Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in Arizona and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. Read More >
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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