Overview
A strong jet stream along with an upper system brought snow to central Indiana late on January 18 and into the morning hours of January 19. 1 to 3 inches of snow were common across the area. Arctic air followed the snow, dropping temperatures into the teens and eventually the single digits.Snow/Ice
Most areas received 1 to 3 inches of snow. A map of snow reports received is below, followed by a text listing of reports. Please note that the map may not match your location exactly.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1137 AM EST Fri Jan 19 2024 ...12-HR SNOWFALL TOTALS for 7PM EST 1/18 -to- 7AM EST 1/19... I. GREATEST SNOWFALL for each COUNTY, where 2.5 in or greater... County Location Snowfall Source CARROLL Burlington 3.0 in CoCoRaHS DELAWARE Muncie 3.0 in EMA HOWARD Young America 3.0 in COOP MONROE Bloomington 2.7 E 3.0 in CoCoRaHS MONROE Hardin Ridge 3.0 in EMA JACKSON Seymour 0.6 SSW 2.8 in CoCoRaHS LAWRENCE Bedford 3.7 N 2.7 in CoCoRaHS JENNINGS Hayden 2.2 WNW 2.6 in CoCoRaHS SULLIVAN Shakamak State Park 2.6 in COOP MARION Eagle Creek Park 1.7 NNE 2.5 in CoCoRaHS TIPTON Tipton 5 SW 2.5 in COOP OWEN Freeman 2.4 WSW 2.5 in CoCoRaHS II. SNOWFALL REPORTS, by county... Central Indiana location Snowfall Time/Date Provider ...Bartholomew County... Flat Rock 1.2 SSW 2.1 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Columbus WWTP 2.0 in 744AM 1/19 COOP Columbus 2 N 2.0 in 905AM 1/19 Public Taylorsville 0.8 SSW 1.5 in 430AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Boone County... Jamestown 2 E 2.4 in 700AM 1/19 COOP Thorntown 3.4 SW 2.2 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Zionsville 2.0 in 600AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Lebanon 6 W 1.7 in 700AM 1/19 COOP Whitestown 3.1 ENE 1.5 in 704AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Brown County... Nashville 2.0 in 840AM 1/19 Public Stone Head 2.3 ENE 2.0 in 724AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Beanblossom 1.4 NE (W9DBA) 1.3 in 600AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Carroll County... Burlington 3.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Clay County... Howesville 2.0 in 653AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Clinton County... Mulberry 0.6 SSE 2.3 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Kilmore 1.0 ENE 2.2 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Frankfort Disposal 2.1 in 850AM 1/19 COOP Kirklin 3.7 W 2.0 in 708AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Daviess County... Plainville 1.3 S 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Washington 0.9 in 850AM 1/19 Media Washington 1.5 NW 0.6 in 600AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Delaware County... Muncie 3.0 in 900AM 1/19 EMA Macdeonia 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Muncie WWTP 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 COOP Muncie 1.6 WNW 1.8 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Yorktown 1.2 NNW (KC9RVL) 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Fountain County... Covington 1.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Greene County... Elliston-Bloomfield 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 COOP Bloomfield 5.3 ESE 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Owensburg 1.0 N 2.0 in 630AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Hamilton County... Noblesville 4.4 ESE 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Sheridan 0.3 ENE 2.0 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Westfield 1.4 ESE 1.8 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Carmel 1.5 W 1.5 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS McCordsville 2.6 NE 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Fishers 1.1 N 1.4 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Hancock County... New Palestine 1.2 NW 1.5 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Greenfield 1.6 S 1.2 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Hendricks County... Brownsburg 2.2 in 805AM 1/19 EMA Plainfield 1.1 W 1.5 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Brownsburg 0.8 NNW 1.4 in 630AM 1/19 NWS Emply Clayton 1.2 in 500AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Avon 0.8 N 1.1 in 600AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Henry County... New Castle 3.2 W 1.4 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS New Castle 3 SW 1.3 in 700AM 1/19 COOP ...Howard County... Young America 3.0 in 800AM 1/19 COOP Center 1.3 NNE 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Jackson County... Seymour 0.6 SSW 2.8 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Jennings County... Hayden 2.2 WNW 2.6 in 730AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Johnson