Overview
A low pressure system brought a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the area. Click on the links below to read about each topic below.Snow
Not all of the snow with this event fell at one time. Snow fell on Friday night, with a mix of freezing rain/drizzle and even some sleet Saturday into Saturday evening. Click on Freezing Rain & Drizzle to read more about the freezing rain/drizzle. Lake effect snow developed Saturday night and continued into Sunday. See the maps below for each period, starting with December 17th (Fig. 1), December 18th (Fig. 2) and then the 48 hour totals December 18th (Fig. 3). Finally, the 72 hour total snowfall map (Fig. 4) showing total snow for not only the system, but also lake effect.
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| Figure 1: 24 hr Snow Totals 7 am EST 12/17/16 | Figure 2: 24 hr Snow Totals 7 am EST 12/18/16 | Figure 3: 48 hr Snow Totals 7 am EST 12/17-12/18, 2016 | Figure 4: 72 hr Snow Totals 7 am EST 12/17-7 am 12/19 |
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| Figure 5. Snow Total Maps Legend (in) |
Freezing Rain & Drizzle
Snow fell in many areas Friday night December 16th-the morning of Saturday December 17th, along with a wintry mix of freezing rain/drizzle, and even some sleet. Reports from the morning of the 17th were generally less than 0.1" for the Northern Indiana Forecast Area (IWX). This led to minor ice accumulations on trees, cars, and other elevated surfaces. Patches of ice were reported from the highways, with several accidents occurring. To see photos of the ice, click on "photos & Video." Near Indianapolis, icy totals were much higher and wreaked havoc on the roads in the area. Motorists were stranded on the highways, and there were numerous reports of serious accidents. To read more about this event, visit the NWS Indianapolis webpage: www.weather.gov/ind
Arctic Blast
An unseasonably strong blast of arctic air invaded the region behind the system. A combination of fresh snow pack, clear skies and winds under 10 mph set the stage for rapid temperature drops with nearly every reporting site at or below zero. Several locations across northern Indiana into far southern Lower Michigan seen air temperatures drop into the -10 or lower range. A list of low temperatures for several locations can be found below. Despite winds being generally light, even a 4 to 6 mph wind was sufficient to make it feel 5 to 10 degrees cooler than the air temperatures. The second list shows the coldest wind chill readings. Record low temperatures were broken at both South Bend and Fort Wayne for the 19th of December.
...Low Temperature Reports for December 19th...
Location Temp Time/Date Lat/Lon
...Indiana...
...Adams County...
Berne Wwtp -3 F 0800 AM 12/19 40.67N/84.93W
Decatur 1n -4 F 0700 AM 12/19 40.85N/84.93W
...Allen County...
2 S Wallen -5 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.12N/85.16W
4 N New Haven -5 F 0840 AM 12/19 41.13N/85.03W
Woodburn -8 F 0818 AM 12/19 41.14N/84.86W
Fort Wayne International Ap -9 F 0742 AM 12/19 40.98N/85.19W
3 NE Nine Mile -9 F 0800 AM 12/19 41.02N/85.18W
2 SSW Huntertown -9 F 0810 AM 12/19 41.20N/85.19W
St. Marys Rvr Nr Fort Wayne 23 F 0141 PM 12/19 40.99N/85.11W
Rolling Hills 6 F 0903 PM 12/18 41.03N/85.29W
Spy Run At Franke Park 65 F 0141 PM 12/19 41.10N/85.17W
...Blackford County...
Hartford City 4ese -3 F 0800 AM 12/19 40.44N/85.29W
...Cass County...
1 SE Walton -7 F 0830 AM 12/19 40.64N/86.23W
Young America -8 F 0800 AM 12/19 40.57N/86.33W
Logansport/cass Cnty Ap -9 F 0815 AM 12/19 40.71N/86.37W
...De Kalb County...
2 SSW Waterloo -10 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.41N/85.04W
3 E Saint Johns -6 F 0915 AM 12/19 41.31N/85.06W
Auburn -7 F 0821 AM 12/19 41.36N/85.06W
Garrett -8 F 0740 AM 12/19 41.34N/85.13W
...Elkhart County...
2 SW Simonton Lake -10 F 0801 AM 12/19 41.72N/86.01W
1 ENE Elkhart -10 F 0824 AM 12/19 41.69N/85.94W
Elkhart Municipal Airport -11 F 0750 AM 12/19 41.72N/86.00W
Goshen Municipal Airport -12 F 0853 AM 12/19 41.53N/85.79W
3 NE Osceola -15 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.71N/86.04W
1 WNW Jimtown -16 F 0808 AM 12/19 41.64N/86.04W
...Fulton County...
