Overview
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Snow developed across portions of central Indiana ahead of an approaching area of low pressure. A narrow band of intense snow produced amounts of 8-12", with some locations receiving over 2" per hour. The 10.2"inches of snow at Indianapolis set the daily snowfall record and became the second highest one day total for the month of March. Visibility at the Indianapolis International Airport was a quarter of a mile or less from about 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT. |
 GOES-16 True Color Image of the Snow Cover on March 25 |
Snow/Ice
Below is a map of snowfall totals ending 8:00 AM EDT March 25. (Map will not match every location precisely)
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Storm Reports
Selected reports of snow received by the NWS Indianapolis:
...Snowfall Reports for March 24th Winter Storm... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Indiana... ...Bartholomew County... Taylorsville 4.0 in 0430 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Columbus 3.0 in 0330 PM 03/24 Public ...Boone County... 1 E New Ross 9.7 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 2 SW Zionsville 7.2 in 0700 PM 03/24 Public 4 W Lebanon 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Lebanon 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COOP 3 N Ulen 4.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS ...Brown County... 2 SE Beanblossom 3.7 in 0600 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 2 NNE Nashville 3.4 in 0600 AM 03/25 COOP ...Clinton County... 4 NNE Frankfort 0.2 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS ...Decatur County... 6 WSW Greensburg 3.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 2 E Greensburg 2.3 in 1200 AM 03/25 COOP ...Fountain County... Covington 6.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Attica 6.0 in 0900 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter Covington 5.3 in 0415 PM 03/24 Public ...Hamilton County... Carmel 6.2 in 0445 PM 03/24 Public Fishers 5.5 in 0644 PM 03/24 Emergency Mngr 2 NE Mccordsville 5.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 1 NNE Carmel 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 1 W Carmel 5.0 in 0800 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 3 SSW Noblesville 4.5 in 0413 PM 03/24 Amateur Radio White River North Purificati 3.3 in 0800 AM 03/25 COOP ...Hancock County... 1 WNW New Palestine 8.5 in 0800 AM 03/25 COCORAHS New Palestine 7.3 in 0528 PM 03/24 NWS Employee Greenfield 4.0 in 0800 AM 03/25 COOP Willow Branch 0.2 NNW 3.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS ...Hendricks County... 3 S Brownsburg 12.6 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Clayton 11.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 2 SSW Clermont 10.1 in 0630 PM 03/24 Public Danville 9.8 in 0819 PM 03/24 Amateur Radio 1 W Plainfield 9.7 in 0800 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Jamestown 9.2 in 0700 AM 03/25 COOP 3 NW Eagle Creek Reservoir 9.0 in 0636 PM 03/24 Amateur Radio Plainfield 8.8 in 0505 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter Danville 3sw 8.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 COOP 4 S Brownsburg 8.3 in 0600 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Avon 6.5 in 0345 PM 03/24 Public 3 NW Eagle Creek Reservoir 6.5 in 0408 PM 03/24 Amateur Radio ...Jennings County... 2 NE North Vernon 1.4 in 0730 AM 03/25 COOP ...Johnson County... New Whiteland 10.2 in 0821 PM 03/24 Public 3 WSW Greenwood 10.0 in 0853 PM 03/24 Broadcast Media Greenwood 9.5 in 0938 PM 03/24 Public Bargersville 9.2 in 0820 PM 03/24 Public 3 N Bargersville 8.7 in 0700 PM 03/24 Public Franklin 2e 8.3 in 0700 AM 03/25 COOP 4 WSW Greenwood 8.0 in 0520 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Franklin Wastewater Treatmen 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COOP ...Lawrence County... 5 NNW Oolitic 0.1 in 0800 AM 03/25 COCORAHS ...Marion County... 1 NNE Clermont 10.5 in 0645 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter Indianapolis WFO 10.2 in 1200 AM 03/25 COOP 3 WSW Homecroft 10.2 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 4 NNE Camby 9.9 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 3 SW Zionsville 8.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Clermont 8.0 in 0420 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter 2 S Monument Circle 7.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 1 N Eagle Creek Reservoir 7.4 in 0400 PM 03/24 Public 2 E Eagle Creek Reservoir 7.2 in 1000 PM 03/24 Public 1 S Castleton 7.0 in 1159 PM 03/24 COCORAHS 2 S Castleton 7.0 in 0639 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter ...Monroe County... Ellettsville 2.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Stinesville 2.0 in 0630 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter ...Montgomery County... Crawfordsville 5s 9.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 COOP ...Morgan County... 1 ENE Mooresville 10.6 in 0600 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Brooklyn 8.4 in 0715 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter Brooklyn 7.1 in 0820 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 2 SE Martinsville 5.8 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 3 E Paragon 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 8 E Cloverdale 2.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS ...Owen County... 3 NE Spencer 4.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 5 S Devore 2.0 in 0530 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter Spencer 2.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 HADS ...Parke County... 2 NNE Bloomingdale 7.0 in 0900 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter Rockville 6.0 in 0530 PM 03/24 COOP ...Putnam County... 1 N Groveland 7.0 in 0429 PM 03/24 Groveland 7.0 in 0429 PM 03/24 Public 1 NE Greencastle 5.2 in 0900 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 3 ESE Greencastle 5.0 in 0800 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Greencastle 4.8 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS ...Rush County... Rushville 6.0 in 0600 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 7 WSW Rushville 6.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 1 NE Rushville 6.0 in 0643 PM 03/24 Trained Spotter Rushville 5.0 in 0600 PM 03/24 Emergency Mngr Rushville 4.5 in 0700 AM 03/25 COOP ...Shelby County... Morristown 7.1 in 0700 AM 03/25 COOP ...Tippecanoe County... 2 S Lafayette 2.7 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 2 NE Lafayette 2.4 in 0700 AM 03/25 COCORAHS 2 ESE Otterbein 1.5 in 0800 AM 03/25 COCORAHS Hg Expl Farm 0.9 in 0800 AM 03/25 COOP ...Vermillion County... 4 WNW Perrysville 6.5 in 0730 AM 03/25 COOP ...Warren County... Pence 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/25 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
Snow developed ahead of an area of low pressure and an upper level trough. Plentiful moisture combined with strong frontogenetical forcing produced an narrow area of heavy snow. To the southwest of the heavy snow, rain fell along with a few thunderstorms. To the northeast of the snow band, very dry air caused a sharp cut-off to the snow.
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| Figure 1: Surface Map at 2:00 PM March 24 | Figure 2: 700mb height and frontogenesis at 3:00 PM March 24 | Figure 3: 700mb height and frontogenesis at 4:00 PM March 24 |
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