Winter Weather in Indiana, January 18, 2003

Name: Winter Weather in Indiana, January 18, 2003
Start: 2003-01-18T11:00
End: 2003-01-18T16:00
Location: Indiana

January 18, 2003 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Around one inch of snow fell across southwest Indiana. The Indiana State Police investigated 18 vehicle accidents or slide-offs.

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.

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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 PAH wrote it up.

Around one inch of snow fell across southwest Indiana. The Indiana State Police investigated 18 vehicle accidents or slide-offs. Most of the wrecks occurred on Interstate 64 in Warrick County, between Lynnville and Dale. An accident with injuries occurred on the Ohio River bridge between Evansville, IN and Henderson, KY.

The radar

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Event by event

6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Gibson

When: January 18, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Gibson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pike

When: January 18, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Posey

When: January 18, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Posey forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Spencer

When: January 18, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Spencer forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Vanderburgh

When: January 18, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Vanderburgh forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Warrick

When: January 18, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Warrick forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, January 2003

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: 5341293, 5341294, 5341295, 5341296, 5341297, 5341298.