Overview
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A major winter storm brought snowfall accumulations of 5 to 12 inches across much of the area on January 24th and 25. Snow initially developed Saturday evening and become moderate to heavy at times overnight Saturday into early Sunday afternoon before tapering late Sunday afternoon. A band of heavy lake effect snow formed across northwest Indiana Sunday evening and impacted much of southwest Lower Michigan and northwest Indiana late Sunday night into Monday morning (January 26th). Snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour accompanied this heavy lake effect snow. |
Storm Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 353 PM EST Mon Jan 26 2026 ...UPDATED SNOWFALL REPORTS JAN 24-26 2026... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Indiana... ...Allen County... Fort Wayne 4.1 NE 9.8 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 ENE Nine Mile 9.4 in 0700 AM 01/26 Official NWS Obs 3 W Leo-Cedarville 9.1 in 1203 PM 01/26 Public 4 SSW Fort Wayne 9.0 in 1018 AM 01/26 Public Fort Wayne 6.8 NE 8.7 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Fort Wayne 9.1 SE 8.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 4 ENE Wallen 7.5 in 0700 AM 01/26 Trained Spotter 4 NNW New Haven 7.0 in 1033 AM 01/26 Trained Spotter Fort Wayne 9.3 W 6.3 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Fort Wayne 2.6 NE 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Fort Wayne 1.6 S 6.0 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Woodburn 2.8 WSW 5.9 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Hoagland 1.5 SSW 5.5 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Fort Wayne 2.6 NW 5.1 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Blackford County... Hartford City 4 ESE 6.4 in 0800 AM 01/26 COOP ...Cass County... Hoover 10.3 in 0812 AM 01/26 Public Young America 6.4 in 0800 AM 01/26 COOP ...De Kalb County... 1 SE Garrett 8.5 in 0129 PM 01/26 Trained Spotter Waterloo 7.0 in 1046 AM 01/26 Public Ashley 5.5 in 1047 AM 01/26 Public 0.6 S Garrett 5.0 in 0810 AM 01/26 COOP ...Elkhart County... Nappanee 6.5 in 1042 AM 01/26 Public Goshen 1.8 SE 5.6 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Goshen 1.2 SW 4.1 in 0645 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Goshen 0.3 NE 4.0 in 0900 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Fulton County... Rochester 7.5 in 0700 AM 01/26 COOP Rochester 2.4 NW 6.1 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Grant County... (KC9QCJ) Shamrock Lakes 3.0 10.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Marion 5.6 NE 7.5 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 2.2 N Marion 7.5 in 0725 AM 01/26 COOP Swayzee 7.0 in 1057 AM 01/26 Public Marion 6.5 N 6.6 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Huntington County... Huntington 0.3 W 7.7 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Jay County... Portland 10.0 in 1013 AM 01/26 Public Portland 2.3 S 7.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Kosciusko County... Leesburg 6.7 ESE 7.4 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Warsaw 3.0 SE 7.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS North Webster 2.3 N 7.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Warsaw 3.7 E 6.7 in 0730 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Warsaw 1.4 N 6.3 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Leesburg 0.1 WNW 5.5 in 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Dewart Lake 5.0 in 1051 AM 01/26 Public Milford 0.9 N 4.9 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...La Porte County... Mill Creek 1.9 NNE 12.4 in 0745 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Rolling Prarie 8.0 in 0620 AM 01/26 Broadcast Media 2 WSW La Porte 8.0 in 1058 AM 01/26 Public La Porte 1.6 SW 6.5 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Lagrange County... Howe 4.5 in 1042 AM 01/26 Public ...Marshall County... Plymouth 7.3 NNE 4.4 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Miami County... Denver 1.3 NE 6.6 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 S Peru 6.3 in 1015 AM 01/26 Public 2 E Wells 6.3 in 0151 PM 01/26 Denver 0.5 SSE 4.7 in 0730 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Noble County... Kendallville 4.5 NW 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Pulaski County... Francesville 5.5 in 0700 AM 01/26 COOP Monterey 2.2 WNW 5.2 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...St. Joseph County... New Carlisle 13.5 in 1044 AM 01/26 Public New Carlisle 11.0 in 0730 AM 01/26 COOP 3 WNW South Bend 9.2 in 0100 PM 01/26 