Fulton County Airport -11 F 0755 AM 12/19 41.07N/86.18W
Rochester -12 F 0700 AM 12/19 41.07N/86.21W
...Grant County...
3 NW Upland -3 F 0810 AM 12/19 40.50N/85.55W
Grant County Municipal Apt -4 F 0835 AM 12/19 40.48N/85.68W
Marion 2n -8 F 0716 AM 12/19 40.58N/85.66W
...Huntington County...
3 NW Huntington -11 F 0835 AM 12/19 40.93N/85.55W
Huntington -6 F 0630 AM 12/19 40.86N/85.50W
3 SSW Huntington -7 F 0828 AM 12/19 40.83N/85.53W
3 NE Majenica -8 F 0803 AM 12/19 40.82N/85.41W
...Kosciusko County...
2 WSW Syracuse -11 F 0819 AM 12/19 41.41N/85.79W
1 SW Sevastopol -12 F 0824 AM 12/19 41.11N/86.04W
Tippecanoe Lake -13 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.33N/85.77W
Warsaw Municipal Airport -13 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.27N/85.84W
2 SW Warsaw -15 F 0732 AM 12/19 41.21N/85.87W
2 N North Webster -9 F 0831 AM 12/19 41.36N/85.70W
James Lake -9 F 0818 AM 12/19 41.31N/85.72W
...La Porte County...
1 W Michigan City -10 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.71N/86.90W
Michigan City -12 F 0713 AM 12/19 41.70N/86.88W
1 WSW Waterford -13 F 0831 AM 12/19 41.67N/86.87W
La Porte -26 F 0655 AM 12/19 41.57N/86.73W
1 W Michigan City -8 F 0720 AM 12/19 41.71N/86.90W
1 ENE Fish Lake -8 F 0645 AM 12/19 41.58N/86.52W
2 E Trail Creek -9 F 0755 AM 12/19 41.70N/86.82W
...Lagrange County...
1 NW Howe -10 F 0832 AM 12/19 41.75N/85.44W
...Marshall County...
Bremen -13 F 0759 AM 12/19 41.44N/86.16W
2 NW Argos -14 F 0800 AM 12/19 41.27N/86.27W
Plymouth -14 F 0500 AM 12/19 41.34N/86.34W
2 WNW Bremen -16 F 0755 AM 12/19 41.46N/86.19W
Plymouth -9 F 0711 AM 12/19 41.34N/86.31W
Plymouth -9 F 0714 AM 12/19 41.34N/86.31W
2 W Mentone -9 F 0723 AM 12/19 41.18N/86.08W
...Miami County...
1 S Macy -4 F 0610 AM 12/19 40.94N/86.13W
3 W Amboy -5 F 0830 AM 12/19 40.59N/85.98W
1 SSW Grissom Afb -8 F 0658 AM 12/19 40.65N/86.15W
2 E Bunker Hill -9 F 0814 AM 12/19 40.65N/86.06W
Peru -9 F 0355 AM 12/19 40.76N/86.07W
...Noble County...
Ligonier -10 F 0819 AM 12/19 41.46N/85.59W
1 E Big Lake -11 F 0609 AM 12/19 41.28N/85.47W
3 NE Avilla -8 F 0818 AM 12/19 41.40N/85.20W
...St. Joseph County...
Roseland -10 F 0832 AM 12/19 41.72N/86.27W
1 NW South Bend -12 F 0749 AM 12/19 41.69N/86.29W
2 NNE Gulivoire Park -13 F 0744 AM 12/19 41.64N/86.24W
2 S New Carlisle -13 F 0816 AM 12/19 41.66N/86.51W
South Bend International Ap -14 F 0709 AM 12/19 41.71N/86.32W
2 SW Bertrand -13 F 0839 AM 12/19 41.75N/86.30W
Gulivoire Park -14 F 0840 AM 12/19 41.61N/86.24W
2 ESE Mishawaka -16 F 0811 AM 12/19 41.65N/86.13W
1 NE South Bend -8 F 0853 AM 12/19 41.69N/86.25W
...Starke County...
Knox Wwtp -16 F 0800 AM 12/19 41.31N/86.63W
2 ESE Brems -17 F 0735 AM 12/19 41.33N/86.66W
...Steuben County...
Angola -10 F 0700 AM 12/19 41.64N/84.99W
Tri-state Steuben County Air -13 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.64N/85.08W
1 SE Crooked Lake -8 F 0748 AM 12/19 41.66N/85.02W
3 NE Lake James -8 F 0832 AM 12/19 41.73N/85.00W
Pleasant Lake -8 F 0815 AM 12/19 41.57N/85.01W
...Wabash County...
