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Overview
Snow overspread northwest Indiana and southwest Lower Michigan during the overnight hours early Monday morning. Snow eventually overspread the remainder of the area across northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio Monday after daybreak. Storm total snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches were reported as of Monday evening with the greatest snow accumulations across far northwest Indiana into southern Lower Michigan. Precipitation transitioned to a period of freezing drizzle late Monday afternoon. In addition, strong winds were reported with this storm with gusts as high as 30 to 40 mph at times.Wind
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1015 PM EST Mon Jan 28 2019 ...HIGHEST WIND GUSTS LAST 24 HRS... Location Speed Time/Date Lat/Lon ...Indiana... ...Allen County... Fort Wayne International Ap 45 MPH 0816 PM 01/28 40.98N/85.19W ...Cass County... Logansport/cass Cnty Ap 39 MPH 0715 PM 01/28 40.71N/86.37W ...Elkhart County... Goshen Municipal Airport 40 MPH 0629 PM 01/28 41.53N/85.79W ...Fulton County... Fulton County Airport 33 MPH 0715 PM 01/28 41.07N/86.18W ...Huntington County... 3 NE Majenica 38 MPH 0723 PM 01/28 40.82N/85.41W ...Kosciusko County... 2 SW Warsaw 28 MPH 0600 PM 01/28 41.21N/85.87W James Lake 28 MPH 0638 PM 01/28 41.31N/85.72W ...La Porte County... Michigan City 31 MPH 0515 PM 01/28 41.70N/86.82W La Porte 30 MPH 0515 PM 01/28 41.57N/86.73W 1 W Michigan City 25 MPH 0553 PM 01/28 41.71N/86.90W ...Lagrange County... 1 ENE Lagrange 28 MPH 0737 PM 01/28 41.65N/85.39W ...Marshall County... Bremen 31 MPH 0709 AM 01/28 41.44N/86.16W Plymouth 29 MPH 0748 PM 01/28 41.34N/86.31W ...Miami County... 3 W Amboy 34 MPH 0615 PM 01/28 40.59N/85.98W ...Pulaski County... 3 ENE Vanmeter Park 33 MPH 0630 PM 01/28 41.11N/86.52W ...St. Joseph County... South Bend International Ap 38 MPH 0739 AM 01/28 41.71N/86.32W Gulivoire Park 25 MPH 0500 AM 01/28 41.61N/86.24W ...Starke County... 2 ESE Brems 36 MPH 0755 PM 01/28 41.33N/86.66W ...Wabash County... Somerset 36 MPH 0626 PM 01/28 40.66N/85.81W 1 SSE Roann 31 MPH 0530 PM 01/28 40.89N/85.92W ...White County... White County Arpt. 36 MPH 0815 PM 01/28 40.71N/86.77W ...Whitley County... Columbia City 28 MPH 0701 PM 01/28 41.16N/85.49W 2 NE Tri-Lakes 26 MPH 0800 PM 01/28 41.25N/85.45W ...Michigan... ...Berrien County... Saint Joseph 38 MPH 0745 AM 01/28 42.10N/86.49W Southwest Michigan Regional 38 MPH 0610 PM 01/28 42.13N/86.43W Saint Joseph 32 MPH 0910 AM 01/28 42.10N/86.49W Millburg 25 MPH 0653 PM 01/28 42.12N/86.33W ...Branch County... Coldwater 35 MPH 0735 PM 01/28 41.93N/85.05W ...Hillsdale County... Litchfield 25 MPH 0818 PM 01/28 42.05N/84.75W ...St. Joseph County... Sturgis 31 MPH 0715 PM 01/28 41.81N/85.44W Three Rivers Municipal Dr Ha 25 MPH 0736 PM 01/28 41.96N/85.59W ...Ohio... ...Defiance County... Defiance Memorial Airport 37 MPH 0802 PM 01/28 41.34N/84.43W ...Fulton County... 1 NE Tedrow 27 MPH 1110 AM 01/28 41.62N/84.19W ...Paulding County... 1 NW Oakwood 32 MPH 0800 PM 01/28 41.11N/84.40W ...Putnam County... Kalida 33 MPH 0747 PM 01/28 40.98N/84.20W ...Van Wert County... 3 E Cavett 42 MPH 1259 PM 01/28 40.95N/84.51W 1 W Middle Point 30 MPH 0723 PM 01/28 40.85N/84.48W 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. $$
Storm Total Snowfall
Storm total snowfall from January 28th, 2019 until 12 pm EST January 29th, 2019.
