Winter Weather in Indiana, January 5 to 6, 2009

Name: Winter Weather in Indiana, January 5 to 6, 2009
Start: 2009-01-05T23:00
End: 2009-01-06T06:00
Location: Indiana

January 5 to 6, 2009 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Light accumulations of ice formed on elevated surfaces such as vehicles. Some icing was observed on bridges, trees, and power lines.

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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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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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.

Light accumulations of ice formed on elevated surfaces such as vehicles. Some icing was observed on bridges, trees, and power lines. A low pressure system skirted just southeast of the region, bringing a wintry mix of precipitation.

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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 5, 5:49 PM CST, 5 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 5:49 PM CST, 5 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 3:08 PM CST, 7 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
308 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-061100-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
308 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR FAR
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TIL 6 AM FOR MOST OF THE
AREA. REFER TO THE ADVISORIES FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON
WHAT IS A LIGHT ICING EVENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ALSO THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AT
THIS TIME...ANY SNOW OR ICING ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE VERY LIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Gibson

When: January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Gibson forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pike

When: January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Posey

When: January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Posey forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Spencer

When: January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Spencer forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Vanderburgh

When: January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Vanderburgh forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Warrick

When: January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Warrick forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
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 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, January 2009

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: 148981, 148982, 148983, 148984, 148985, 148986.