1 SSE Roann -10 F 0806 AM 12/19 40.89N/85.92W
Somerset -8 F 0750 AM 12/19 40.66N/85.81W
1 SW Wabash -8 F 0842 AM 12/19 40.78N/85.84W
2 ESE Somerset -9 F 0750 AM 12/19 40.66N/85.79W
...Wells County...
Bluffton--main St. Bridge -7 F 0839 AM 12/19 40.74N/85.17W
...White County...
1 WNW Indiana Beach -11 F 0750 AM 12/19 40.80N/86.79W
Monon -6 F 0115 AM 12/19 40.86N/86.88W
Monticello -9 F 0745 AM 12/19 40.74N/86.77W
White Cnty Ap -9 F 0755 AM 12/19 40.71N/86.77W
Chalmers 5w -9 F 0600 AM 12/19 40.67N/86.95W
...Whitley County...
Tri-lakes -10 F 0808 AM 12/19 41.22N/85.48W
2 NE Tri-Lakes -7 F 0906 AM 12/19 41.25N/85.45W
Columbia City -8 F 0832 AM 12/19 41.16N/85.49W
...Michigan...
...Berrien County...
Niles -10 F 0844 AM 12/19 41.83N/86.25W
Southwest Michigan Regional -2 F 0923 AM 12/19 42.13N/86.43W
3 ENE Spinks Corners -2 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.13N/86.27W
Watervliet -2 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.13N/86.25W
Saint Joseph -2 F 0935 AM 12/19 42.10N/86.49W
Saint Joseph -2 F 0940 AM 12/19 42.10N/86.49W
1 WSW Spinks Corners -4 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.08N/86.36W
2 E Shoreham -6 F 0925 AM 12/19 42.05N/86.47W
1 SSE Shoreham -6 F 0913 AM 12/19 42.04N/86.50W
3 WSW Sodus -7 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.02N/86.43W
2 WSW Berrien Springs -9 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.94N/86.38W
...Branch County...
1 NNW Batavia -10 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.93N/85.11W
Coldwater -8 F 0815 AM 12/19 41.93N/85.05W
...Cass County...
2 NW Granger -11 F 0846 AM 12/19 41.77N/86.17W
1 WSW Diamond Lake -8 F 0700 AM 12/19 41.90N/86.00W
2 E La Grange -8 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.95N/85.99W
2 SE Sandy Beach -9 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.02N/86.17W
...Hillsdale County...
Litchfield -1 F 0904 AM 12/19 42.05N/84.75W
Hillsdale Municipal Airport -4 F 0715 AM 12/19 41.92N/84.59W
Jerome -7 F 0842 AM 12/19 42.02N/84.46W
...St. Joseph County...
Sturgis -11 F 0715 AM 12/19 41.81N/85.44W
1 SSE Constantine -12 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.82N/85.66W
Three Rivers Municipal Dr Ha -12 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.96N/85.59W
Mendon -7 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.98N/85.43W
2 SE Mendon -7 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.98N/85.43W
...Ohio...
...Allen County...
1 SSW Elida -2 F 0750 AM 12/19 40.76N/84.21W
Lima Allen County Airport 0 F 0753 AM 12/19 40.71N/84.02W
Bluffton 1 F 0845 AM 12/19 40.89N/83.89W
Fort Shawnee 1 F 0815 AM 12/19 40.68N/84.13W
Lima 4 F 0849 AM 12/19 40.73N/84.12W
...Defiance County...
2 E Evansport -5 F 0845 AM 12/19 41.42N/84.34W
Defiance Memorial Airport -6 F 0753 AM 12/19 41.34N/84.43W
1 W Ney -8 F 0810 AM 12/19 41.38N/84.55W
Hicksville -8 F 0610 AM 12/19 41.32N/84.75W
Newville 19 F 0141 PM 12/19 41.38N/84.80W
...Fulton County...
1 W Elmira -10 F 0925 AM 12/19 41.58N/84.33W
3 SSW Morenci -10 F 0640 AM 12/19 41.68N/84.23W
Fulton Cnty Ap -6 F 0815 AM 12/19 41.61N/84.13W
Archbold -8 F 0914 AM 12/19 41.52N/84.31W
2 SW Pettisville -8 F 0816 AM 12/19 41.49N/84.26W
...Henry County...
3 SW Liberty Center -5 F 0805 AM 12/19 41.41N/84.06W
2 WNW Ridgeville Corners -6 F 0915 AM 12/19 41.45N/84.30W
...Paulding County...
