Overview
Low pressure tracked from western Kentucky to western Lake Erie, spreading a large area of snow across the area starting during the pre-dawn hours of Jan 25 and continuing until early evening on the 25th. Temperatures near or just above freezing allowed for a "wet" snow to fall, limiting blowing and drifting during the event.Snow
Many locations averaged between 4 and 6 inches of snow, with the heaviest snow falling from late morning through mid afternoon. Some meso banding occurred in a few locations that allowed for locally higher amounts, approaching 7 to 9 inches. The map represents reports received through our various data sources. A table of specific amounts can also be found under the Storm Reports tab of this story.
Photos & Video
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| Snow falling at NWS Northern Indiana. (Maddi Johnson - NWS IWX) |
A view of snow-covered roads at NWS Northern Indiana (Maddi Johnson - NWS IWX) |
Dallas Lake in Lagrange County (Jennifer Bierdz Fondel) |
Snow in Fort Wayne, IN (Jay Farlow) |
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| Snowy landscape on the northwest side of South Bend. (Tom Coomes - ABC 57) |
Notre Dame in South Bend, IN (Lynnette Grant - WSBT) |
Snow-covered trees in Miami County, IN (Bonnie Davis) |
Videos
| Snow falling at a rate of 1" per hour in Monroe, IN (Matthew K. Hartman) |
Large snowflakes falling in Defiance OH (Steph Helmke) |
Heavy snow falling at WFO IWX (Maddi Johnson) |
Radar
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| Radar Loop of the Event (Courtesy IEMCow) |
Storm Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 149 PM EST THU JAN 26 2023 ...2 DAY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER ...INDIANA... ...ALLEN COUNTY... GRABILL 5.2 WSW 9.3 IN 0813 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 SW FORT WAYNE 8.5 IN 0230 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 4 NNW NEW HAVEN 7.4 IN 0252 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER 4 E WALLEN 7.4 IN 0300 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER HUNTERTOWN 7.3 IN 1124 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 3 ENE ARCOLA 7.0 IN 0105 PM 01/25 PUBLIC GEORGETOWN 7.0 IN 0309 PM 01/25 PUBLIC FORT WAYNE 1.6 S 7.0 IN 0652 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 NE CUBA 6.8 IN 0555 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER FORT WAYNE 4.1 NE 6.8 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS WOODBURN 2.6 NNW 6.8 IN 0900 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ABOITE 6.6 IN 0825 PM 01/25 PUBLIC FORT WAYNE 9.1 SE 6.6 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS FORT WAYNE 6.8 NE 6.4 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS WOODBURN 2.8 WSW 6.3 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 ENE NINE MILE 6.1 IN 0400 PM 01/25 ASOS NEW HAVEN 6.0 IN 0135 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 3 NW FORT WAYNE 6.0 IN 0445 PM 01/25 BROADCAST MEDIA FORT WAYNE 2.6 NE 6.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS HARLAN 5.9 IN 0122 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NW WOODBURN 5.9 IN 0400 PM 01/25 PUBLIC FORT WAYNE 10.4 N 5.9 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 N FORT WAYNE 5.8 IN 0130 PM 01/25 PUBLIC FORT WAYNE 5.7 NE 5.