Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996

Name: Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
Start: 1996-01-02T01:00
End: 1996-01-03T07:00
Location: Indiana

January 2 to 3, 1996 · NWS IND · 41 events in 41 counties and zones

The first big snowstorm of 1996 impacted all but northwest Indiana. In central sections, snowfall amounts averaged six to twelve inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 41 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 41

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 IND wrote it up.

The first big snowstorm of 1996 impacted all but northwest Indiana. In central sections, snowfall amounts averaged six to twelve inches. Twenty four counties declared snow emergencies.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

41 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Carroll

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Cass

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.762, -86.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Miami

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Miami forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Warren

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Tippecanoe

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Tippecanoe forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Clinton

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Clinton forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Howard

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Howard forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Fountain

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Fountain forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Montgomery

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Boone

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.051, -86.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Tipton

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Tipton forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hamilton

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Madison

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Delaware

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Delaware forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Randolph

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.158, -85.011 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Vermillion

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Vermillion forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Parke

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Parke forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Putnam

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.666, -86.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hendricks

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Hendricks forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.770, -86.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Marion

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hancock

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Henry

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Vigo

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Vigo forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Clay

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.393, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Owen

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Owen forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Morgan

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Johnson

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Shelby

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rush

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Rush forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sullivan

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Greene

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Monroe

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.161, -86.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Brown

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.196, -86.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Bartholomew

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Bartholomew forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Decatur

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Decatur forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Knox

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Daviess

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Martin

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Martin forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lawrence

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jackson

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jennings

When: January 2, 1:00 AM EST to January 3, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Jennings forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.997, -85.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in Indiana in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5535523, 5535524, 5535525, 5535526, 5535527, 5535528, 5535529, 5535530, 5535531, 5535532, 5535533, 5535534, 5535535, 5535536, 5535537, 5535538, 5535539, 5535540, 5535541, 5535542, 5535543, 5535544, 5535545, 5535546, 5535547, 5535548, 5535744, 5535745, 5535746, 5535747, 5535748, 5535749, 5535750, 5535751, 5535752, 5535753, 5535754, 5535755, 5535756, 5535757, and more.