2 W Paulding -10 F 0839 AM 12/19 41.14N/84.64W
1 WSW Antwerp -12 F 0635 AM 12/19 41.17N/84.77W
1 NW Oakwood -5 F 0833 AM 12/19 41.11N/84.40W
3 SW Charloe -8 F 0801 AM 12/19 41.10N/84.48W
...Putnam County...
3 NNE Fort Jennings -1 F 0830 AM 12/19 40.95N/84.27W
Ottawa -2 F 0645 AM 12/19 41.02N/84.05W
Kalida 0 F 0918 AM 12/19 40.98N/84.20W
Leipsic 0 F 0906 AM 12/19 41.10N/83.99W
Columbus Grove 2 F 0816 AM 12/19 40.92N/84.05W
...Van Wert County...
Middle Point -1 F 0833 AM 12/19 40.86N/84.45W
Willshire -2 F 0840 AM 12/19 40.75N/84.79W
1 ENE Van Wert -3 F 0817 AM 12/19 40.87N/84.56W
2 WNW Convoy -3 F 0906 AM 12/19 40.93N/84.74W
1 WNW Van Wert -3 F 0924 AM 12/19 40.88N/84.61W
1 W Middle Point -4 F 0816 AM 12/19 40.85N/84.48W
1 SW Van Wert -5 F 0829 AM 12/19 40.85N/84.60W
2 NNW Convoy -7 F 0745 AM 12/19 40.95N/84.73W
...Williams County...
Bryan 2se -11 F 0800 AM 12/19 41.46N/84.53W
2 SSW Pioneer -11 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.64N/84.57W
1 WSW Bryan -3 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.46N/84.57W
2 WSW Hallock -7 F 0818 AM 12/19 41.51N/84.59W
1 E Columbia -8 F 0825 AM 12/19 41.63N/84.77W
West Unity -8 F 0754 AM 12/19 41.59N/84.44W
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official.
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...Wind Chill Reports For The Morning of December 19th, 2016...
Location Temp Time/Date Lat/Lon
...Indiana...
...Allen County...
Woodburn -10 F 0302 AM 12/19 41.14N/84.86W
2 SSW Huntertown -15 F 0851 AM 12/19 41.20N/85.19W
2 S Wallen -18 F 0820 AM 12/19 41.12N/85.16W
Fort Wayne International Ap -20 F 0854 AM 12/19 40.98N/85.19W
...Cass County...
1 SE Walton -15 F 0850 AM 12/19 40.64N/86.23W
...De Kalb County...
2 SSW Waterloo -10 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.41N/85.04W
3 E Saint Johns -14 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.31N/85.06W
...Elkhart County...
1 ENE Elkhart -10 F 0824 AM 12/19 41.69N/85.94W
Elkhart Municipal Airport -13 F 1050 AM 12/19 41.72N/86.00W
3 NE Osceola -15 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.71N/86.04W
1 WNW Jimtown -16 F 0808 AM 12/19 41.64N/86.04W
2 SW Simonton Lake -18 F 0542 AM 12/19 41.72N/86.01W
Goshen Municipal Airport -23 F 0353 AM 12/19 41.53N/85.79W
...Fulton County...
Rochester -10 F 0700 AM 12/19 41.07N/86.21W
Fulton County Airport -17 F 0915 AM 12/19 41.07N/86.18W
...Grant County...
3 NW Upland -14 F 0240 AM 12/19 40.50N/85.55W
Grant County Municipal Apt -17 F 0315 AM 12/19 40.48N/85.68W
...Huntington County...
3 NW Huntington -11 F 0835 AM 12/19 40.93N/85.55W
3 NE Majenica -17 F 0313 AM 12/19 40.82N/85.41W
3 SSW Huntington -18 F 0838 AM 12/19 40.83N/85.53W
...Kosciusko County...
2 WSW Syracuse -11 F 0819 AM 12/19 41.41N/85.79W
1 SW Sevastopol -12 F 0824 AM 12/19 41.11N/86.04W
Tippecanoe Lake -13 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.33N/85.77W
2 SW Warsaw -15 F 0732 AM 12/19 41.21N/85.87W
Warsaw Municipal Airport -19 F 0255 AM 12/19 41.27N/85.84W
2 N North Webster -19 F 0831 AM 12/19 41.36N/85.70W
...La Porte County...