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS WOODBURN 2.6 NNW 5.5 IN 0900 AM 01/26 COCORAHS FORT WAYNE 6.0 N 5.4 IN 0728 AM 01/26 COCORAHS FORT WAYNE 5.0 IN 0305 PM 01/25 EMERGENCY MNGR HOAGLAND 1.5 SSW 4.8 IN 0745 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...BLACKFORD COUNTY... HARTFORD CITY 4 ESE 3.1 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COOP 1 ENE HARTFORD CITY 2.0 IN 1050 AM 01/25 PUBLIC ...CASS COUNTY... GALVESTON 6.0 IN 0140 PM 01/25 PUBLIC LOGANSPORT 6.0 IN 1148 PM 01/25 PUBLIC YOUNG AMERICA 6.0 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COOP TWELVE MILE 3.5 IN 0831 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...DE KALB COUNTY... GARRETT 7.4 IN 1128 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ASHLEY 5.3 IN 0900 AM 01/26 COOP 0.6 S GARRETT 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COOP AUBURN 4.9 IN 0527 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...ELKHART COUNTY... GOSHEN 3.0 WSW 7.4 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ELKHART 4.8 SW 6.5 IN 0630 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 4 N GOSHEN 6.3 IN 0700 AM 01/26 PUBLIC GOSHEN 4.6 N 6.3 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS GOSHEN 1.2 SW 5.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS NAPPANEE 4.8 NE 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS WAKARUSA 2.4 NNE 4.6 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 WNW GOSHEN 4.5 IN 0932 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ELKHART 4.8 SW 4.5 IN 0630 AM 01/26 COCORAHS GOSHEN 0.3 NE 4.1 IN 0630 AM 01/26 COCORAHS MIDDLEBURY 4.0 IN 0115 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ELKHART 4.0 IN 0343 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 2 WNW GOSHEN 3.0 IN 0730 AM 01/25 PUBLIC 2 SSE SIMONTON LAKE 3.0 IN 0330 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...FULTON COUNTY... AKRON 5.0 IN 0330 PM 01/25 PUBLIC KEWANNA 4.0 IN 0707 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ROCHESTER 3.8 IN 0404 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ROCHESTER 2.4 NW 3.3 IN 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ROCHESTER 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COOP ...GRANT COUNTY... GAS CITY 7.0 IN 0855 AM 01/26 PUBLIC 2 WSW HANFIELD 6.0 IN 1013 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 2 NW MARION 5.5 IN 1249 PM 01/25 PUBLIC MARION 6.5 N 5.0 IN 0745 AM 01/26 COCORAHS MARION 4.5 IN 1256 AM 01/26 PUBLIC VAN BUREN 4.0 IN 0406 PM 01/25 PUBLIC MARION 5.6 NE 4.0 IN 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2.2 N MARION 4.0 IN 0713 AM 01/26 COOP MARION 1.8 NW 3.5 IN 0750 AM 01/26 COCORAHS UPLAND 2.4 SSE 1.5 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...HUNTINGTON COUNTY... HUNTINGTON 6.7 IN 0300 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER PLUM CREEK 6.0 IN 1209 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 3 S GOBLESVILLE 5.0 IN 0412 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER HUNTINGTON 0.3 W 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...JAY COUNTY... PORTLAND 2.3 S 4.3 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS PORTLAND 4.0 IN 1044 AM 01/25 (W9JKL) PORTLAND 0.6 SSW 3.5 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS (KC9LQY) PORTLAND 5.4 SW 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...KOSCIUSKO COUNTY... LEESBURG 6.7 ESE 5.8 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS NORTH WEBSTER 2.3 N 5.6 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 SSE JAMES LAKE 5.2 IN 0706 PM 01/25 COCORAHS NORTH WEBSTER 5.0 IN 0320 PM 01/25 PUBLIC WARSAW 5.0 IN 0340 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 1 WNW TIPPECANOE LAKE 5.0 IN 0414 PM 01/25 2 N NORTH WEBSTER 5.0 IN 0543 PM 01/25 OFFICIAL NWS OBS WARSAW 1.4 N 5.0 IN 0645 AM 01/26 COCORAHS MILFORD 0.9 N 4.9 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS LEESBURG 0.1 WNW 4.