County... Greenwood 2.6 W 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Greenwood 4.6 SW 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Franklin 4.4 S 1.6 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Greenwood 2.1 ESE 1.6 in 710AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Franklin 1 W 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 COOP ...Knox County... Vincennes 4 E 1.0 in 700AM 1/19 COOP ...Lawrence County... Bedford 3.7 N 2.7 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Mitchell 4.1 E 2.5 in 730AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Oolitic Purdue Ex Farm 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 COOP ...Madison County... Anderson 4.0 N 2.2 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Anderson 0.4 ESE 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Anderson 2.0 S 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Marion County... Eagle Creek Park 1.7 NNE 2.5 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS McCordsville 1.3 W 1.9 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Castleton 2 S 1.6 in 700AM 1/19 COOP Augusta 1.5 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Broad Ripple 1.5 in 820AM 1/19 Amateur Radio Clermont 1.1 N 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Speedway 1.5 in 815AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Fountain Square 1.6 SSW 1.3 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Indianapolis Intl AP 1.2 SE 1.1 in 700AM 1/19 NWS WFO Nora 1.1 SSE 1.0 in 718AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Monroe County... Bloomington 2.7 E 3.0 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Hardin Ridge 3.0 in 900AM 1/19 EMA Bloomington 1.3 SE 2.5 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Bloomington 1.7 NNW 2.2 in 730AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Ellettsville (KC9RPX) 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Montgomery County... Crawfordsville 6 SE 2.2 in 600AM 1/19 COOP New Market 2.6 WNW 1.8 in 700AM 1/19 NWS Emply ...Morgan County... Brooklyn 1.9 in 825AM 1/19 NWS Emply Paragon 3.2 ENE (N9JPX) 1.6 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Martinsville 2 SW 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 COOP Mooresville 1.8 NE 1.3 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Owen County... Freeman 2.4 WSW 2.5 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Spencer 5.7 SE 2.2 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Spencer 2.9 NE 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Gosport 1.2 WNW (KD9LES) 1.8 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Spencer WWTP 1.7 in 700AM 1/19 COOP ...Parke County... Nyesville 1.7 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Putnam County... Cloverdale 3.5 W 2.4 in 815AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Greencastle 3.6 ESE 2.0 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Randolph County... Winchester 2.2 WSW (KC9FXU) 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Farmland 5 NNW 1.5 in 800AM 1/19 COOP Farmland (KD9VOH) 1.2 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Modoc 1.0 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Rush County... Rushville WWTP 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 COOP Homer 1.4 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Rushville 1.3 in 815AM 1/19 EMA Gwynneville 2.2 NNE 1.2 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Sullivan County... Shakamak State Park 2.6 in 840AM 1/19 COOP Hymera 2.0 in 800AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Tippecanoe County... Lafayette 2.2 S 2.4 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Lafayette 2.2 NE 2.1 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS West Lafayette 4.2 NW 1.5 in 800AM 1/19 MRCC Emply Battle Ground 4.9 WNW 1.2 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Tipton County... Tipton 5 SW 2.5 in 600AM 1/19 COOP ...Vermillion County... Newport 1.5 in 700AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS Perrysville 4 WNW 1.2 in 600AM 1/19 COOP ...Vigo County... Indiana State Univ. 2 SE 2.0 in 700AM 1/19 Public Seelyville 3.2 S 2.0 in 837AM 1/19 CoCoRaHS ...Warren County... Pence 1 SW T in 700AM 1/19 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.
Environment
An upper trough along with an intensifying jet stream created the snow that fell across the area.
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| Figure 1: 500mb Heights and Vorticity Advection at 5:00 AM EST | Figure 2: 300 mb Heights, Wind Speed, and Divergence at 5:00 AM EST | Figure 3: Dendritic Growth Zone Depth at 4:00 AM EST |
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