Overview
A couple of waves riding along a front to the south of central Indiana brought multiple rounds of snow to central Indiana on December 15 & 16. Two day totals were around 8" for some areas.Snow/Ice
Snow mainly fell in 2 rounds, with the first falling on the afternoon and evening of the 15th. The second round arrived early in the afternoon of the 16th and continued at times into the early morning hours of the 17th. The first round dropped up to 5 inches, while the second produced up to around 3 inches.
The 4.3" of snow at the Indianapolis International Airport on the 15th set a new record snowfall for the date (Snowfall records began in 1884 at Indy).
Below are maps of the snowfall. The first map is 24 hour snowfall ending at 7:00 AM on the 16th. The second map a 48 hour snowfall map ending at 7:00 AM on the 17th. Please note that the totals shown here may not exactly match amounts at your location. Click any map for a larger version.
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| 24 Hour Total Ending 7:00 AM December 16 | 48 Hour Total Ending 7:00 AM December 17 |
Below are lists of snow reports. The first list is summary by county for 48 hour totals, followed by separate reports for the 15th and the 16th:
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 137 PM EST Tue Dec 17 2019 ...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS OVER LAST 48 HOURS... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Indiana... ...Bartholomew County... Columbus 1.9 NNE 2.7 in 0600 AM 12/17 COCORAHS (WD9HTN)Columbus 2.2 NE 2.3 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Columbus 2 S 1.4 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP ...Boone County... New Ross 2.0 E 7.7 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Zionsville 4.3 NNW 6.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Lebanon 4.5 NNE 6.4 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Lebanon 4.4 W 5.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Lebanon 6 W 5.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP ...Carroll County... Burlington 0.1 NNE 3.8 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Flora 2.3 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP ...Clay County... Jasonville 4.0 ENE 3.0 in 0541 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Clinton County... Frankfort 4.9 NNE 4.8 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Daviess County... Washington 1.5 NW 1.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Delaware County... Yorktown 1.1 NNW 6.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Muncie 1.2 SE 6.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Muncie 1.6 WNW 5.9 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Muncie 5.2 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP ...Greene County... Springville 6.0 W 3.3 in 0630 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Bloomfield 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/17 COOP ...Hamilton County... Fishers 4.3 ENE 8.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Fishers 1.1 N 7.7 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Carmel 1.5 NW 7.6 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Mccordsville 2.6 NE 7.6 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Carmel 1.4 NNE 7.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Hancock County... McCordsville 7.7 in 0700 AM 12/17 PUBLIC ...Hendricks County... Avon 1.6 NNW 7.9 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Brownsburg 4.6 S 7.4 in 0600 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Plainfield 1.1 W 7.0 in 0900 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Henry County... 2 NW Strawtown 7.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 TRAINED SPOTTER New Castle 3.2 W 6.0 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS New Castle 2.4 SW 5.6 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS 2.4 SW New Castle 5.6 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP ...Howard County... (KD9JAS)Kokomo 1.8 S 5.8 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS (KC9DHF)Kokomo 4.4 E 4.8 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Kokomo 4.6 ESE 4.2 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS 2.5 W Kokomo 4.2 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP ...Johnson County... Greenwood 8.