Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 7, 2010

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 7, 2010
Start: 2010-01-07T02:30
End: 2010-01-07T16:30
Location: Indiana

January 7, 2010 · NWS IND · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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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Heat and drought
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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 12
Property damage: $60,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 IND wrote it up.

Strong upper level low pressure continued to strengthen as it moved toward and into Indiana from the west on the morning of January 7th. Anywhere from three to six inches of snow fell across central Indiana, with the higher amounts of around six inches in the warned counties over west central portions of the state. Interstate highways 65, 70, and 69 all had multi-hour, one-way closures due to multi-vehicle pile-ups. Indiana state police reported working 247 accidents on all central Indiana highways. Two fatalities and eleven injuries occurred with two of the accidents. Hundreds of schools, businesses, and organizations cancelled evening activities on January the 7th. More than 50 schools had at least a 2-hour delay on the morning of the 8th and numerous other organizations cancelled morning activities on the 8th as well.

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 Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 6, 11:56 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 11:56 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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The radar

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

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Event by event

9 winter storm, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Warren

When: January 7, 2:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Vermillion

When: January 7, 2:30 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Vermillion forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Fountain

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
Where: Fountain forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Parke

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Parke forecast zone
Reported by: Park/Forest Service
Coordinates: 39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Montgomery

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: Park/Forest Service
Coordinates: 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Tippecanoe

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Tippecanoe forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Carroll

When: January 7, 3:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Deaths: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Injuries: 0 direct, 12 indirect
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Indianapolis Star reported Kasey A. Schnepp, 40, lost his life after losing control of his Ford sedan on US 421 and sliding sideways into the path of a Delphi school bus. The bus driver and 11 students suffered minor injuries. The accident occurred outside the town of Delphi, between Lafayette and Kokomo.

Winter Storm, Clinton

When: January 7, 3:30 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Clinton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Howard

When: January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 3:00 PM EST
Where: Howard forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Bartholomew

When: January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 4:30 PM EST
Where: Bartholomew forecast zone
Deaths: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two to three inches of snow fell across Bartholomew county. Truck driver Terry L. Ingle, 58, of Greentown, died when his semi-truck slid out of control on Interstate 65 near Columbus. The truck crossed the median, opposite lanes, and crashed into brush in a wooded area.

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 Storm, Carroll	2010-01-07	40	Male	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Indirect
Winter Weather, Bartholomew	2010-01-07	58	Male	Vehicle/Towed Trailer	Indirect

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
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 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 211689, 211698, 211693, 211704, 211706, 211711, 211712, 211713, 211714, 213490.