1 WSW Waterford -13 F 0831 AM 12/19 41.67N/86.87W
Michigan City -14 F 0933 AM 12/19 41.70N/86.88W
1 W Michigan City -21 F 0851 AM 12/19 41.71N/86.90W
2 E Trail Creek -24 F 0335 AM 12/19 41.70N/86.82W
1 W Michigan City -25 F 0630 AM 12/19 41.71N/86.90W
La Porte -35 F 0735 AM 12/19 41.57N/86.73W
...Lagrange County...
1 NW Howe -15 F 0932 AM 12/19 41.75N/85.44W
...Marshall County...
Bremen -13 F 0759 AM 12/19 41.44N/86.16W
Plymouth -14 F 0500 AM 12/19 41.34N/86.34W
Plymouth -15 F 0355 AM 12/19 41.34N/86.31W
Plymouth -15 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.34N/86.31W
2 NW Argos -22 F 0600 AM 12/19 41.27N/86.27W
2 WNW Bremen -29 F 0755 AM 12/19 41.46N/86.19W
...Miami County...
3 W Amboy -17 F 0228 AM 12/19 40.59N/85.98W
2 E Bunker Hill -18 F 0905 AM 12/19 40.65N/86.06W
1 SSW Grissom Afb -20 F 0558 AM 12/19 40.65N/86.15W
...Noble County...
Ligonier -10 F 0819 AM 12/19 41.46N/85.59W
1 E Big Lake -11 F 0609 AM 12/19 41.28N/85.47W
...St. Joseph County...
1 NW South Bend -12 F 0749 AM 12/19 41.69N/86.29W
2 SW Bertrand -13 F 0839 AM 12/19 41.75N/86.30W
2 S New Carlisle -13 F 0816 AM 12/19 41.66N/86.51W
Gulivoire Park -14 F 0840 AM 12/19 41.61N/86.24W
2 ESE Mishawaka -16 F 0811 AM 12/19 41.65N/86.13W
Roseland -21 F 0521 AM 12/19 41.72N/86.27W
2 NNE Gulivoire Park -22 F 0744 AM 12/19 41.64N/86.24W
South Bend International Ap -28 F 0429 AM 12/19 41.71N/86.32W
...Starke County...
Knox Wwtp -14 F 0800 AM 12/19 41.31N/86.63W
2 ESE Brems -28 F 0615 AM 12/19 41.33N/86.66W
...Steuben County...
Angola -10 F 0700 AM 12/19 41.64N/84.99W
Tri-state Steuben County Air -13 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.64N/85.08W
...Wabash County...
1 SSE Roann -19 F 0906 AM 12/19 40.89N/85.92W
...White County...
1 WNW Indiana Beach -11 F 0750 AM 12/19 40.80N/86.79W
White Cnty Ap -18 F 0255 AM 12/19 40.71N/86.77W
...Whitley County...
Tri-lakes -10 F 0808 AM 12/19 41.22N/85.48W
...Michigan...
...Berrien County...
Niles -10 F 0844 AM 12/19 41.83N/86.25W
Watervliet -14 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.13N/86.25W
Saint Joseph -15 F 0940 AM 12/19 42.10N/86.49W
1 SSE Shoreham -16 F 0933 AM 12/19 42.04N/86.50W
1 WSW Spinks Corners -18 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.08N/86.36W
2 WSW Berrien Springs -19 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.94N/86.38W
Southwest Michigan Regional -21 F 0923 AM 12/19 42.13N/86.43W
3 WSW Sodus -22 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.02N/86.43W
...Branch County...
1 NNW Batavia -18 F 0800 AM 12/19 41.93N/85.11W
Coldwater -19 F 0855 AM 12/19 41.93N/85.05W
...Cass County...
2 NW Granger -11 F 0846 AM 12/19 41.77N/86.17W
2 E La Grange -16 F 0900 AM 12/19 41.95N/85.99W
2 SE Sandy Beach -17 F 0900 AM 12/19 42.02N/86.17W
1 WSW Diamond Lake -28 F 0700 AM 12/19 41.90N/86.00W
...St. Joseph County...
Mendon -14 F 0800 AM 12/19 41.98N/85.43W
2 SE Mendon -14 F 0800 AM 12/19 41.98N/85.43W
1 SSE Constantine -16 F 0500 AM 12/19 41.82N/85.66W
Sturgis -22 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.81N/85.44W
Three Rivers Municipal Dr Ha -26 F 0835 AM 12/19 41.96N/85.59W
...Ohio...
...Allen County...
Lima Allen County Airport -11 F 0653 AM 12/19 40.71N/84.02W
...Defiance County...
