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Overview
A potent low pressure system moved through central Indiana, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and record low pressure readings. Winds knocked down some trees and power lines. Two fatalities occurred in Putnam County when a tree fell on a car. Some roads were flooded from the heavy rain, and creeks/streams then eventually rivers flooded as well.Wind Reports
...PEAK WIND GUSTS... CENTRAL INDIANA HIGHEST WIND REPORTS on March 3, 2023... County Location Speed Time/Date Source KNOX Vincennes 4.5 SW 54 MPH 0620PM 3/3 INDOT DELAWARE Muncie 53 MPH 0240PM 3/3 ASOS HOWARD Kokomo 5 NE 51 MPH 0238PM 3/3 AWOS TIPPECANOE Lafayette 51 MPH 0622PM 3/3 ASOS MARION Speedway 1.4 NW 50 MPH 0830PM 3/3 INDOT CLINTON Fickle 1.3 E 48 MPH 0510PM 3/3 MESOWEST JACKSON Cortland 4.2 S 48 MPH 0629PM 3/3 INDOT MARION Eagle Creek Airpark 48 MPH 0756PM 3/3 ASOS SHELBY Shelbyville 48 MPH 0359PM 3/3 ASOS VIGO Terre Haute 48 MPH 0702PM 3/3 ASOS CLINTON Frankfort AP 47 MPH 0235PM 3/3 AWOS DECATUR Greensburg 2.1 NW 47 MPH 0540PM 3/3 INDOT SHELBY New Palestine 1.9 SSE 47 MPH 0245PM 3/3 CWOP DAVIESS Washington 46 MPH 0435PM 3/3 AWOS MARION Indianapolis Intl AP 46 MPH 0807PM 3/3 ASOS MONTGOMERY Crawfordsville 46 MPH 0555PM 3/3 AWOS TIPPECANOE West Lafayette 6 NW 46 MPH 0630PM 3/3 MESOWEST HANCOCK Greenfield 2.6 WNW 45 MPH 0215PM 3/3 CWOP SULLIVAN Sullivan 1.4 SW 45 MPH 0619PM 3/3 INDOT ----------------------------------------------------------------- DECATUR Millhousen 44 MPH 0505PM 3/3 CWOP HANCOCK Mount Comfort 44 MPH 0215PM 3/3 AWOS VIGO Riley 3.2 NW 44 MPH 0630PM 3/3 INDOT HAMILTON Noblesville 2.1 S 43 MPH 0230PM 3/3 CWOP MONROE Whitehall 1.5 NE 43 MPH 0520PM 3/3 INDOT VERMILLON Covington 43 MPH 0140PM 3/3 MESOWEST
Rain Reports
Below is a map of rainfall amounts. Following the map is a list of rainfall amounts from around central Indiana.
...24-HR PRECIPITATION TOTALS from 11PM 3/2 -to- 11PM EST 3/3...
I. GREATEST REPORTS for each COUNTY, where 2.50 or greater...
County Location Precip Source
LAWRENCE Mitchell 2.1 N (KC9WPH) 3.43 in CoCoRaHS
MORGAN Paragon 3.3 ENE (N9JPX) 3.36 in CoCoRaHS
BARTHOLOMEW Flat Rock 1.2 SSW 3.14 in CoCoRaHS
KNOX Bicknell 3.09 in CoCoRaHS
DAVIESS Washington 1.5 NW 3.06 in CoCoRaHS
MONROE Ellettsville (KC9RPX) 3.03 in CoCoRaHS
JOHNSON Franklin 4.4 S 3.02 in CoCoRaHS
RUSH Gwynneville 2.2 NNE 2.96 in CoCoRaHS
SHELBY Fairland 0.9 SSW (KB9RBB) 2.95 in CoCoRaHS
OWEN Ellettsville 4.6 W 2.86 in CoCoRaHS
BROWN Stone Head 2.3 ENE 2.84 in CoCoRaHS
VIGO Shepardsville 3.8 SE 2.72 in CoCoRaHS
MONTGOMERY Ladoga 3.4 E 2.57 in CoCoRaHS
JACKSON Seymour 2.55 in Mesonet
MARION Southport 0.9 SE 2.55 in CoCoRaHS
HENDRICKS Plainfield 1.1 W 2.54 in CoCoRaHS
II. STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION REPORTS, by county...
Central Indiana location Amount Time/Date Source
...Bartholomew County...
Flat Rock 1.2 SSW 3.14 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Taylorsville 0.8 SSW 3.10 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Columbus 1.9 NNE 2.90 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Columbus 3.6 SW 2.80 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Columbus 3.9 NE 2.42 in 153PM 3/3 Mesonet
Columbus 3.6 WSW 2.23 in 205PM 3/3 Mesonet
...Boone County...
