2 NW 5.2 in 647PM 2/16 COOP Purdue University 5.0 in 510PM 2/16 Public West Lafayette 1 NW 5.0 in 513PM 2/16 Public Lafayette 2.2 S 4.3 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Tipton County... Tipton 7.0 in 549PM 2/16 Public Hobbs 5 SSE 6.0 in 827PM 2/16 Public Tipton 5 SW 5.5 in 600AM 2/17 COOP ...Vermillion County... Perrysville 4 WNW 3.4 in 600AM 2/17 COOP Newport 3.3 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS ...Vigo County... Sandcut 1.5 SW 4.3 in 718PM 2/16 Public Sheprdsville 3.8 SE 3.2 in 700AM 2/17 CoCoRaHS Terre Haute 2.5 SSW 3.0 in 657PM 2/16 Public Terre Haute 4 S 2.8 in 659PM 2/16 Amtr Radio Terre Haute 2 E 2.7 in 658PM 2/16 Public ...Warren County... Williamsport 5.0 in 528PM 2/16 Public Pence 1 SW 4.0 in 700AM 2/17 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 about Noon to about 6:00 PM EST February 16
Environment
An upper level trough along with an area of surface low pressure brought the snow to the area. Frontogenetical forcing along with some weak instability aloft led to banding of heavier snow across parts of central Indiana.
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| Figure 1: Surface Map at 4:00 PM EST | Figure 2: 850 mb Frontogenesis and Instability (Negative EPV) at 3:00 PM EST | Figure 3: Loop of 700mb Frontogenesis |
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| Figure 4: Dendritic Growth Zone Relative Humidity and Upward Motion (Omega) at 10:00 AM EST | Figure 5: Dendritic Growth Zone Relative Humidity and Upward Motion (Omega) at 3:00 PM EST |
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