Heavy Snow, Carroll
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 19 to 20, 2000
An upper level disturbance with Pacific maritime properties pushed southeast across central Indiana triggering heavy snow north of a Turkey Run State Park to Indianapolis to New Castle line. Snowfall amounts, received mainly from winter weather spotters, law enforcement and media, were mostly in the 6 to 7 inch range.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- 14
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.
An upper level disturbance with Pacific maritime properties pushed southeast across central Indiana triggering heavy snow north of a Turkey Run State Park to Indianapolis to New Castle line. Snowfall amounts, received mainly from winter weather spotters, law enforcement and media, were mostly in the 6 to 7 inch range. South of the aforementioned line, snow accumulations were from 3 to 5 inches. A strong surface pressure gradient resulted in significant blowing and drifting of snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Fountain
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fountain forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tippecanoe
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tippecanoe forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Warren
- When
- January 19, 3:00 PM EST to January 20, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Boone
- When
- January 19, 3:30 PM EST to January 20, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.051, -86.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clinton
- When
- January 19, 3:30 PM EST to January 20, 12:00 AM 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, Montgomery
- When
- January 19, 3:30 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Hamilton
- When
- January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 20, 1:00 AM 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, Howard
- When
- January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Tipton
- When
- January 19, 4:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tipton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Delaware
- When
- January 19, 5:00 PM EST to January 20, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Henry
- When
- January 19, 5:00 PM EST to January 20, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Madison
- When
- January 19, 5:00 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Randolph
- When
- January 19, 5:30 PM EST to January 20, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -85.011 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding in American Samoa, January 19 to 22, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 19, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, January 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 19 to 20, 2000
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 2000
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: 5127003, 5127006, 5127390, 5127392, 5127002, 5127004, 5127388, 5127007, 5127386, 5127391, 5127005, 5127008, 5127387, 5127389.