Zionsville 2.10 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Whitestown 4.2 E 1.92 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Thorntown 3.4 SW 1.91 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Lebanon 6 W 1.82 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Pike 1.4 SSE 1.48 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Brown County...
Stone Head 2.3 ENE 2.84 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Beanblossom 1.4 NE (W9DBA) 2.38 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Clay County...
Bowling Green 2.45 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Howesville 2.35 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Clinton County...
Mulberry 0.6 SSE 2.09 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Kilmore 1.0 ENE 2.06 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Frankfort Disposal 2.03 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Kirklin 3.7 W 1.49 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Daviess County...
Washington 1.5 NW 3.06 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Washington 3.3 SE 2.98 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Elnora 2.89 in 400PM 3/3 COOP
Washington 1 W 2.89 in 600PM 3/3 COOP
Plainville 1.3 S 2.46 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Decatur County...
Clarksburg 2.7 SE 2.23 in 200PM 3/3 Mesonet
Greensburg 6.0 SW 2.18 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Delaware County...
Muncie 1.7 N (KD9GQA) 2.08 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Muncie WWTP 1.70 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Delaware County Airport 1.67 in 1159PM 3/3 ASOS
Macedonia 1.63 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Yorktown 1.1 NNE 1.63 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Fountain County...
Covington 2.36 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Greene County...
Owensburg 1.0 N 2.37 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Tulip 1.8 SE 2.37 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Bloomfield 5.3 ESE 2.12 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Stanford 1.6 SSW 1.96 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Hamilton County...
Fishers 0.7 WSW 2.24 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Carmel 3 E 2.09 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Carmel 2.8 NE 2.02 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Wetfield 1.4 ESE 2.01 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Fishers 6.1 E 1.96 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Sheridan 1.96 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
McCordsvlle 2.6 NE 1.93 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Fishers 4.3 ENE 1.74 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Carmel 1.5 W 1.80 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Noblesville 4.4 ESE 1.65 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Strawtown 2.2 E 1.52 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Hancock County...
New Palestine 1.2 NW 2.47 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Greenfield 2.28 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
...Hendricks County...
Plainfield 1.1 W 2.54 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Danville 1.6 NE 2.39 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Avon 1.4 SSW 2.38 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Brownsburg 5.1 NNE 2.23 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Brownsburg 0.8 NNW 2.08 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Henry County...
New Castle 5.4 WSW 2.08 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
New Castle 3.2 WNW 1.89 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Middletown 3.7 S 1.70 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Howard County...
Young America 1.62 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Kokomo 4.6 ESE 1.39 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Jackson County...
Seymour 2.55 in 209PM 3/3 Mesonet
Freetown 2.36 in 207PM 3/3 Mesonet
...Jennings County...
North Vernon 7.8 W 2.42 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
North Vernon 2 ESE 2.28 in 500PM 3/3 COOP
...Johnson County...
Franklin 4.4 S 3.02 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Greenwood 4.6 SW 2.86 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Greenwood 2.6 W 2.82 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Edinburgh 1 NE 2.54 in 923PM 3/3 Public
Franklin 1 W 2.52 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Franklin WWTP 2.50 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Greenwood 1.7 ESE 2.27 in 208PM 3/3 Mesonet
...Knox County...
Bicknell 3.09 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Vincennes 4 E 3.08 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Vincennes 5 NE 1.17 in 800AM 3/3 COOP
...Lawrence County...
Mitchell 2.1 N (KC9WPH) 3.43 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Mitchell 4.1 E 3.30 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Bedford 3.7 N 2.72 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Oolitic Purdue Ex Farm 2.66 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
...Madison County...
Ingalls 3.0 WNW 1.93 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Anderson 2.2 NNE 1.88 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Anderson 2.0 S 1.67 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Marion County...
Southport 0.9 SE 2.55 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Clermont 1.1 N 2.53 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Lawrence 2.0 ENE 2.47 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Meridian Hills 2.41 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Castleton 2 S 2.40 in 1159PM 3/3 COOP
McCordsville 1.4 WSW 2.32 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Eagle Creek Park 1.6 NNE 2.24 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Indianapolis Intl Airport 2.24R 1159PM 3/3 ASOS
Mars Hill 2.22 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Indianapolis Intl AP 1.1 SE 2.21 in 0700AM 3/3 NWS WFO
Williams Creek 2.17 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Speedway 2.16 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Irvington 2.12 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Martin County...
Shoals 8 S 1.97 in 200PM 3/3 COOP
...Monroe County...
