Heavy Snow in Indiana, November 29, 2011

Name: Heavy Snow in Indiana, November 29, 2011
Start: 2011-11-29T14:00
End: 2011-11-29T23:00
Location: Indiana

November 29, 2011 · NWS IWX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow during the afternoon and evening hours of November 29th as an intensifying low pressure system lifted north through Ohio. Snowfall amounts as high as 8 to 10 inches were reported with this storm.

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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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 IWX wrote it up.

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 Nov 29, 1:25 PM EST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 1:25 PM EST, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 5:08 AM EST, 8 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
508 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

INZ004>009-012>018-020-022>025-032-MIZ078>081-OHZ001-301015-
ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-STARKE-PULASKI-
MARSHALL-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-
WABASH-HUNTINGTON-GRANT-CASS MI-ST. JOSEPH MI-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-
WILLIAMS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH BEND...MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...
GOSHEN...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...
AUBURN...GARRETT...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...WINAMAC...FRANCESVILLE...
PLYMOUTH...BREMEN...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...
COLUMBIA CITY...SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...
BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...
HUNTINGTON...MARION...DOWAGIAC...CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...
THREE RIVERS...COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...MONTPELIER
508 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011 /408 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES...WITH
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO TRAVEL EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY RESULT IN MINOR TO MODERATE
RIVER FLOODING ALONG AREA RIVERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR SNOWFALL REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

INZ003-MIZ077-301015-
LA PORTE-BERRIEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...NILES...
BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN
508 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011 /408 AM CST TUE NOV 29 2011/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN INDIANA
AND SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL LIKELY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST
TO RANGE FROM A TRACE ALONG THE LAKESHORE TO BETWEEN 1 AND 4
INCHES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF LA PORTE AND BERRIEN
COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

INZ026-027-033-034-OHZ002-004-005-015-016-024-025-301015-
WELLS-ADAMS-BLACKFORD-JAY-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-PAULDING-PUTNAM-
VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...DECATUR...BERNE...
HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...
DEFIANCE...NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...
VAN WERT...DELPHOS...LIMA
508 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OHIO AND
NORTHERN INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
INTO TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND
3 INCHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN RENEWED MINOR TO MODERATE
RIVER FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOW SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY THEIR SNOWFALL REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...OR
CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/IWX

LMZ043-046-301015-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
508 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF
SOUTHEASTERN LAKE MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH 10 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.
GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 KNOT GALES CAN BE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 29, 10:37 AM EST, 3 hours 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1037 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0857 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 ESE COLUMBIA          41.62N  84.75W
11/29/2011  M1.70 INCH       WILLIAMS           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING REPORTED IN RURAL AREAS...CLOSED ROADS AT
            INTERSECTION OF CR-10 AND CR-K...AS WELL AS CR-N.30 AND
            CR-3.75.

&&

LEWIS

Local storm report, Nov 29, 10:50 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1050 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0630 AM     FLOOD            1 WSW TEXAS             41.41N  83.97W
11/29/2011                   HENRY              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ST RT 110 AND COUNTY ROAD 5A WATER OVER ROADWAY. CAR
            OVERTURNED AFTER DRIVING INTO THE WATER COVERED ROAD.

&&

LEWIS

Local storm report, Nov 29, 10:56 AM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1056 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1028 AM     FLOOD            2 NNW NAPOLEON          41.41N  84.13W
11/29/2011                   HENRY              OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER COVERED ROAD AT CO. RD. R AND ST. RT. 108. CREEK
            IS OUT OF BANKS.

&&

LEWIS

Local storm report, Nov 29, 11:33 AM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1133 AM EST TUE NOV 29 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG N DEFIANCE              41.28N  84.36W
11/29/2011                   DEFIANCE           OH   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE BLOWN DOWN IN DEFIANCE BLOCKING 4 LANES OF
            TRAFFIC.

&&

LEWIS

Local storm report, Nov 29, 12:23 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 29, 12:28 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Event by event

11 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Kosciusko

When: November 29, 2:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. There was a tight snowfall gradient across the county, with total snow accumulations ranging from 3 inches in far northwest portions of the county to between 7 and 9 inches across eastern Kosciusko County. The National Weather Service reported 8.7 inches of total snow accumulation 2 miles north of north Webster. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning, mainly across central and eastern Kosciusko County.

Heavy Snow, Fulton

When: November 29, 2:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.047, -86.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. There was a tight snowfall gradient across the county, with total snow accumulations ranging from a trace in the far west, to 2 inches at Rochester, to 9 inches in Akron. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times in the Akron area. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in accidents and slide-offs across eastern Fulton County. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

Heavy Snow, Cass

When: November 29, 2:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.762, -86.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. There was a tight snowfall gradient across the county, with total snow accumulations ranging from a trace in the far west, to 2 inches at Logansport, to 9 inches in Onward. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times in the Onward area. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in accidents and slide-offs across far eastern Cass County. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

Heavy Snow, Wabash

When: November 29, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Wabash forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 40.846, -85.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. Snowfall amounts generally ranged between 4 and 8 inches across the county, heaviest across western and northern portions of the county. There was a report of 6.0 inches of total snow accumulation 1 mile northwest of La Fontaine. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in a few accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

Heavy Snow, Huntington

When: November 29, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Huntington forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 40.829, -85.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. Snowfall amounts generally ranged between 3 and 7 inches across the county, heaviest across western and northern portions of the county. There was a report of 7.0 inches of total snow accumulation 7 miles south-southeast of Columbia City. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in a few accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

Heavy Snow, Allen

When: November 29, 2:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Allen forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. There was a tight snowfall gradient across the county, with amounts ranging from 1 to 3 inches across eastern areas, to around 4 inches in the Fort Wayne area, to between 5 and 7 inches in far northwest Allen County. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages across far western areas, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in a few accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

Heavy Snow, Whitley

When: November 29, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Whitley forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.139, -85.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. Snowfall totals generally ranged between 6 and 9 inches across the county, with a report of 7.0 inches 7 miles south-southeast of Columbia City. The snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in a few accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

Heavy Snow, Miami

When: November 29, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Miami forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. Snowfall totals generally ranged between 7 and 10 inches across the county, with a report of 10.0 inches 2 miles southwest of Peru. The snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in a few accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

Heavy Snow, Elkhart

When: November 29, 3:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Elkhart forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. There was a tight snowfall gradient across the county, with total snow accumulations ranging from 1 inch in Elkhart, to 4.3 inches in Goshen, to 8.8 inches in Millersburg. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning, mainly across eastern Elkhart County.

Heavy Snow, Lagrange

When: November 29, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Lagrange forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. Snowfall totals range from around 5 inches in far eastern portions of the county to between 8 and 10 inches across central and western areas. There was a report of 9.5 inches of total snow accumulation 1 mile east-northeast of Lagrange. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in a few accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

Heavy Snow, Noble

When: November 29, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where: Noble forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.399, -85.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy wet snow Tuesday afternoon and continued into the evening hours before ending. Snowfall totals range from around 5 inches in far eastern portions of the county to between 8 and 10 inches across central and western areas. Snow fell at 1 to 2 inches per hour at times. The heavy wet snow created localized power outages, along with hazardous driving conditions which resulted in a few accidents and slide-offs. There were also reports of school delays and cancellations the next morning.

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 2011 Every state in 2011 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, November 2011

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: 350744, 350749, 350750, 350753, 350754, 350756, 350762, 350764, 350740, 350758, 350760.