Indiana, 2005

Winter Storm in Indiana, January 22, 2005

January 22, 2005 · NWS IWX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

9 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Northern Indiana wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 22, 6:45 AM EST, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 6:45 AM EST, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 5:00 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
500 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

INZ003>009-012>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ077>081-OHZ001-002-004-005-
015-016-024-025-231100-
ADAMS IN-ALLEN OH-ALLEN IN-BERRIEN MI-BLACKFORD IN-BRANCH MI-CASS MI-
CASS IN-DE KALB IN-DEFIANCE OH-ELKHART IN-FULTON OH-FULTON IN-
GRANT IN-HENRY OH-HILLSDALE MI-HUNTINGTON IN-JAY IN-KOSCIUSKO IN-
LA PORTE IN-LAGRANGE IN-MARSHALL IN-MIAMI IN-NOBLE IN-PAULDING OH-
PULASKI IN-PUTNAM OH-ST. JOSEPH MI-ST. JOSEPH IN-STARKE IN-
STEUBEN IN-VAN WERT OH-WABASH IN-WELLS IN-WHITE IN-WHITLEY IN-
WILLIAMS OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGOLA...ARCHBOLD...AUBURN...
BENTON HARBOR...BENTON HEIGHTS...BERNE...BLUFFTON...BREMEN...BRYAN...
BUCHANAN...BUTLER...COLDWATER...COLUMBIA CITY...DECATUR...DEFIANCE...
DELPHOS...DOWAGIAC...DUNKIRK...DUNLAP...ELKHART...FAIR PLAIN...
FAIRMOUNT...FORT SHAWNEE...FORT WAYNE...GARRETT...GAS CITY...
GEORGETOWN...GOSHEN...GRANGER...GRISSOM AFB...GULIVOIRE PARK...
HARTFORD CITY...HICKSVILLE...HILLSDALE...HUNTINGTON...KENDALLVILLE...
KNOX...LA PORTE...LAGRANGE...LIGONIER...LIMA...LOGANSPORT...MARION...
MICHIGAN CITY...MISHAWAKA...MONTICELLO...MONTPELIER...NAPOLEON...
NAPPANEE...NEW HAVEN...NILES...NORTH MANCHESTER...OSSIAN...OTTAWA...
PERU...PLYMOUTH...PORTLAND...ROCHESTER...SIMONTON LAKE...
SOUTH BEND...ST. JOSEPH...STURGIS...SWANTON...SYRACUSE...
THREE RIVERS...TRAIL CREEK...TRI-LAKES...UPLAND...VAN WERT...
WABASH...WARSAW...WAUSEON...WESTVILLE...WINAMAC AND WINONA LAKE
500 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN INDIANA...NORTHWEST
OHIO AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

...MAJOR WINTER STORM IN PROGRESS...

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE
TAPERING TO LIGHT SNOW FOR THIS AFTERNOON. RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING LOW
PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL ILLINOIS WILL MOVE INTO EAST OHIO THIS
AFTERNOON AND RESULT IN A RAPID INCREASE OF NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
BY LATE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING CREATING WIDESPREAD
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED
ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A WINIMAC TO OTTAWA LINE.

TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA WILL BECOME DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPASSABLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO CALL IN REPORTS TODAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND UPDATED
FORECASTS, OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/IWX

The radar

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Event by event

9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Elkhart

When
January 22, 7:25 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Elkhart forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

Winter Storm, Kosciusko

When
January 22, 8:20 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Kosciusko forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

Winter Storm, La Porte

When
January 22, 8:38 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
La Porte forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

Winter Storm, Noble

When
January 22, 9:20 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Noble forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.399, -85.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

Winter Storm, St. Joseph

When
January 22, 10:20 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
St. Joseph forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

Winter Storm, Marshall

When
January 22, 12:07 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

Winter Storm, Lagrange

When
January 22, 12:25 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Lagrange forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

Winter Storm, De Kalb

When
January 22, 12:35 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
41.398, -84.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

Winter Storm, Allen

When
January 22, 7:40 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Allen forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A major snow storm developed in response to the last in a series of potent "Clipper" systems dropping into the Great Lakes. The heaviest snowbands developed during the late evening hours of the 21st and continued well into the 22nd as surface low pressure moving east-southeast out of Illinois intensified. Two dominant mesoscale bands developed and were responsible for the majority of the accumulations. As the low passed by, strong north winds caused areas of blowing and drifting snow into the late evening hours of the 22nd. 6 inches or more of snow generally fell north of U.S.30 with amounts generally in the 7 to 9 inch range as you went north towards the Michigan state line. The highest report was in Fremont (Steuben county) of a foot of new snow.

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

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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: 5438909, 5438910, 5438815, 5438951, 5438907, 5438908, 5438950, 5438952, 5438953.