Winter Storm, Blackford
- When
- January 2, 7:00 AM EST to January 3, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Blackford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.474, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
One of the worst snowstorms in Blackford Counties history began on the morning of January 2 and ended the morning of January 3. Before the storm was over it dropped a total of 11 inches of snow on Hartford City with drifts as high as 9 feet being reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS IWX wrote it up.
One of the worst snowstorms in Blackford Counties history began on the morning of January 2 and ended the morning of January 3. Before the storm was over it dropped a total of 11 inches of snow on Hartford City with drifts as high as 9 feet being reported. The heavy snow prompted county officials to issue a snow emergency with no travel allowed except emergency vehicles. The snow made travel virtually impossible with all schools closed and most businesses and industries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, January 2, 1996
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5547282.