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January 18-19th, 2019 Winter Storm
A summary of the Winter Storm January 18-19, 2019. Have a report to send us? Use this form. Otherwise, click the tabs below to view snow reports, wind gusts, photos/videos, and more!
Snowfall Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 250 PM EST SUN JAN 20 2019 ...FINAL SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR JAN 19 TO 20 2019... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...INDIANA... ...ADAMS COUNTY... 1 E MAGLEY 5.3 IN 0914 AM 01/20 40.83N/85.04W DECATUR 4.8 IN 0545 PM 01/19 40.83N/84.93W 2 NE RIVARE 4.0 IN 0238 PM 01/19 40.83N/84.81W ...ALLEN COUNTY... WOODBURN 3N 5.8 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.16N/84.85W GRABILL 5.5 IN 0600 AM 01/20 41.21N/84.97W MONROEVILLE 5.5 IN 0308 PM 01/20 40.98N/84.87W 2 SE WALLEN 5.4 IN 0458 AM 01/20 41.14N/85.14W FORT WAYNE AIRPORT 5.3 IN 0100 AM 01/20 40.98N/85.19W 3 NW FORT WAYNE 5.0 IN 0455 PM 01/19 41.10N/85.18W 2 WSW MAPLES 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 40.99N/85.00W 5 SW NINE MILE 4.5 IN 0400 PM 01/19 40.92N/85.28W 1 NE GEORGETOWN 4.5 IN 0800 AM 01/20 41.25N/84.85W 2 E NINE MILE 4.1 IN 0700 PM 01/19 40.98N/85.19W HUNTERTOWN 4.0 IN 0144 PM 01/19 41.23N/85.17W LEO-CEDARVILLE 4.0 IN 0213 PM 01/19 41.21N/85.02W 4 N NEW HAVEN 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.13N/85.03W 3 ENE WALLEN 3.8 IN 0947 AM 01/20 41.18N/85.11W 5 N NEW HAVEN 3.1 IN 1200 PM 01/19 41.13N/85.03W ...BLACKFORD COUNTY... HARTFORD CITY 5.5 IN 0700 AM 01/20 40.45N/85.37W HARTFORD CITY 4ESE 3.6 IN 0800 AM 01/20 40.44N/85.29W (KC9DCR)HARTFORD CITY 0.3 SS 3.5 IN 0700 AM 01/20 40.45N/85.37W ...CASS COUNTY... YOUNG AMERICA 3.2 IN 0800 AM 01/20 40.57N/86.33W ...DE KALB COUNTY... BUTLER 5.0 IN 0500 PM 01/19 41.43N/84.87W GARRETT 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.34N/85.13W AUBURN 3.0 IN 0600 AM 01/20 41.37N/85.05W ...ELKHART COUNTY... JIMTOWN 4.5 IN 0645 PM 01/19 41.64N/86.02W 3 W GOSHEN 3.9 IN 0650 PM 01/19 41.58N/85.89W MIDDLEBURY 3.2 IN 0101 PM 01/19 41.67N/85.71W ELKHART PUBLIC WORKS 3.2 IN 1200 AM 01/20 41.68N/86.00W 3 W GOSHEN 3.0 IN 1225 PM 01/19 41.58N/85.89W NAPPANEE 3.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.45N/85.98W 1 WNW JIMTOWN 3.0 IN 0800 AM 01/20 41.64N/86.04W DUNLAP 2.5 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.64N/85.92W ...FULTON COUNTY... ROCHESTER 5.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.06N/86.20W AKRON 4.5 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.04N/86.02W ...GRANT COUNTY... 1 NW MARION 7.6 IN 0900 AM 01/20 40.57N/85.69W HANFIELD 5.5 IN 0600 AM 01/20 40.60N/85.59W MARION 2N 5.4 IN 0700 AM 01/20 40.58N/85.66W 3 NW SHAMROCK LAKES 4.5 IN 0700 AM 01/20 40.45N/85.45W 2 SSE UPLAND 2.5 IN 0700 AM 01/20 40.43N/85.50W ...HUNTINGTON COUNTY... HUNTINGTON 5.8 IN 0700 PM 01/19 40.88N/85.51W ...KOSCIUSKO COUNTY... WARSAW 7.