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December 12-14th Lake Effect Snowstorm Cripples Northwest Indiana

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Below is a table highlighting the highest snowfall amounts for this event.

 
LOCATION SNOW AMT   LOCATION SNOW AMT
Wanatah 4.4 ESE 31.5   South Bend 4.6 SE 8.2
Westville 4.7 ESE 28.0   Leesburg 6.7 ESE 7.2
La Porte 1.6 SW 24.7   Porter 0.6 S 7.1
North Judson 5.7 ESE 20.5   Valparaiso 5.7 WSW 7.1
Valparaiso 3.9 ENE 19.0   Syracuse 0.9 SW 6.8
Kingsbury 5.0 ENE 18.2   Crown Point 7.8 E 6.7
Valparaiso 0.4 SSW 17.1   Hebron 3.7 NE 6.2
Valparaiso 1.4 ENE 15.9   Valparaiso 1.8 NW 6.2
Kingsbury 0.3 WNW 15.1   La Porte 2.3 ESE 6.0
La Porte 6.2 N 14.5   Fort Wayne 7.0 NE 5.8
Valparaiso 0.9 NNW 13.6   Woodburn 2.8 WSW 5.6
La Porte 1.2 E 13.2   Munster 0.8 SSE 5.5
Lakes Of The Four Seasons 1.5 NNE 10.0   Crown Point 1.1 N 5.5
Valparaiso 1.4 WNW 9.9   Bedford 8.6 NNW 5.5
Chesterton 4.2 E 9.2   Valparaiso 0.6 SE 5.5
Burnettsville 9.9 NNW 9.1   Mishawaka 2.5 SE 5.2
Valparaiso 4.6 NNE 8.9   Fort Wayne 9.1 SE 5.1
Valparaiso 2.0 ESE 8.6   Carmel 0.9 ESE 5.1
Chesterton 1.4 ENE 8.3   Logansport 2.2 NNW 5.0
Portage 0.9 ESE 8.2   LaGrange 7.2 ESE 5.0

 

24 Hour Totals Dec. 12: Mainly system snow amounts   24 Hour Totals Dec. 13: Lake Effect Snow amounts
 

 

24 Hour Totals Dec. 14: Lake Effect Snow amounts   24 Hour Totals Dec. 15: Lake Effect Snow amounts
 

 

3 Day Snowfall Totals as of Tuesday, December 14, 2010

 

Click on any image to see a larger map.

 

Below is a picture of downtown La Porte at the height of the storm on December 12th. Notice the limited visibility and blowing snow!

Photo courtesy Joe Vorrier

 

Below are a few photos showing the amount of snow La Porte County where over 30 inches fell in the 3 day period. (Photos courtesy Lori Barrett)

Wanatah - December 13th  
Wanatah - December 13th   Wanatah - December 14th

 

Union Mills - December 14th

 

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