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 PUBLIC Franklin 1 W 7.3 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP 1.8 SE Franklin 5.0 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP Franklin 2.0 NW 2.8 in 0800 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Knox County... Vincennes 4 E 2.3 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP 4.0 NE Vincennes University 1.5 in 0800 AM 12/17 COOP ...Lawrence County... 1.7 S Avoca 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP (KC9WPH)Mitchell 2.1 N 3.0 in 0800 AM 12/17 COCORAHS (KB9LGS)Oolitic 2.2 N 1.8 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Madison County... Ingalls 7.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 PUBLIC Anderson 2.0 S 7.0 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Anderson 5.6 SSE 5.3 in 0818 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Marion County... Indianapolis 5.1 ENE 8.7 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Castleton 2s 8.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP Speedway 6.2 SSW 7.6 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Indianapolis 9.2 NNE 7.5 in 0835 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Martin County... Williams 3 SW 3.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP Shoals 8 S 1.1 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP ...Monroe County... (KC9RPX)Ellettsville 0.5 W 6.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Montgomery County... 1.1 NW New Market 7.3 in 0600 AM 12/17 COOP ...Morgan County... Mooresville 3.8 NE 8.3 in 0600 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Brooklyn 0.5 ENE 7.3 in 0830 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Brooklyn 1 NE 7.3 in 0830 AM 12/17 UCOOP (N9JPX)Paragon 3.2 ENE 6.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS 2.1 SW Martinsville 5.3 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP ...Putnam County... Greencastle 1.0 NNW 6.0 in 0755 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Rush County... Homer 0.4 NE 5.4 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Rushville 0.7 ENE 4.7 in 0600 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Shelby County... Morristown 5.7 in 0700 AM 12/17 COOP (KB9RBB)Fairland 0.9 SSW 5.5 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Tippecanoe County... Lafayette 2.2 NE 4.0 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Lafayette 2.2 S 3.6 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS ...Tipton County... (K9WKK)Tipton 1.3 NW 7.0 in 0700 AM 12/17 COCORAHS Atlanta 4.4 W 6.5 in 0530 AM 12/17 COCORAHS 5.1 SE Goldsmith 6.5 in 0530 AM 12/17 COOP ...Vermillion County... 0.7 SW Gessie 3.5 in 0630 AM 12/17 COOP 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.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM SNOW 3 ENE VINCENNES 38.69N 87.46W
12/15/2019 M2.0 INCH KNOX IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW HAS ENDED.
0714 PM SNOW 2 ENE FRANKLIN 39.50N 86.02W
12/15/2019 M1.8 INCH JOHNSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 PM SNOW 1 NE COLUMBUS 39.26N 85.91W
12/15/2019 M2.5 INCH BARTHOLOMEW IN PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM 3 SW
CLIFFORD.
0753 PM SNOW 3 NNE EAGLE CREEK RESER 39.88N 86.28W
12/15/2019 M1.6 INCH MARION IN PUBLIC
0820 PM SNOW 4 NE WAVERLY 39.59N 86.21W
12/15/2019 M2.3 INCH JOHNSON IN PUBLIC
0824 PM SNOW 1 S CAMBY 39.63N 86.31W
12/15/2019 E2.1 INCH MORGAN IN PUBLIC
0830 PM SNOW 3 S CLIFFORD 39.24N 85.87W
12/15/2019 M2.5 INCH BARTHOLOMEW IN PUBLIC
0833 PM SNOW WESTFIELD 40.05N 86.13W
12/15/2019 M1.5 INCH HAMILTON IN PUBLIC
0840 PM SNOW ELLETTSVILLE 39.23N 86.62W
12/15/2019 M2.2 INCH MONROE IN PUBLIC
0847 PM SNOW 1 SW CAMBY 39.64N 86.32W
12/15/2019 M2.6 INCH MARION IN PUBLIC
0850 PM SNOW AVON 39.77N 86.39W
12/15/2019 M3.5 INCH HENDRICKS IN PUBLIC
0915 PM SNOW 4 NNW EAGLE CREEK RESER 39.90N 86.33W
12/15/2019 M3.4 INCH HENDRICKS IN PUBLIC
0920 PM SNOW 2 N COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHT 40.15N 85.69W
12/15/2019 M1.7 INCH MADISON IN PUBLIC
0929 PM SNOW 3 S BLOOMFIELD 38.98N 86.94W
12/15/2019 M1.8 INCH GREENE IN PUBLIC
SNOW HAS STOPPED. PRECIPITATION IS CURRENTLY
FALLING AS RAIN.