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.24N/85.85W SYRACUSE 6.5 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.42N/85.75W 1 SSE JAMES LAKE 6.5 IN 0520 PM 01/19 41.31N/85.72W NORTHERN INDIANA WFO 6.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.36N/85.70W MILFORD 5.0 IN 0715 PM 01/19 41.41N/85.85W OSWEGO 4.0 IN 0145 PM 01/19 41.32N/85.79W 1 NNW WARSAW 4.0 IN 0600 AM 01/20 41.25N/85.86W LEESBURG 3.0 IN 0600 AM 01/20 41.33N/85.85W ...LA PORTE COUNTY... MICHIGAN CITY 3.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.71N/86.88W LA PORTE 3.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.61N/86.71W 1 W LA CROSSE 2.5 IN 0800 AM 01/19 41.32N/86.91W ...LAGRANGE COUNTY... TOPEKA 4.5 IN 0745 PM 01/19 41.54N/85.54W ...MIAMI COUNTY... PERU 4.1 IN 0830 AM 01/20 40.76N/86.07W ...NOBLE COUNTY... 2 E ROME CITY 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.50N/85.31W 3 WSW ALBION 4.0 IN 0500 PM 01/19 41.38N/85.47W 3 NNE WOLFLAKE 3.0 IN 0121 PM 01/19 41.38N/85.48W ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... GEORGETOWN 4.1 IN 0200 PM 01/19 41.73N/86.23W MISHAWAKA 3.0 IN 0325 PM 01/19 41.67N/86.17W 1 W SOUTH BEND 3.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.68N/86.29W 3 E CHAIN-O-LAKES 2.9 IN 0100 AM 01/20 41.71N/86.32W 2 W ROSELAND 2.8 IN 1118 AM 01/19 41.72N/86.30W SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AP 2.7 IN 0654 PM 01/19 41.71N/86.32W 1 E INDIAN VILLAGE 2.5 IN 0130 PM 01/19 41.71N/86.21W SOUTH BEND 2.3 IN 1200 AM 01/20 41.70N/86.25W ...STARKE COUNTY... KNOX 4.0 IN 0352 PM 01/19 41.29N/86.62W ...STEUBEN COUNTY... ORLAND 6.0 IN 0500 PM 01/19 41.73N/85.17W HUDSON 5.8 IN 1121 PM 01/19 41.53N/85.08W 2 WSW GOLDEN LAKE 4.2 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.59N/85.10W ANGOLA 4.0 IN 0150 PM 01/19 41.64N/85.00W 1 E HAMILTON 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.53N/84.89W 2 ENE CROOKED LAKE 3.0 IN 0545 AM 01/20 41.70N/84.99W 1 W GOLDEN LAKE 3.0 IN 0800 AM 01/20 41.60N/85.09W ...WABASH COUNTY... WABASH 4.5 IN 0600 AM 01/20 40.80N/85.83W ...WELLS COUNTY... BLUFFTON 6.5 IN 0315 PM 01/19 40.74N/85.17W ...WHITE COUNTY... CHALMERS 5W 3.0 IN 0540 AM 01/20 40.67N/86.95W ...WHITLEY COUNTY... 1 ENE PEABODY 7.0 IN 0600 AM 01/20 41.09N/85.47W 1 NNW COLUMBIA CITY 4.9 IN 0500 AM 01/20 41.18N/85.49W 1 SSW BIG LAKE 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.26N/85.51W ...MICHIGAN... ...BERRIEN COUNTY... SAINT JOSEPH 8.5 IN 0700 PM 01/19 42.10N/86.49W STEVENSVILLE 8.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 42.01N/86.53W WATERVLIET 7.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 42.19N/86.26W BRIDGMAN 6.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.94N/86.56W SODUS 6.0 IN 0415 PM 01/19 42.04N/86.37W BUCHANAN 5.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.83N/86.37W NILES 4.0 IN 1255 PM 01/19 41.83N/86.25W ...BRANCH COUNTY... COLDWATER 7.0 IN 1114 PM 01/19 41.94N/85.00W 3 SE COLON 5.8 IN 0649 AM 01/20 41.92N/85.28W COLDWATER ST SCHOOL 5.0 IN 1200 AM 01/20 41.96N/84.99W ...CASS COUNTY... DOWAGIAC 9.5 IN 0332 PM 01/19 41.98N/86.11W MAGICIAN LAKE 8.