Winter Storm, Dearborn
- When
- January 7, 10:00 PM EST to January 9, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dearborn forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Indiana, January 7 to 9, 1999
A weak low pressure system brought wintry precipitation to southeast and east-central Indiana. The precipitation began as a period of snow with accumulations of 2 to 3 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 ILN wrote it up.
A weak low pressure system brought wintry precipitation to southeast and east-central Indiana. The precipitation began as a period of snow with accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. After a brief break, freezing rain began with significant ice accumulations occurring.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Fayette
- When
- January 7, 10:00 PM EST to January 9, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 7, 10:00 PM EST to January 9, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Union
- When
- January 7, 10:00 PM EST to January 9, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.626, -84.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wayne
- When
- January 7, 10:00 PM EST to January 9, 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.864, -85.010 (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
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 7 to 8, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 7 to 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 7 to 8, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, January 7 to 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 7 to 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 1999
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5678448, 5678449, 5678450, 5678451, 5678452.