0950 PM SNOW 1 SSE INDIANAPOLIS INT` 39.71N 86.28W
12/15/2019 M3.4 INCH MARION IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0950 PM SNOW WESTFIELD 40.05N 86.13W
12/15/2019 M2.7 INCH HAMILTON IN PUBLIC
0956 PM SNOW FISHERS 39.95N 86.02W
12/15/2019 M3.0 INCH HAMILTON IN NWS EMPLOYEE
0958 PM SNOW 2 SW SHELBYVILLE 39.50N 85.79W
12/15/2019 M2.9 INCH SHELBY IN PUBLIC
1000 PM SNOW 3 S MONUMENT CIRCLE 39.73N 86.16W
12/15/2019 M3.8 INCH MARION IN PUBLIC
1006 PM SNOW 3 SW WILLIAMS 38.77N 86.69W
12/15/2019 M2.5 INCH MARTIN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW HAS STOPPED. LIGHT MIST IS CURRENTLY
FALLING.
1014 PM SNOW 1 NW WEST LAFAYETTE 40.46N 86.92W
12/15/2019 M1.5 INCH TIPPECANOE IN BROADCAST MEDIA
1018 PM SNOW 2 N RUSSIAVILLE 40.45N 86.27W
12/15/2019 M2.0 INCH HOWARD IN PUBLIC
1021 PM SNOW YORKTOWN 40.17N 85.48W
12/15/2019 M1.8 INCH DELAWARE IN PUBLIC
1034 PM SNOW CARMEL 39.97N 86.11W
12/15/2019 M3.5 INCH HAMILTON IN PUBLIC
1049 PM SNOW RUSHVILLE 39.62N 85.45W
12/15/2019 M3.5 INCH RUSH IN EMERGENCY MNGR
1058 PM SNOW 2 W PLAINFIELD 39.70N 86.43W
12/15/2019 M4.2 INCH HENDRICKS IN PUBLIC
1105 PM SNOW MONROVIA 39.58N 86.48W
12/15/2019 M4.0 INCH MORGAN IN PUBLIC
1107 PM SNOW 2 SW ZIONSVILLE 39.93N 86.30W
12/15/2019 M3.5 INCH BOONE IN PUBLIC
1108 PM SNOW 4 NNW EAGLE CREEK RESER 39.90N 86.33W
12/15/2019 M4.2 INCH HENDRICKS IN PUBLIC
1124 PM SNOW 1 NW GREENCASTLE 39.66N 86.85W
12/15/2019 M3.5 INCH PUTNAM IN PUBLIC
1137 PM SNOW 4 SE BEECH GROVE 39.69N 86.03W
12/15/2019 M4.6 INCH MARION IN PUBLIC
1159 PM SNOW 3 S MONUMENT CIRCLE 39.73N 86.16W
12/15/2019 M4.5 INCH MARION IN PUBLIC
1200 AM SNOW 1 SSE INDIANAPOLIS INT` 39.71N 86.29W
12/16/2019 M4.3 INCH MARION IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS
1200 AM SNOW 2 S CASTLETON 39.88N 86.05W
12/16/2019 M4.8 INCH MARION IN CO-OP OBSERVER
0.40 INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENT, 5 INCH SNOW
DEPTH.
1225 AM SNOW WESTFIELD 40.05N 86.13W
12/16/2019 M3.5 INCH HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0100 AM SNOW 3 NE FISHERS 39.98N 85.98W
12/16/2019 M4.1 INCH HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0146 AM SNOW 2 W GOSPORT 39.35N 86.70W
12/16/2019 M3.3 INCH OWEN IN PUBLIC
0300 AM SNOW 2 N COUNTRY CLUB HEIGHT 40.15N 85.69W
12/16/2019 M3.7 INCH MADISON IN PUBLIC
0440 AM SNOW 2 SW SHELBYVILLE 39.50N 85.79W
12/16/2019 M3.8 INCH SHELBY IN PUBLIC
0512 AM SNOW 2 NW FISHERS 39.97N 86.05W
12/16/2019 M4.6 INCH HAMILTON IN AMATEUR RADIO
STORM TOTAL.