2 E Evansport -13 F 0845 AM 12/19 41.42N/84.34W
1 W Ney -16 F 0540 AM 12/19 41.38N/84.55W
Defiance Memorial Airport -18 F 0753 AM 12/19 41.34N/84.43W
...Fulton County...
1 W Elmira -10 F 0925 AM 12/19 41.58N/84.33W
3 SSW Morenci -10 F 0640 AM 12/19 41.68N/84.23W
Fulton Cnty Ap -18 F 0815 AM 12/19 41.61N/84.13W
...Henry County...
3 SW Liberty Center -11 F 0825 AM 12/19 41.41N/84.06W
2 WNW Ridgeville Corners -19 F 0915 AM 12/19 41.45N/84.30W
...Paulding County...
3 SW Charloe -11 F 0201 AM 12/19 41.10N/84.48W
2 W Paulding -15 F 0936 AM 12/19 41.14N/84.64W
1 WSW Antwerp -22 F 0715 AM 12/19 41.17N/84.77W
...Putnam County...
3 NNE Fort Jennings -10 F 0645 AM 12/19 40.95N/84.27W
Kalida -11 F 0918 AM 12/19 40.98N/84.20W
Ottawa -14 F 0640 AM 12/19 41.02N/84.05W
...Van Wert County...
Middle Point -12 F 0558 AM 12/19 40.86N/84.45W
2 NNW Convoy -15 F 0545 AM 12/19 40.95N/84.73W
1 SW Van Wert -17 F 0549 AM 12/19 40.85N/84.60W
1 WNW Van Wert -17 F 0609 AM 12/19 40.88N/84.61W
1 ENE Van Wert -18 F 0632 AM 12/19 40.87N/84.56W
2 WNW Convoy -19 F 0826 AM 12/19 40.93N/84.74W
...Williams County...
2 SSW Pioneer -11 F 0830 AM 12/19 41.64N/84.57W
West Unity -20 F 0639 AM 12/19 41.59N/84.44W
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official.
Photos & Video:
Photos of the Ice from Freezing Rain and Drizzle Friday Night 12/16 to Saturday 12/17
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| Bluffton, IN (12/17) (J. Tinney) |
124 E in Bluffton, IN (12/17) (J. Tinney) |
Ice Accumulation on Trees (12/17) (D. Taylor) |
Icy Driveway, Fort Wayne, IN (12/17) (B. Dahl) |
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| Loose Ice Sheet from surface (12/17) (B. Dahl) |
Albany, IN (12/17) (Sent to us via Twitter: Bluerose4725) |
Ice Accumulation on Windsheild (12/16 PM) (C. Bailey) |
Minor Ice Accumulation in Bluffton, IN (12/16 PM) (J. Tinney) |
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| Ice on tree limb: Fort Wayne, IN (J. Farlow) |
Converse, IN (12/17) (Sent to us via Twitter: Wxscoop) |
Converse, IN (12/17) (Sent to us via Twitter: Wxscoop) |
Icy Branch in Fort Wayne, IN (B. Dahl) |
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| Ice on a sign: : 600S, 1150W (Jay County: Sgt. J. Stephenson) |
Ice on post: 600S, 1150W (Jay County: Sgt. J. Stephenson) |
Radar:
Here are some radar images from the event. Dual pol radar helps us to identify when precipitation changes from snow to rain, freezing rain, freezing drizzle, etc. To read more about this, click here.
