An area of low pressure moved across Central Indiana on January 11, bringing snow to the area. All of the area received 3 to 5 inches of snow, with a few areas seeing around 6 inches. After the snow fell, gusty winds caused some minor blowing and drifting problems into the next day.
24 hour Snowfall Ending 7:00 AM Tuesday Jan. 11 (click to enlarge) | 24 hour Snowfall Ending 7:00 AM Wednesday Jan. 12 (click to enlarge) |
Snowdepth at 7:00 AM Wednesday January 12 |
Below are a couple of pictures taken at the NWS office on Tuesday the 11th (click to enlarge):
Below is a radar image from 7:00 AM Tuesday the 11th. Click on the image to load a loop of radar images from the top of each hour from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM (loop size 0.5MB):
Here is a list of snowfall reports received:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 841 AM EST WED JAN 12 2011 THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION. SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME ------ ----------------------- -- -------------- ------- 5.80 3 S PARAGON IN MORGAN 0930 PM 4.80 3 S PARAGON IN MORGAN 0512 PM OF THE 4.75 REPORTED, 1 INCH FELL IN LAST 1.5 HRS. 4.70 MCCORDSVILLE IN HANCOCK 1024 PM 4.50 5 NE GREENSBURG IN DECATUR 0530 PM STORM TOTAL. FELL IN LAST 12 HRS. 4.20 1 SE BLOOMINGTON IN MONROE 0600 PM STORM TOTAL. 2.4 INCHES OF THE TOTAL FELL IN LAST 10 HRS. 4.10 7 SW INDIANAPOLIS IN MARION 0640 PM STORM TOTAL. 4.00 2 NW WEST LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE 1040 PM 4.00 CARMEL IN HAMILTON 1030 PM SOME DRIFTING SNOW. 4.00 2 S GREENWOOD IN JOHNSON 0914 PM 4.00 MEDORA IN JACKSON 1109 AM TOTAL SNOW DEPTH ON GROUND 4.00 GREENSBURG IN DECATUR 1024 AM APPROXIMATE AMOUNT. REPORTED BY DECATUR COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY 3.90 KNIGHTSTOWN IN HENRY 0154 PM 3.80 2 NW WEST LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE 0430 PM 3.80 3 SSE GREENCASTLE IN PUTNAM 0932 AM LIQUID CONTENT 0.21 INCHES. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH IS 4 INCHES. 3.80 3 SSE GREENCASTLE IN PUTNAM 0920 AM 3.70 1 E BROOKLYN IN MORGAN 0544 PM 3.60 3 SE ODON IN DAVIESS 0200 PM 3.60 5 N FRANKFORT IN CLINTON 1216 PM SNOW HAD ENDED AT TIME OF MEASUREMENT 3.60 ELLETTSVILLE IN MONROE 1025 AM 3.50 2 NW WEST LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE 0200 PM FROM WLFI METEOROLOGIST 3.50 INDIANAPOLIS INT`L AIRP IN MARION 1255 PM STORM TOTAL AT NWS. OVERALL SNOW DEPTH IS 4 INCHES. WATER EQUIV OF SNOW PACK 0.2 INCHES. 3.50 1 N CLERMONT IN MARION 1240 PM 3.40 2 S CASTLETON IN MARION 0405 PM SNOWFALL. SNOW DEPTH IS 4 INCHES. WATER EQUIVALENCY OF SNOWFALL IS 0.22 INCHES. 3.40 4 E VINCENNES IN KNOX 0100 PM STORM TOTAL. SOME MELTING OCCURRING. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 3 INCHES. ONLY FLURRIES FALLING NOW. WIND INCREASING AND BEGINNING TO BLOW SNOW. 3.40 INDIANAPOLIS INT`L AIRP IN MARION 1205 PM STORM TOTAL AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE 3.30 COVINGTON IN FOUNTAIN 0137 PM STORM TOTAL. SEVEN TENTHS OF AN INCH FALLEN PAST 4 HOURS. 3.20 BROOKLYN IN MORGAN 1025 AM 3.10 SHELBYVILLE IN SHELBY 0648 PM 3.10 NEW WHITELAND IN JOHNSON 0345 PM 3.00 3 S ATTICA IN FOUNTAIN 0526 PM 24 HR TOTAL 3.00 WILLIAMSPORT IN WARREN 0330 PM STORM TOTAL. ONE INCH OVER PAST 2 HOURS. 3.00 FISHERS IN HAMILTON 0228 PM REPORTED SNOW DEPTH. ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED. LIGHT SNOW FALLING. 3.00 6 SE WASHINGTON IN DAVIESS 1223 PM 3.00 2 W JASONVILLE IN GREENE 0955 AM 3.00 GREENCASTLE IN PUTNAM 0940 AM 3.00 CLOVERDALE IN PUTNAM 0940 AM 3.00 2 E FRANKLIN IN JOHNSON 0920 AM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. 3.00 4 E VINCENNES IN KNOX 0900 AM 3.00 BLOOMFIELD IN GREENE 0728 AM 2.90 3 N TERRE HAUTE IN VIGO 0445 PM STORM TOTAL. 2.8 INCHES FELL IN LAST 14 HRS. 2.60 COVINGTON IN FOUNTAIN 0914 AM 2.50 BEDFORD IN LAWRENCE 0910 AM 2.50 ESE LOOGOOTEE IN MARTIN 0900 AM 2.50 E BROOKLYN IN MORGAN 0900 AM A RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS 2.5 INCHES NEAR BROOKLYN. 2.50 E BROOKLYN IN MORGAN 0835 AM 2.50 SPENCER IN OWEN 0730 AM 2.40 WILLIAMS IN LAWRENCE 0845 AM 2.30 WILLIAMSPORT IN WARREN 1230 PM STORM TOTAL. CURRENT SNOW DEPTH IS 2 INCHES. 2.00 7 S VINCENNES IN KNOX 1027 AM NEW SNOWFALL IS 2.0. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH IS 3.0. 2.00 KNIGHTSTOWN IN HENRY 1010 AM 2.00 4 ESE SOUTHPORT IN MARION 0935 AM SPOUSE OF NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS 2 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLICK ROADWAYS. 2.00 1 W PLAINFIELD IN HENDRICKS 0915 AM 2.00 FREELANDVILLE IN KNOX 0830 AM 2.00 W NORTH VERNON IN JENNINGS 0748 AM REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER. 2.00 4 E VINCENNES IN KNOX 0730 AM 1.5 INCHES OBSERVED IN THE PAST HOUR AND A HALF. 2.00 7 S SPENCER IN OWEN 0725 AM REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER. 2.00 TERRE HAUTE IN VIGO 0722 AM 2.00 LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE 0718 AM 2.00 BLOOMINGTON IN MONROE 0715 AM 1.5 TO 2 INCHES WAS REPORTED OUT OF BLOOMINGTON...WITH A FEW SLIDE-OFFS REPORTED AS WELL. 1.70 1 WSW SOUTHPORT IN MARION 0715 AM REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER. 1.70 1 NW WASHINGTON IN DAVIESS 0700 AM REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER. 1.60 1 ENE VERNON IN JENNINGS 0730 AM 1.50 2 S TRAFALGAR IN JOHNSON 0730 AM 1.50 2 NE ELLETTSVILLE IN MONROE 0730 AM REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER. 1.50 OOLITIC IN LAWRENCE 0700 AM 1.50 FREELANDVILLE IN KNOX 0700 AM 1.50 3 N BEDFORD IN LAWRENCE 0700 AM REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER. 1.50 3 S PARAGON IN MORGAN 0631 AM 1.40 7 WSW SHELBYVILLE IN SHELBY 0730 AM REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER. 1.40 2 W CLINTON IN VERMILLION 0700 AM 1.30 6 NW WEST LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE 0800 AM 1.30 1 S PLAINVILLE IN DAVIESS 0730 AM REPORTED BY A COCORAHS OBSERVER. 1.30 MARSHALL IN PARKE 0700 AM 1.30 1 W GREENCASTLE IN PUTNAM 0700 AM 1.20 2 E FRANKLIN IN JOHNSON 0700 AM 1.20 6 NE MITCHELL IN LAWRENCE 0700 AM 1.00 2 E ATTICA IN FOUNTAIN 0958 AM 1.00 SEYMOUR IN JACKSON 0726 AM SLIDE-OFFS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. 1.00 GREENSBURG IN DECATUR 0726 AM 1.00 2 NW WEST LAFAYETTE IN TIPPECANOE 0705 AM ONE AND A HALF MILE VISIBILITY AS WELL. 1.00 FLORA IN CARROLL 0700 AM 1.00 2 N SEYMOUR IN JACKSON 0700 AM 1.00 VINCENNES IN KNOX 0540 AM 0.90 1 E INDIANAPOLIS INT`L IN MARION 0755 AM 0.70 FRANKLIN IN JOHNSON 0700 AM 0.50 2 N DELPHI IN CARROLL 0800 AM 0.50 CRAWFORDSVILLE IN MONTGOMERY 0730 AM 0.50 1 E INDIANAPOLIS INT`L IN MARION 0649 AM