Ellettsville (KC9RPX) 3.03 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Hardin Ridge 2.54 in 1109PM 3/3 Mesonet
Kirksville 1.6 NW 2.43 in 209PM 3/3 Mesonet
Unionville 3.2 NNW 2.32 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Bloomington 3.8 SW 2.30 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Bloomington 1.7 NNW 2.29 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Bloomington 2.7 E 2.17 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Unionville 3.4 SSE 2.16 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Monroe County Airport 2.09 in 1159PM 3/3 ASOS
...Montgomery County...
Ladoga 3.4 E 2.57 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Crawfordsville 6 SE 2.39 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
...Morgan County...
Paragon 3.3 ENE (N9JPX) 3.36 in 700AM 3/3 CoCoRaHS
Martinsville 2 SW 2.67 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Mooresville 1.8 NE 2.64 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Martinsville 2.3 SE 2.38 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Brooklyn 2.30 in 700AM 3/4 NWS Emply
...Owen County...
Ellettsville 4.6 W 2.86 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Freeman 2.4 WSW 2.58 in 830PM 3/3 CoCoRaHS
Spencer 2.51 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
Gosport 1.2 WNW (KD9LES) 2.36 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Parke County...
Rockville 3.6 ENE 2.48 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Rockville Fire 2.40 in 530PM 3/3 COOP
...Putnam County...
Greencastle 3.6 ESE 2.49 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Greencastle 2.39 in 515PM 3/3 Spotter
Cloverdale 3.5 W 2.27 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Randolph County...
Farmland 2.25 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Modoc 2.25 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Union City 3.6 WSW 1.99 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Parker City (K9EKP) 1.79 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Rush County...
Gwynneville 2.2 NNE 2.96 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Rushville 2.32 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
...Shelby County...
Fairland 0.9 SSW (KB9RBB) 2.95 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Shelbyville 1.6 SSE 2.80 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Shelbyville 7.1 WSW 2.35 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
New Palestine 1.9 SSE 2.23 in 200PM 3/3 Mesonet
...Sullivan County...
Farmersburg TV-2 2.23 in 1159PM 3/3 COOP
Hymera 2.05 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
...Tippecanoe County...
Lafayette 2.2 S 2.27 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Lafayette 2.2 NE 1.98 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Montmorenci 2.1 SE 1.98 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Purdue University Airport 1.84 in 1159PM 3/3 ASOS
...Tipton County...
Tipton 5 SW 1.78 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
...Vermillion County...
Perrysville 4 WNW 1.90 in 700AM 3/4 COOP
...Vigo County...
Shepardsville 3.8 SE 2.72 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
North Terre Haute 2 WSW 2.51 in 740PM 3/3 Spotter
West Terre Haute 5.0 SW 2.23 in 900PM 3/3 CoCoRaHS
Seelyville 3.2 S 2.19 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
New Goshen 2.5 W 2.18 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Terre Haute 2.4 E 2.18 in 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
************************************************************** III. SELECTED 1-DAY SNOWFALL REPORTS through 700 AM 3/4... County Location Snow Time/Date Source HOWARD Kokomo 3 WSW 1.0 700AM 3/4 COOP TIPPECANOE Lafayette 8 S 1.0 700AM 3/4 COOP WARREN Pence 1 SW 1.0 700AM 3/4 COOP CLINTON Kilmore 1.0 ENE 0.6 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS CLINTON Kirklin 3.7 W 0.6 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS TIPPECANOE West Lafayette 6 NW 0.6 700AM 3/4 COOP CLINTON Frankfort 0.9 SSE 0.5 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS HOWARD Young America 0.5 700AM 3/4 COOP TIPPECANOE Lafayette 2.2 S 0.5 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS HAMILTON Carmel 1.4 NNE 0.4 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS TIPPECANOE Lafayette 2.2 NE 0.3 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS VERMILLION Perrysville 4 WNW 0.3 600AM 3/4 COOP BOONE Lebanon 6 W 0.2 700AM 3/4 COOP TIPTON Tipton 5 SW 0.2 600AM 3/4 COOP BOONE Thorntown 3.4 SW 0.1 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS MARION Clermont 1.1 N 0.1 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS MONTGOMERY New Market 2.6 WNW 0.1 700AM 3/4 NWS Emply --------------------------------------------------------------- DELAWARE Muncie 1.7 N (KD9GQA) T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS FOUNTAIN Covington T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS HAMILTON Fishers 6.1 E T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS HENDRICKS Brownsburg 0.8 NNW T 700AM 3/4 NWS Emply HENRY New Castle 2.4 SW T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS HOWARD Kokomo 4.6 ESE T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS JOHNSON Franklin 1 W T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS JOHNSON Greenwood 3.8 W T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS MARION Castleton 2 S T 700AM 3/4 COOP MARION Indianapolis Intl AP 1 SE T 700AM 3/4 NWS WFO MADISON Anderson 4.0 N T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS MORGAN Brooklyn T 700AM 3/4 NWS Emply OWEN Ellettsville 4.6 W T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS RANDOLPH Modoc T 700AM 3/4 CoCoRaHS
Environment
An upper low and a strong surface low moved across the area during the day on March 3. Strong southerly winds aloft brought in moisture from the Gulf of America, which allowed for the heavy rainfall amounts.