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 42.07N/86.16W CASSOPOLIS 7.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.91N/86.01W EDWARDSBURG 5.0 IN 0330 PM 01/19 41.80N/86.08W ...HILLSDALE COUNTY... LITCHFIELD 6.0 IN 0127 PM 01/19 42.04N/84.76W ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... THREE RIVERS 10.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.93N/85.63W CONSTANTINE 9.5 IN 0331 PM 01/19 41.84N/85.67W ...OHIO... ...ALLEN COUNTY... 1 WSW SLABTOWN 8.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 40.77N/84.08W LIMA 7.0 IN 0121 AM 01/20 40.74N/84.11W ...DEFIANCE COUNTY... DEFIANCE 4.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.28N/84.38W ...FULTON COUNTY... WAUSEON 10.0 IN 0700 PM 01/19 41.55N/84.14W ...HENRY COUNTY... NAPOLEON 7.5 IN 0800 AM 01/20 41.39N/84.14W GALLUP 7.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.46N/84.15W 3 SE MCCLURE 6.5 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.33N/83.91W ...PUTNAM COUNTY... OTTAWA 7.0 IN 0700 AM 01/20 41.02N/84.04W COLUMBUS GROVE 5.5 IN 0545 PM 01/19 40.92N/84.06W ...VAN WERT COUNTY... CONVOY 6.0 IN 0321 PM 01/20 40.92N/84.71W ...WILLIAMS COUNTY... MONTPELIER 5.5 IN 0630 PM 01/19 41.58N/84.60W BRYAN 5.4 IN 0230 AM 01/20 41.47N/84.55W 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. $$ FISHER
Maximum Wind Gusts
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 845 PM EST SAT JAN 19 2019 ...MAX WIND REPORTS JANUARY 19 2019 THROUGH 845 PM EST... LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...INDIANA... ...ALLEN COUNTY... FORT WAYNE INTERNATIONAL AP 43 MPH 0258 PM 01/19 40.98N/85.19W ...CASS COUNTY... LOGANSPORT/CASS CNTY AP 32 MPH 0535 PM 01/19 40.71N/86.37W ...DE KALB COUNTY... 3 E SAINT JOHNS 30 MPH 0535 PM 01/19 41.31N/85.06W ...ELKHART COUNTY... GOSHEN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 30 MPH 0104 PM 01/19 41.53N/85.79W ...GRANT COUNTY... GRANT COUNTY MUNICIPAL APT 32 MPH 0355 PM 01/19 40.48N/85.68W ...HUNTINGTON COUNTY... 3 SSW HUNTINGTON 31 MPH 0323 PM 01/19 40.83N/85.53W ...KOSCIUSKO COUNTY... WARSAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 30 MPH 0635 PM 01/19 41.27N/85.84W ...LA PORTE COUNTY... 1 W MICHIGAN CITY 34 MPH 0722 PM 01/19 41.71N/86.90W LA PORTE 30 MPH 0655 PM 01/19 41.57N/86.73W ...MARSHALL COUNTY... 2 W MENTONE 33 MPH 0708 PM 01/19 41.18N/86.08W ...MIAMI COUNTY... 3 W AMBOY 34 MPH 0815 PM 01/19 40.59N/85.98W 1 SSW GRISSOM AFB 31 MPH 0340 PM 01/19 40.65N/86.15W ...ST. JOSEPH COUNTY... SOUTH BEND INTERNATIONAL AP 31 MPH 0256 PM 01/19 41.71N/86.32W ...STEUBEN COUNTY... TRI-STATE STEUBEN COUNTY AIR 33 MPH 0635 PM 01/19 41.64N/85.08W ...WABASH COUNTY... SOMERSET 33 MPH 0335 PM 01/19 40.66N/85.81W ...WHITE COUNTY... WHITE COUNTY ARPT. 32 MPH 0435 PM 01/19 40.71N/86.77W ...MICHIGAN... ...BRANCH COUNTY... COLDWATER 32 MPH 0635 PM 01/19 41.93N/85.05W ...OHIO... ...ALLEN COUNTY... LIMA ALLEN COUNTY AIRPORT 38 MPH 0334 PM 01/19 40.71N/84.02W ...DEFIANCE COUNTY... DEFIANCE MEMORIAL AIRPORT 37 MPH 0321 PM 01/19 41.34N/84.43W ...FULTON COUNTY... 