Heavy Snow, Carroll
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 8 to 9, 1999
A strong upper level low pressure system aided by a strong southerly flow and copius amounts of moisture led to a prolonged period of wintry precipitation featuring heavy snow across northern counties in the CWA and a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet in southern zones of the CWA. Snowfall amounts ranged from 5-9 inches across the northern CWA.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 34 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
- 34
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.
A strong upper level low pressure system aided by a strong southerly flow and copius amounts of moisture led to a prolonged period of wintry precipitation featuring heavy snow across northern counties in the CWA and a mix of snow, freezing rain and sleet in southern zones of the CWA. Snowfall amounts ranged from 5-9 inches across the northern CWA. Roads were very slick and hazardous the entire area. Many schools were closed for the day as a result of the roads.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 winter storm, 14 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Howard
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tippecanoe
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tippecanoe forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Montgomery
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clinton
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tipton
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Madison
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Hamilton
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Randolph
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -85.011 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Henry
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hancock
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marion
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hendricks
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hendricks forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -86.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Boone
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.051, -86.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Fountain
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fountain forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Warren
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Vermillion
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vermillion forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Parke
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Parke forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Putnam
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.666, -86.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morgan
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Johnson
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shelby
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rush
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rush forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Decatur
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jennings
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jennings forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.997, -85.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bartholomew
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bartholomew forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.196, -86.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.161, -86.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lawrence
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Owen
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Owen forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Vigo
- When
- March 8, 9:00 PM EST to March 9, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Vigo forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- 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
- Tornadoes and Flood in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kansas, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, March 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, March 8 to 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, March 8 to 9, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1999
- High Wind in Oklahoma, March 8, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 1999
- Wildfire in Florida, March 8, 1999
- Winter Weather in Michigan, March 8 to 10, 1999
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5683434, 5683435, 5683436, 5683437, 5683438, 5683439, 5683440, 5683441, 5683442, 5683443, 5683444, 5683445, 5683446, 5683447, 5683448, 5683449, 5683450, 5683451, 5683452, 5683453, 5683454, 5683521, 5683522, 5683523, 5683524, 5683525, 5683526, 5683527, 5683528, 5683529, 5683530, 5683531, 5683532, 5683533.