A WINTER STORM DEVELOPED IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY AND TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD INTO INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A SWATH OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL JUST TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE STORM TRACK...WHICH MAINLY AFFECTED LOCATIONS ALONG AND TO THE NORTHWEST OF A MARION INDIANA TO NAPOLEON OHIO LINE. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 10 INCHES WERE REPORTED IN LA PORTE COUNTY INDIANA. WARM AIR ALOFT KEPT PRECIPITATION MAINLY IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTHWEST OHIO...WHICH LIMITED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN AREAS SUCH AS LIMA...VAN WERT...AND COLUMBUS GROVE OHIO. ICE ACCRETIONS UP TO 0.20 INCHES WERE REPORTED IN THESE AREAS.

SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE LISTED BELOW...

CITY                COUNTY      STATE  SNOW    SOURCE

MICHIGAN CITY       LA PORTE     IN    10.0    MEDIA

1 N GRANGER         ST JOSEPH    IN    8.5     TRAINED SPOTTER

ROLLING PRAIRIE     LA PORTE     IN    7.9     TRAINED SPOTTER

8 ESE LA PORTE      LA PORTE     IN    7.5     TRAINED SPOTTER

1 N SOUTH BEND      ST JOSEPH    IN    7.5     TRAINED SPOTTER

2 WSW NORTH WEBSTER KOSCIUSKO    IN    6.7     NWS EMPLOYEE

BENTON HARBOR       BERRIEN      MI    6.5     TRAINED SPOTTER

2 N NORTH WEBSTER   KOSCIUSKO    IN    6.3     NWS

1 E WARSAW          KOSCIUSKO    IN    6.2     NWS EMPLOYEE

2 NW GOSHEN         ELKHART      IN    6.2     COCORAHS

GIRARD              BRANCH       MI    6.0     TRAINED SPOTTER

BUCHANON            BERRIEN      MI    6.0     TRAINED SPOTTER

AUBURN              DE KALB      IN    6.0     EMERGENCY MNGR

6 ESE NORTH JUDSON  STARKE       IN    6.0     COCORAHS

ROCHESTER           FULTON       IN    6.0     TRAINED SPOTTER

LAGRANGE            LAGRANGE     IN    5.8     TRAINED SPOTTER

6 SW ANGOLA         STEUBEN      IN    5.8     TRAINED SPOTTER

6 NNW SHIPSHEWANA   ST JOSEPH    MI    5.6     COCORAHS

5 NE FT WAYNE       ALLEN        IN    5.3     TRAINED SPOTTER

BRONSON             BRANCH       MI    5.2     TRAINED SPOTTER

7 W HILLSDALE       HILLSDALE    MI    5.1     EMERGENCY MNGR

1 E LOGANSPORT      CASS         IN    5.0     COCORAHS

SOUTH WHITLEY       WHITLEY      IN    5.0     NWS EMPLOYEE

HICKSVILLE          DEFIANCE     OH    5.0     TRAINED SPOTTER

COLUMBIA CITY       WHITLEY      IN    4.9     TRAINED SPOTTER

AKRON               FULTON       IN    4.5     TRAINED SPOTTER

MONTICELLO          WHITE        IN    4.5     COCORAHS

FORT WAYNE          ALLEN        IN    3.8     NWS

NEW HAVEN           ALLEN        IN    3.5     TRAINED SPOTTER

NAPOLEON            HENRY        OH    3.1     COOP OBSERVER

VAN WERT            VAN WERT     OH    3.0     EMERGENCY MNGR

COLUMBUS GROVE      PUTNAM       OH    0.5     TRAINED SPOTTER

PANDORA             PUTNAM       OH    0.3     COOP OBSERVER

STEINWEDEL/SIMPSON