Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- November 13, 7:00 PM EST to November 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Indiana, November 13 to 14, 1997
Winter storm brought 4 to 6 inch snows in a 50 mile wide swath centered on Interstate 70 between Terre Haute and Indianapolis.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
Winter storm brought 4 to 6 inch snows in a 50 mile wide swath centered on Interstate 70 between Terre Haute and Indianapolis.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Hendricks
- When
- November 13, 7:00 PM EST to November 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hendricks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -86.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Owen
- When
- November 13, 7:00 PM EST to November 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Vigo
- When
- November 13, 7:00 PM EST to November 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Vigo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morgan
- When
- November 13, 7:30 PM EST to November 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marion
- When
- November 13, 8:00 PM EST to November 14, 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -86.138 (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
- Flash Flooding in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Flooding in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Flooding in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Flooding in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, November 13, 1997
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Illinois, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, November 13 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 13, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Florida, November 13, 1997
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, November 1997
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: 5621224, 5621225, 5621228, 5621229, 5621227, 5621226.