0515 AM SNOW 2 NW FISHERS 39.97N 86.05W
12/16/2019 M4.6 INCH HAMILTON IN AMATEUR RADIO
STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
0605 AM SNOW 2 W MCCORDSVILLE 39.90N 85.96W
12/16/2019 M5.0 INCH MARION IN PUBLIC
0702 AM SNOW 3 SW WESTFIELD 40.01N 86.16W
12/16/2019 M4.0 INCH HAMILTON IN PUBLIC
1024 AM SNOW 1 E MARIETTA 39.44N 85.87W
12/16/2019 E3.4 INCH SHELBY IN AMATEUR RADIO
1030 AM SNOW BROOKLYN 39.54N 86.37W
12/16/2019 E3.8 INCH MORGAN IN TRAINED SPOTTER
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
838 AM EST TUE DEC 17 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SNOW 2 W PLAINFIELD 39.70N 86.43W
12/16/2019 M5.8 INCH HENDRICKS IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-HS-44 PLAINFIELD 2.0 W.
0700 AM SNOW 2 NNW WARREN PARK 39.81N 86.06W
12/17/2019 M4.8 INCH MARION IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-MR-155 INDIANAPOLIS 5.1
ENE.
0900 AM SNOW 4 ESE GREENCASTLE 39.62N 86.78W
12/16/2019 M4.5 INCH PUTNAM IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-PM-11 GREENCASTLE 3.6
ESE.
0858 AM SNOW 1 SSE NORA 39.90N 86.13W
12/16/2019 M4.5 INCH MARION IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-MR-52 INDIANAPOLIS 9.2
NNE.
0530 PM SNOW 1 SSE ROCKVILLE 39.76N 87.23W
12/16/2019 M4.0 INCH PARKE IN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ROKI3 ROCKVILLE.
0600 AM SNOW 1 ENE MOORESVILLE 39.62N 86.35W
12/17/2019 M3.9 INCH MORGAN IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-MG-18 MOORESVILLE 3.8
NE.
0700 AM SNOW 1 N FISHERS 39.97N 86.03W
12/17/2019 M3.5 INCH HAMILTON IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-HM-48 FISHERS 1.1 N.
0400 PM SNOW 1 SW ELNORA 38.87N 87.09W
12/16/2019 M3.4 INCH DAVIESS IN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ELAI3 ELNORA.
0630 AM SNOW 1 NNW BROWNSBURG 39.85N 86.40W
12/17/2019 M3.1 INCH HENDRICKS IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-HS-47 BROWNSBURG 0.8
NNW.
0700 AM SNOW 3 ENE PARAGON 39.41N 86.50W
12/17/2019 M3.0 INCH MORGAN IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-MG-24 (N9JPX)PARAGON 3.2
ENE.
0700 AM SNOW 1 W ELLETTSVILLE 39.23N 86.63W
12/17/2019 M3.0 INCH MONROE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-MN-23
(KC9RPX)ELLETTSVILLE 0.5 W.
1200 AM SNOW 2 S CASTLETON 39.88N 86.05W
12/17/2019 M3.0 INCH MARION IN CO-OP OBSERVER
6 INCH SNOW DEPTH.
0700 AM SNOW 3 NE MCCORDSVILLE 39.94N 85.90W
12/17/2019 M3.0 INCH HAMILTON IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-HN-11 MCCORDSVILLE 2.6
NE.
0700 AM SNOW 4 N MCCORDSVILLE 39.97N 85.94W
12/17/2019 M3.0 INCH HAMILTON IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-HM-67 FISHERS 4.3 ENE.
0530 AM SNOW 2 NW FISHERS 39.97N 86.05W
12/17/2019 M3.0 INCH HAMILTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW 1 NNW BALL STATE UNIVER 40.21N 85.42W
12/17/2019 M3.0 INCH DELAWARE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-DL-46 MUNCIE 1.6 WNW.
0700 AM SNOW 1 SE MUNCIE 40.19N 85.37W
12/17/2019 M3.0 INCH DELAWARE IN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION IN-DL-32 MUNCIE 1.2 SE.
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Environment
The snow was caused by waves riding along a front to the south of central Indiana. Other forcing produced the lift needed for the stronger bands of snow, especially on the 15th. A band of snow moved south to north across the area, producing snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour.
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| Figure 1: Surface Map/Radar at 4 PM Dec 15 | Figure 2: Frontogenetical Forcing at 7 PM Dec 15 | Figure 3: Surface Map/Radar at 4 PM Dec 16 |
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