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A change over from snow to freezing rain in south at approx. 9 pm EST 12/16/16 (IWX Radar) |
Freezing rain seen at 11:15 pm EST in yellow colors 12/16 (IWX Radar, GR2 Analyst) |
Lake effect snow band moving onshore 12/18- 7:15 AM EST. (IWX Radar, GR2A) |
Storm Reports
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Northern Indiana 600 PM EST Mon Dec 19 2016 ...Storm Total Snowfall Reports December 16-18th 2016... Note: These totals are 72 hour to 24 hour snowfall totals, depending on what reports were available. Location Amount Time/Date STATION ID OR LAT/LON HOURS ...Indiana... ...Adams County... 1N Decatur T in 0830 AM 12/18 DCRI3 48 ...Allen County... 3N Woodburn 0.6 in 0700 AM 12/18 WDBI3 48 3WSW Woodburn 0.6 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-AL-32 72 Fort Wayne Official 0.4 in 0700 AM 12/19 FWAI3 72 2NNW Leo-Cedarville 0.3 in 0800 AM 12/18 IN-AL-36 48 Fort Wayne 4.1NE 0.2 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-AL-1 24 ...Blackford County... 4ESE Hartford City 0.2 in 0800 AM 12/18 HRRI3 48 1N Hartford City T in 0700 AM 12/18 IN-BL-11 48 ...Cass County... 2NNW Logansport 1.0 in 1000 AM 12/17 IN-CS-7 24 Young America 0.4 in 0800 AM 12/19 YNGI3 24 ...DeKalb County... Garrett 0.6 in 0800 AM 12/19 GRRI3 72 1NE Auburn 0.3 in 0600 AM 12/18 IN-DK-5 48 ...Elkhart County... 5SW Elkhart 5.0 in 0800 AM 12/19 IN-EL-36 72 2NNE Wakarusa 2.4 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-EL-8 72 3WSW Goshen 2.1 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-EL-39 48 Millersburg 0.4 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-EL-7 24 ...Fulton County... 2NW Rochester 6.1 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-FL-3 72 ...Grant County... 3NNW Shamrock Lakes 0.2 in 0700 AM 12/18 IN-GR-24 48 2N Marion T in 0730 AM 12/18 MZZI3 48 ...Huntington County... Huntington 0.5 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-HT-1 72 ...Kosciusko County... 2N North Webster-IWX 1.2 in 0700 AM 12/19 NWS OBSERVATION 72 Leesburg 1.1 in 0600 AM 12/19 IN-KS-11 72 James Lake 1.8 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-KS-32 72 1E Claypool 1.0 in 0800 AM 12/19 IN-KS-22 24 1E Winona Lake 0.9 in 0505 AM 12/19 IN-KS-52 72 1N Warsaw 0.5 in 0600 AM 12/19 IN-KS-51 24 2N North Webster 0.4 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-KS-41 24 ...LaPorte County... 2WNW Wanatah 9.0 in 0700 AM 12/18 WANI3 48 Michiana Shores 8.0 in 0830 AM 12/18 PUBLIC 48 Kingsbury 7.5 in 0800 AM 12/19 IN-LP-9 72 2SW Laporte 9.1 in 0800 AM 12/19 IN-LP-7 48 4ESE Trail Creek 6.0 in 0630 AM 12/18 IN-LP-50 48 7WNW New Carlisle 6.0 in 0610 AM 12/18 IN-LP-54 48 1N Kingsbury 6.5 in 0730 AM 12/19 KBYI3 72 ...Marshall County... Plymouth 4.2 in 0500 AM 12/19 PYMI3 72 ...Miami County... Peru T in 0730 AM 12/18 PERI3 48 ...Noble County... Albion 3.7S 0.1 in 0930 AM 12/19 IN-NB-11 24 ...Pulaski County... 5N Medaryville 2.0 in 0800 AM 12/19 MNSI3 72 ...St. Joseph County... South Bend Official 6.0 in 0700 AM 12/19 SBSI3 72 5SE South Bend 4.5 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-SJ-28 72 ABC 57 South Bend 3.8 in 1000 AM 12/18 ABC57 48 2N Teegarden 3.4 in 0700 AM 12/19 IN-SJ-17 72 4ENE Mishawaka 1.4 in 0800 AM 12/18 IN-SJ-26 48 2WNW Gullivoire Park 1.0 in 0900 AM 12/19 IN-SJ-5 24 ...Starke County... Knox WWTP 3.9 in 0800 AM 12/19 KNXI3 72 1SSW North Judson 1.5 in 0645 AM 12/18 IN-ST-9 48 ...Steuben County... 4N Angola 0.8 in 0615 AM 12/18 IN-SN-9 48 5N Hudson 0.6 in 0800 AM 12/18 IN-SN-3 48 2E Hamilton 0.5 in 0700 AM 12/18 IN-SN-5 48 2WSW Golden Lake 0.1 in 0600 AM 12/19 IN-SN-2 24 ...Wabash County... Wabash T in 0600 AM 12/18 IN-WB-18 48 ...Wells County... 1SE Bluffton 0.2 in 0700 AM 12/18 IN-WL-11 48 ...White County... 5W Chalmers 1.8 in 0600 AM 12/19 CHRI3 72 ...Michigan... ...Berrien County... 3W Niles 8.4 in 0800 AM 12/19 MI-BN-4 72 Stevensville 8.0 in 0830 AM 12/18 PUBLIC 48 1ESE Buchanan 7.8 in 0700 AM 12/19 MI-BN-3 72 2SSE Stevensville 5.6 in 0700 AM 12/19 MI-BN-2 72 1WNW Buchanan 5.0 in 0800 AM 12/18 MI-BN-5 48 St. Joseph 4.7 in 0630 AM 12/18 42.10N/86.49W 48 2SSE St. Joseph 3.4 in 0700 AM 12/18 MI-BN-13 48 ...Cass County... Baron Lake 6.4 in 0900 AM 12/19 MI-CS-5 72 3W Edwardsburg 1.2 in 0735 AM 12/19 MI-CS-9 24 1ESE Magician Lake 0.2 in 1000 AM 12/19 MI-CS-2 24 ...Hillsdale County... Litchfield 3.0 in 0615 AM 12/19 MI-HL-1 72 6ENE Jonesville 2.2 in 0745 AM 12/18 MI-HL-4 48 1SSE Montgomery 0.2 in 0800 AM 12/19 MI-HL-9 24 ...Ohio... ...Allen County... 1WSW Slabtown 0.2 in 0700 AM 12/19 OH-AL-5 72 ..Henry County... 1WSW Napoleon 0.7 in 0800 AM 12/19 OH-HY-7 72 3SSE McClure 0.5 in 0700 AM 12/18 OH-HY-5 48 ...Paulding County... Paulding 0.5 in 0700 AM 12/18 PAUO1 48 Grover Hill T in 0700 AM 12/18 GRHO1 48 Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official. $$ NWS Northern Indiana IRIS System PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1153 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2016 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS..
