Heavy Snow, Benton
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM CST to January 20, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.606, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 19 to 20, 2000
On the afternoon and evening of January 19th and early morning of January 20th, 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across much of northwest Indiana. The snow event was at the eastern most end of a general broad band of heavy snow from central and eastern Iowa, across north and north central Illinois, and into northwest Indiana.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 LOT wrote it up.
On the afternoon and evening of January 19th and early morning of January 20th, 5 to 8 inches of snow fell across much of northwest Indiana. The snow event was at the eastern most end of a general broad band of heavy snow from central and eastern Iowa, across north and north central Illinois, and into northwest Indiana. The heaviest snow amounts for northwest Indiana fell across extreme northern Porter county and northeastward along Lake Michigan. A second band of heavy snow fell across central and southern Newton County into southern Jasper County. Official snowfall reports: 7.5 inches in Porter, 5.0 inches in Merrillville, 5.0 inches in Valparaiso, 7.0 inches in Morocco, 5.0 inches in Rensselaer and 7.1 inches in Remington.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Jasper
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM CST to January 20, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.023, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Newton
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM CST to January 20, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.956, -87.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Porter
- When
- January 19, 12:00 PM CST to January 20, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Porter forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.509, -87.073 (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
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, January 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, 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: 5129960, 5129961, 5130071, 5130072.