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| Figure 1: 500mb at 1 PM EST | Figure 2: Surface Map and Radar at 1 PM EST | Figure 3: Precipitable Water and Moisture Transport at 16Z |
Mean Sea Level Pressure and 2 Hour Pressure Changes
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| Figure 4: 10 AM EST | Figure 5: 1 PM EST | Figure 6: Caption |
Pressure/Historical Context
Terre Haute recorded their lowest mean sea level pressure on record 979.5mb (28.92 inches), breaking the old record of 981.7mb (28.99 inches).
Indianapolis broke the record for lowest mean sea level pressure on record for the month of March. The new record is 979.0 mb (28.91 inches), breaking the record of 981.0mb (28.97 inches).
Below is a graphic from the Weather Prediction Center with more details on pressure records set across the Ohio Valley. Following the graphic is more information about pressure readings observed across central Indiana during the event.
WPC Graphic. Click for a larger version.
MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE...and MARCH*/ALL-TIME** RECORDS... ASOS Location Minimum SLP Time/Date Old Record/Date Bloomington/BMG 977.0/28.85 402PM 3/3 Shelbyville/GEZ 977.6/28.87 358PM 3/3 Indianapolis/IND 979.0/28.91 435PM 3/3* 981.0/3-11-1952 Terre Haute/HUF 979.3/28.92 354PM 3/3** 981.7/3-11-1923 Eagle Creek/EYE 979.6/28.92 426PM 3/3 Muncie/MIE 979.7/28.93 434PM 3/3 Lafayette/LAF 985.4/29.10 313PM 3/3 GREATEST MARCH 3, 2023...3-HOUR SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DROP... ASOS Duration Trend / Change (in.) Trend / Change (mb) GEZ 1153A-253P 29.33-->28.96 / -0.37 993.3-->980.6 / -12.7 BMG 1053A-153A 29.36-->28.99 / -0.37 994.3-->981.8 / -12.5 MIE 1153A-253P 29.43-->29.06 / -0.37 996.8-->984.3 / -12.5 EYE 1153A-253P 29.33-->28.97 / -0.36 993.6-->981.4 / -12.2 IND 1154A-254P 29.32-->28.96 / -0.36 992.9-->980.9 / -12.0 HUF 1053A-153P 29.32-->28.98 / -0.34 993.1-->981.5 / -11.6 LAF 1054A-154A 29.47-->29.15 / -0.32 998.2-->987.4 / -10.8 GREATEST MARCH 3, 2023...1-HOUR SEA LEVEL PRESSURE DROP... ASOS Duration Trend / Change (in.) Trend / Change (mb) GEZ 155P-253P 29.15-->28.96 / -0.19 987.1-->980.6 / -6.5 MIE 153P-253P 29.23-->29.07 / -0.16 989.8-->984.3 / -5.5 LAF 1254P-154P 29.30-->29.15 / -0.15 992.5-->987.4 / -5.1 IND 1154A-1254P 29.30-->29.15 / -0.15 992.9-->987.9 / -5.0 EYE 153P-253P 29.12-->28.98 / -0.14 986.3-->981.4 / -4.9 BMG 1153A-1253P 29.24-->29.10 / -0.14 990.1-->985.3 / -4.8 HUF 1053A-1153A 29.32-->29.21 / -0.11 993.1-->989.2 / -3.9 FURTHER NOTES ON ASOS SUB-HOURLY PRESSURE TENDENCIES... Muncie/MIEs sea level pressure dropped...from 29.18 inches at 235PM to 29.06 at 240PM...a 5-minute drop of 4.1 mb. Shelbyville/GEZs sea level pressure dropped...from 29.11 inches at 200PM to 29.03 inches at 205PM...a 5-minute drop of 2.7 mb. Indianapolis/INDs sea level pressure dropped...from 29.24 inches at 1245PM to 29.18 inches at 1250PM...a 5-minute drop of 2.0 mb.
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