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ETNA GREEN 4.5 IN 0500 PM 01/25 PUBLIC SILVER LAKE 4.0 IN 0345 PM 01/25 PUBLIC WARSAW 3.7 E 4.0 IN 0730 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...LA PORTE COUNTY... MILL CREEK 1.9 NNE 4.5 IN 0615 AM 01/26 COCORAHS WANATAH 4.4 ESE 4.2 IN 0900 AM 01/26 COCORAHS MILL CREEK 1.9 NNE 3.5 IN 0615 AM 01/26 COCORAHS HANNA 1.1 E 3.4 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS WANATAH 4.4 ESE 3.3 IN 0930 AM 01/25 COCORAHS LA PORTE 1.6 SW 2.8 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 WNW MICHIGAN CITY 2.0 IN 0145 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...LAGRANGE COUNTY... WOLCOTTVILLE 5.0 IN 0300 PM 01/25 PUBLIC LAGRANGE 9.6 ESE 2.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...MARSHALL COUNTY... BOURBON 5.3 IN 0413 PM 01/25 PUBLIC LA PAZ 3.9 IN 0350 PM 01/25 PUBLIC BURR OAK 3.0 IN 0349 AM 01/25 PUBLIC 3 E ARGOS 2.0 IN 1245 PM 01/25 PUBLIC PLYMOUTH 2.5 WSW 1.3 IN 1200 PM 01/26 COCORAHS ...MIAMI COUNTY... PERU 5.5 IN 0445 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 2 SE BUNKER HILL 5.0 IN 1006 PM 01/25 DENVER 1.3 NE 4.2 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS DENVER 0.5 SSE 3.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 0.8 NW PERU 2.9 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COOP ...NOBLE COUNTY... ALBION 6.7 IN 0818 PM 01/25 PUBLIC CROMWELL 6.0 IN 0351 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ALBION 2.9 S 5.6 IN 0900 AM 01/26 COCORAHS KENDALLVILLE 4.8 IN 0520 PM 01/25 PUBLIC 1 WNW ROME CITY 4.0 IN 0308 PM 01/25 PUBLIC KENDALLVILLE 4.5 NW 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...PULASKI COUNTY... FRANCESVILLE 1.5 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COOP ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... SOUTH BEND 4.6 SE 7.2 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS SOUTH BEND 3.3 SE 6.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 WSW GULIVOIRE PARK 5.3 IN 0649 PM 01/25 PUBLIC GRANGER 1.8 ENE 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS SOUTH BEND 4.0 SSW 5.0 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS NEW CARLISLE 4.7 IN 0730 AM 01/26 COOP SOUTH BEND 4.3 IN 0130 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 W ROSELAND 3.5 IN 0400 PM 01/25 COCORAHS 1 E INDIAN VILLAGE 3.3 IN 0559 PM 01/25 BROADCAST MEDIA 1 NW SOUTH BEND 2.5 IN 1100 AM 01/25 BROADCAST MEDIA ...STEUBEN COUNTY... ANGOLA 4.1 N 5.3 IN 0545 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 N NEVADA MILLS 5.0 IN 0412 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ANGOLA 5.0 IN 0711 PM 01/25 PUBLIC HAMILTON 5.0 IN 1129 PM 01/25 PUBLIC HUDSON 4.1 NNW 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ANGOLA 4.3 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COOP HUDSON 4.6 N 4.3 IN 0715 AM 01/26 COCORAHS HUDSON 4.0 IN 0218 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ANGOLA 6.2 NW 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...WABASH COUNTY... LA FONTAINE 1.1 NW 6.1 IN 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS LA FONTAINE 0.3 SE 5.8 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS LA FONTAINE 5.8 IN 1230 PM 01/25 PUBLIC LAGRO 5.3 IN 0120 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...WELLS COUNTY... 2 ENE BLUFFTON 5.8 IN 0343 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER 5 SW NINE MILE 5.8 IN 0103 AM 01/26 PUBLIC 1 NNW KEYSTONE 3.6 IN 0615 PM 01/25 PUBLIC OSSIAN 3.5 IN 1135 AM 01/25 PUBLIC CRAIGVILLE 2.7 NW 3.3 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...WHITE COUNTY... 5.6 N BADGER GROVE 3.8 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COOP BURNETTSVILLE 9.9 NNW 1.7 IN 1108 AM 01/25 COCORAHS ...WHITLEY COUNTY... 1 ENE PEABODY 7.0 IN 0315 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER SOUTH WHITLEY 6.0 IN 0907 PM 01/25 PUBLIC TRI-LAKES 3.0 N 4.7 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS COLUMBIA CITY 0.5 WSW 4.6 IN 0745 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 WSW COLUMBIA CITY 4.4 IN 0345 PM 01/25 NWS EMPLOYEE 3 NNW ABOITE 4.0 IN 1116 AM 01/25 PUBLIC ...MICHIGAN... ...BERRIEN COUNTY... NILES 2.7 W 6.6 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ST. JOSEPH 2.8 SSE 4.