Winter Weather in Indiana, December 20, 2010

Name: Winter Weather in Indiana, December 20, 2010
Start: 2010-12-20T21:30
End: 2010-12-20T21:32
Location: Indiana

December 20, 2010 · NWS LMK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A light snow and sleet mix fell during the day across southern Indiana. Slick roads later that evening contributed to a fatal automobile accident on Indiana State Highway 62 near Stacy Springs Court.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 1
Injuries: 3
Property damage: $20,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 LMK wrote it up.

A light snow and sleet mix fell during the day across southern Indiana. Slick roads later that evening contributed to a fatal automobile accident on Indiana State Highway 62 near Stacy Springs Court.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Clark

When: December 20, 9:30 PM EST to 9:32 PM EST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Deaths: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Injuries: 0 direct, 3 indirect
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Slick roads from light sleet and freezing rain earlier in the day lead to a traffic fatality on Indiana State Highway 62 near Jeffersonville, Indiana. The driver lost control of her vehicle, which crossed the median and collided with another vehicle. Two people in the other vehicle received injuries.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Winter Weather, Clark	2010-12-20	73	Female	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Indirect

What these are

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

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, December 2010

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: 269603.