1153 AM FREEZING RAIN 1 E WINONA LAKE 41.22N 85.80W 12/17/2016 U0.00 INCH KOSCIUSKO IN NWS EMPLOYEE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. GLAZE OF ICE ON SURFACES, APPROXIMATELY 0.04" THICK OR LESS.
0930 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 WSW GOLDEN LAKE 41.59N 85.10W
12/17/2016 U0.00 INCH STEUBEN IN COCORAHS
LIGHT GLAZE OVER TREES, VEHICLES, AND SNOW
PACK-TOO LITTLE TO MEASURE. FREEZING DRIZZLE
STARTED SHORTLY AFTER 6 AM EST. ALSO
REPORTED 0.5" OF SNOW FROM LAST NIGHT.
0818 AM FREEZING RAIN 2 NW ROCHESTER 41.08N 86.22W
12/17/2016 U0.00 INCH FULTON IN AMATEUR RADIO
THIN LAYER OF ICE ON THE SIDEWALK AND OTHER
OBJECTS. 31 DEGREES WITH LIGHT MIST AT
OBSERVATION TIME.
0745 AM FREEZING RAIN 4 SSW HUNTINGTON 40.83N 85.53W
12/17/2016 E0.10 INCH HUNTINGTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
THIN LAYER OF ICE COATING TREES, SHRUBS,
RAILINGS, AND SIDEWALKS. MEASUREMENT WAS ON
A TREE LIMB.
0136 AM FREEZING RAIN LIMA 40.74N 84.11W
12/17/2016 E0.13 INCH ALLEN OH PUBLIC
ALL ROADS ICE COVERED. SEVERAL VEHICLES OFF
INTO THE MEDIAN ON I-75 IN ALLEN COUNTY.
Environment
A low pressure system moved through the area, bringing the wintry mix of precipitation. At the upper levels, a trough was moving from west to east. High pressure built in rapidly behind the low, bringing in much colder air, gusty north-northwest winds, and lake effect snow.
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| Figure 1: Surface Map at 7 am EST 12/17 (WPC) | Figure 2: Surface Map at 1 pm EST 12/17 (WPC) | Figure 3: Surface Map at 1 am EST 12/18 (WPC) |
Warm air aloft allowed for mixed precipitation to occur along the frontal boundary Friday night into Saturday. Saturday night into Sunday, cold air filtering over Lake Michigan brought lake effect snow showers to the northwest portions of our forecast area.
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Figure 4: 850 hPa Warm Air Advection 12/17 at 10 am EST. Warm air aloft brought a wintry mix to the area (SPC Archive) |
Figure 5: 925 hPa-colder air beneath the warmer air, allowed for mixed precipitation to develop. (RAP model fields) |
Figure 6: 850-700 hPa Frontogenesis 12/17 at 11 am EST. Shows the frontal boundary providing lift over our area for precipitation (SPC Archive) |
Cold air filtering in behind the low pressure system and good wind convergence on the lake helped aid in the development of a lake effect snow band on Lake Michigan.
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| Figure 7: 850 hPa temperature change over 24 hours 7 am EST 12/17-7 am EST 12/18 |
Figure 8: 500 hPa Vorticity (red highest) depicts upper level shortwave at 6 am 12/18, providing extra support for lake effect snow (RAP model fields) |
Figure 9: Converging winds over Lake Michigan at 6 am EST-good for lake effect snow band development (RAP model fields) |
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