Storm Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 224 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2019 ...48 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS JANUARY 28TH-29TH 2019... ...INDIANA... ...DE KALB... AUBURN 0.8 NE 2.1 41.37/85.05 ...ELKHART... GOSHEN 3.0 WSW 4.8 41.56/85.88 ELKHART 4.8 SW 4.0 41.64/86.04 WAKARUSA 2.4 NNE 3.9 41.57/85.99 MILLERSBURG 0.5 SW 3.0 41.52/85.70 GOSHEN 1.2 SW 2.8 41.57/85.85 ...FULTON... ROCHESTER 4.5 41.07/86.23 ...KOSCIUSKO... LEESBURG 0.1 WNW 5.5 41.33/85.85 LEESBURG 6.7 ESE 5.0 41.31/85.72 NWS IWX OFFICAL OB 4.0 41.36/85.70 ...LA PORTE... LA PORTE 1.6 SW 7.3 41.59/86.73 WANATAH 4.4 ESE 6.5 41.41/86.81 LA CROSSE 1.2 5.0 41.32/86.91 WANI3WANATAH 4.4 41.43/86.93 TRAIL CREEK 1.0 NNW 4.0 41.72/86.86 ...MARSHALL... PLYMOUTH 7.4 41.34/86.30 PLYMOUTH 2.5 WSW 4.3 41.33/86.36 ...NOBLE... KENDALLVILLE 4.5 NW 5.0 41.50/85.31 ALBION 3.7 S 2.4 41.34/85.42 ...PULASKI... FRANCESVILLE 4.0 40.99/86.88 ...ST. JOSEPH... SOUTH BEND INT. AP 8.5 41.70/86.32 MISHAWAKA 3.9 ENE 5.4 41.68/86.10 SOUTH BEND 4.5 SE 5.3 41.62/86.22 WALKERTON 5.7 ENE 4.9 41.50/86.39 SOUTH BEND 4.1 NE 4.7 41.71/86.21 SOUTH BEND 4.6 SE 4.0 41.62/86.22 ...STARKE... KNOX 6.0 41.30/86.62 NORTH JUDSON 3.9 SW 2.0 41.18/86.83 ...STEUBEN... ANGOLA 5.2 41.64/84.99 HUDSON 4.1 NNW 5.1 41.59/85.10 ANGOLA 4.1 N 5.0 41.70/84.99 ANGOLA 1.7 WNW 4.7 41.65/85.03 ...WHITLEY... COLUMBIA CITY 6.9N 2.5 41.26/85.51 ...MICHIGAN... ...BERRIEN... BUCHANAN 1.4 ESE 10.0 41.81/86.34 ST. JOSEPH 1.5 SSE 8.4 42.08/86.48 STEVENSVILLE 1.7 SSE 7.7 41.99/86.51 NILES 7.5 41.84/86.27 BUCHANAN 1.3 WNW 5.2 41.84/86.39 ...CASS... DOWAGIAC 7.0 41.98/86.13 ...HILLSDALE... LITCHFIELD 0.3 ENE 6.4 42.05/84.75 MONTGOMERY 1.9 SSE 4.0 41.75/84.79 ...ST. JOSEPH... THREE RIVERS 5.7 41.94/85.63 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. $$
Environment
Strong warm advection and frontogenesis were responsible for moderate to heavy snow across the area. A strong low level jet also brought warmth and moisture northward which was a key ingredient for this event.
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| Figure 1: 500 mb heights 1/28/19 7am EST | Figure 2: 850 mb heights 1/28/19 7am EST | Figure 3: Surface map 1/28/19 7am EST |
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| Figure 4: 850 mb temperature advection 1/28/19 7am EST | Figure 5: 850 mb frontogenesis 1/28/19 5am EST | Figure 6: 850 mb moisture transport 1/28/19 7am EST |
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| Figure 7: Sfc winds/thta 1/28/19 7am EST |
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