Official NWS Obs South Bend 3.3 SE 7.4 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS South Bend 4.6 SE 6.8 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Mishawaka 3.9 ENE 6.6 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Granger 1.8 ENE 6.3 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 E Indian Village 5.9 in 0600 AM 01/26 Broadcast Media Walkerton 5.7 ENE 5.7 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 NNE Georgetown 4.9 in 0855 AM 01/26 ...Steuben County... Metz 6.0 in 1238 PM 01/26 Public Hudson 4.6 N 5.9 in 0715 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Hamilton 1.7 E 5.3 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Hudson 4.1 NNW 5.1 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Wabash County... Roann 8.0 in 1031 AM 01/26 Public North Manchester 7.0 in 1133 AM 01/26 Public Wabash 0.3 NNW 6.0 in 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS La Fontaine 1.1 NW 4.0 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Wells County... Ossian 9.0 in 1014 AM 01/26 Public 2 SW Rockford 8.0 in 1106 AM 01/26 Public ...White County... 2 ESE Norway 6.0 in 1203 PM 01/26 Emergency Mngr Monticello 5.5 NNW 5.2 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 5.6 N Badger Grove 5.0 in 0540 AM 01/26 COOP Monticello 5.0 in 1136 AM 01/26 Emergency Mngr ...Whitley County... Tri-Lakes 3.0 N 9.5 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Columbia City 4.6 S 8.7 in 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Michigan... ...Berrien County... Niles 7.4 SW 12.7 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Buchanan 1.4 ESE 12.1 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Niles 2.7 W 11.1 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS St. Joseph 2.8 SSE 8.7 in 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Shoreham 2.0 SE 7.7 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS St. Joseph 1.5 SSE 6.7 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Stevensville 1.7 SSE 6.4 in 0522 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Baroda 1.3 W 5.8 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 S Saint Joseph 5.3 in 0600 AM 01/26 Trained Spotter ...Cass County... 2 NNW Edwardsburg 8.9 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Niles 3.5 E 4.3 in 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Hillsdale County... Hillsdale 2.5 ESE 4.1 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Ohio... ...Allen County... Delphos 2.3 ESE 8.5 in 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Lima 2.7 NE 8.2 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Lima 8.0 in 1156 AM 01/26 Public Lima 7.3 SE 4.2 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Fulton County... Swanton 4.0 S 9.6 in 0730 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 3 ESE Fayette 9.0 in 1108 AM 01/26 Trained Spotter Delta 0.4 ENE 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Henry County... Gallup 8.5 in 1046 AM 01/26 Public Napoleon 1.2 SSE 8.2 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Napoleon 0.6 WSW 6.7 in 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Napoleon 4.5 NNW 6.2 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Putnam County... Leipsic 5.4 W 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS Ottawa 1.0 N 6.0 in 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...Van Wert County... Van Wert 9.6 in 1004 AM 01/26 Emergency Mngr Convoy 8.2 in 1004 AM 01/26 Emergency Mngr &&
Snow Report Maps for Storm Total Saturday evening - Monday early PM
Radar
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| Radar reflectivity Sat eve-Sun eve | Radar reflectivity Sun eve-early Mon PM |
Environment
A trough in the middle and upper levels of the atmosphere interacted with a strong low level front to produce widespread snow across the region. Colder air working into the region on the backside of this system and northerly flow down the length of Lake Michigan allowed heavy lake effect snow showers behind the system snow for late Sunday night into Monday morning. The heaviest snowfall rates with the system were associated with the heavy lake effect snow showers.
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| Figure 1: 700 mb analysis 15Z Sunday depicting mid level trough across the region and a mid level front. | Figure 2: The strong front also marked a gradient in moisture as indicated by this Precipitable Water RAP analysis from 15Z Sunday. | Figure 3: RAP 850 mb temperature analysis from 12Z Monday indicating very cold low level temperatures enhancing lake effect snow. |
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