1 NE TEDROW 31 MPH 0827 PM 01/19 41.62N/84.19W ...PUTNAM COUNTY... 3 ENE OTTAWA 39 MPH 0336 PM 01/19 41.04N/83.98W KALIDA 36 MPH 0300 PM 01/19 40.98N/84.20W ...VAN WERT COUNTY... 3 E CAVETT 43 MPH 0417 PM 01/19 40.95N/84.51W 1 W MIDDLE POINT 32 MPH 0737 PM 01/19 40.85N/84.48W 2 WNW CONVOY 31 MPH 0443 PM 01/19 40.93N/84.74W ...WILLIAMS COUNTY... 2 WSW HALLOCK 33 MPH 0801 PM 01/19 41.51N/84.59W 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. $$
Photos & Video
Below are some of the photos taken during or after the event.
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| CR 800 N. near Lake Tippecanoe around 1:35 pm EST 1/19/19 (Megan Dodson, NWS IWX) |
SR 13 Just outside of North Webster around 1:45 pm EST 1/19/19 (Megan Dodson, NWS IWX) |
US 24 near Napoleon, OH on 1/19/19 (Amy Lynn) |
Intersection of Coliseum and Coldwater Rd in Fort Wayne, IN 1/19/19 (Jay Farlow) |
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| Bluffton, IN in the afternoon on 1/19/19 (John Tinney) |
Snow drifts in Columbus Grove, OH around 5:45 pm EST 1/19/19 (Geddy Davis) |
Snow in Warsaw, IN during the afternoon on 1/19/19 (Chris Roller, NWS IWX) |
Drifts near North Webster, IN in late afternoon on 1/19/19 (Todd Holsten, NWS IWX) |
Video taken during the event
North Manchester, Indiana on 1/19/19. Video submitted by Seth Hippensteel.
Radar
Radar loop of the event from late January 18th through January 19th. Note the areas of mesobanding especially during the day on the 19th (Higher reflectivities)
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| Event Radar Loop |
Environment
For those who like to "nerd out" on weather data, you can explore the maps below, which highlight various atmospheric ingredients involved in the winter storm. SPC Mesoscale discussions issued on January 19, 2019 for the late morning and early evening are linked below. Images were retrieved using the SPC Mesoanalysis Archive and the WPC Surface Analysis Archive.
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| Figure 1: 300mb Heights, Winds, and Divergence at 3pm EST 1/19/19 | Figure 2: 500mb Heights, Winds, Temps (C) at 11 am EST 1/19/19 | Figure 3: Surface Map: 1 am EST 1/19/19 |
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| Figure 4: Surface Map: 7 am EST 1/19/19 | Figure 5: Surface Map: 1 pm EST 1/19/19 | Figure 6: Surface Map: 7 pm EST 1/19/19 |
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| Figure 7: Frontogenesis at 700mb 4 am EST 1/19/19 | Figure 8: Frontogenesis at 850mb 1 pm EST 1/19/19 | Figure 9: 850 Frontogenesis & EPVg at 2 pm EST 1/19/19 |
SPC Mesoscale Discussions regarding the event evolution during the afternoon of January 19th, 2019:
MD #28: 11:09 AM EST January 19, 2019
MD #30: 2:34 PM EST January 19, 2019
MD #31: 4:21 PM EST January 19, 2019
MD #32: 6:24 PM EST January 19, 2019
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