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 NW FAIR PLAIN 4.5 IN 0837 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER BERTRAND 4.5 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS BUCHANAN 1.4 ESE 4.4 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS SHOREHAM 2.0 SE 3.8 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS STEVENSVILLE 1.7 SSE 3.6 IN 0730 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 E NEW TROY 3.5 IN 0437 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...CASS COUNTY... NILES 3.5 E 5.1 IN 0900 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 NNW EDWARDSBURG 4.2 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS DOWAGIAC 4.0 IN 0400 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...HILLSDALE COUNTY... 1 WSW OSSEO 6.8 IN 0209 AM 01/26 PUBLIC HILLSDALE 6.7 IN 0422 PM 01/25 PUBLIC HILLSDALE 2.5 ESE 6.5 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS WALDRON 6.0 IN 0311 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ALLEN 5.0 IN 0628 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... STURGIS 6.5 IN 0634 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER THREE RIVERS 2.4 NE 3.1 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 E MOTTVILLE 2.3 IN 1003 AM 01/25 ...OHIO... ...ALLEN COUNTY... LIMA 2.7 NE 4.6 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS DELPHOS 2.3 ESE 3.7 IN 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS LIMA 3.0 SSE 2.2 IN 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...FULTON COUNTY... 1 SW OAKSHADE 7.9 IN 0654 PM 01/25 TRAINED SPOTTER SWANTON 4.0 S 5.8 IN 0825 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 NE TEDROW 5.5 IN 0502 PM 01/25 SWANTON 4.0 IN 0400 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...HENRY COUNTY... 1 ESE OKOLONA 6.0 IN 0345 PM 01/25 PUBLIC MCCLURE 3.4 SSE 6.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS NAPOLEON 4.5 NNW 6.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS NAPOLEON 0.6 WSW 3.1 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...PUTNAM COUNTY... OTTAWA 1.0 N 4.2 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...VAN WERT COUNTY... 1 WNW VAN WERT 7.0 IN 0430 PM 01/25 EMERGENCY MNGR VAN WERT 5.6 IN 0112 PM 01/25 EMERGENCY MNGR 1 NNE VAN WERT 4.5 IN 0226 PM 01/25 PUBLIC ...WILLIAMS COUNTY... BRYAN 5.0 IN 0202 PM 01/25 PUBLIC
Environment
Early stages of the low pressure intensification, starting out in western Kentucky. The 250 mb plot shows the hints of a couple jet structure, aiding in the development of the surface low and increased lift across the area.
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Figure 6: Surface Plot 7 AM EST January 25 |
Figure 7: 925mb Plot 7 AM EST January 25 |
Figure 8: 850mb Plot 7 AM EST January 25 |
Figure 9: 500mb Plot 7 AM EST January 25 |
Figure 10: 250mb Plot 7 AM EST January 25 |
The low rapidly tracked northeast into western Lake Erie.
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Figure 11: Surface Plot 7 PM EST January 25 |
Figure 12: 925mb Plot 7 PM EST January 25 |
Figure 13: 850mb Plot 7 PM EST January 25 |
Figure 14: 500mb Plot 7 PM EST January 25 |
Figure 15: 250mb Plot 7 PM EST January 25 |
Figure 16 shows increasing frontogenesis around 9 am EST as some of the meso banding was increasing. Steep mid level lapse rates (Figure 17) aided in the intensification, with even a few reports of thundersnow coming in southeast of Fort Wayne, along the IN/OH border between 1130 am and 12 pm EST.
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Figure 16: 700mb Frontogenesis 9 AM EST January 25 |
Figure 17: Mid Level Lapse Rates Noon EST January 25 |
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