Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, February 1 to 2, 2014

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, February 1 to 2, 2014
Start: 2014-02-01T00:00
End: 2014-02-02T07:00
Location: Indiana

February 1 to 2, 2014 · NWS IWX · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

A wintry mix of heavy wet snow, sleet, and rain occurred over northern Indiana February 1st into early February 2nd as several upper level disturbances tracked northeast along a frontal boundary draped across the region. Snow and sleet accumulations varied across the area, ranging between 2 and 8 inches.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 20

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 Jan 31, 9:34 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 9:34 PM EST, 2 hours 26 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
934 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 700 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BEGIN TO LIFT BACK NORTHWARD
TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT. THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SERVE AS A
FOCUS FOR CONTINUED LIGHT SNOW OVERNIGHT. AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE WILL KICK OUT OF THE ROCKIES WHICH WILL RESULT IN THE
INTENSITY OF SNOW PICKING UP LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
WARMER AIR BEING DRAWN NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT
IN A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...WITH
PORTIONS OF THE REGION CHANGING OVER TO ALL RAIN ON SATURDAY. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...NORTHWEST INDIANA...AND SOUTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY BRINGING DRY WEATHER. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM IS THEN
EXPECTED TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY
REGION BY NEXT TUESDAY.

&&

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 930 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE EXTREME NORTH WHERE GREATER RESIDENCE TIME OF
DRIER LOW LEVEL AIR HAS BEEN NOTED. NAM ISENTROPIC PROGS THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING DEPICT RAPID LOWERING OF COND
PRESSURE DEFICITS ON THE 280K SFC ACROSS THE FAR NORTH AS ZONE OF
STRONGEST ISENTROPIC ASCENT LIFTS NORTHWARD THROUGH 06Z. SNOW
SHOULD FILL IN LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN AS
THIS OCCURS AND HAVE NOT MADE ANY CHANGES TO THE GOING WINTER
STORM WARNING/WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HEADLINES. STILL EXPECTING
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...LOCALIZED 3
INCHES...OVERNIGHT WITH THE GREATER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
ESPECIALLY NORTHWEST HALF. HEAVIER PRECIP STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA AFTER 12Z AS MORE VIGOROUS VORT MAX EJECTING OUT OF
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES IS ACCOMPANIED BY MORE PRONOUNCED LOW LEVEL
THETAE ADVECTIVE PUSH. TRENDS OF PREVIOUS FORECAST WITH REGARD TO
PTYPE EVOLUTION ON SATURDAY STILL APPEAR TO BE INLINE WITH CURRENT
OBSERVATIONAL/GUIDANCE TRENDS AND NO CHANGES MADE AT THIS TIME.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 325 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

LIGHT SNOW QUICKLY OVERSPREADING THE AREA IN INCREASE ISENTROPIC
LIFT ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW EXTENDS WELL BACK INTO KANSAS WITH MAIN
PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH SFC LOW EXPECTED TO MOVE IN LATE
TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY JUST SOUTHWEST OF THESE AREAS. AS A
RESULT...FEEL THAT THERE WILL BE LITTLE OR NO BREAK IN BETWEEN
PRECIP EVENTS. NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED OVERALL IN TERMS OF THREAT FOR
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND AREAS WHERE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR.
HIGHEST SNOWFALL WITH ONLY MINIMAL MIXING OF ICE OR SLEET LOOKS
TO OCCUR OVER FAR NW AREAS...WARRANTING UPGRADE TO WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR 6 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW AND POSSIBLY A PERIOD OF
SLEET/FREEZING RAIN MID DAY SATURDAY. THERMAL PROFILES BECOME MORE
QUESTIONABLE HEADING FROM THESE AREAS SOUTHEAST TO A MONTICELLO TO
COLUMBIA CITY TO WAUSEON LINE. WHILE WARM TONGUE WILL MOVE WELL
NORTH THROUGH THE CWA...THE SFC TEMPS WILL HOVER IN THE 32 TO 34
DEGREE RANGE RESULTING IN A CLOSE CALL FOR ICE ACCUMULATION AND
EVEN THE SLIGHTEST CHANGE IN THE TRACK OF THE LOW CAUSING MAJOR
CHANGES. HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA TO HANDLE THE MIX OF PRECIP. DETAILED
BREAKDOWN IS ALREADY GIVEN IN THE PRODUCT SO WILL NOT EXPAND
FURTHER HERE.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS FORECAST IS BY NO MEANS FINAL BUT IS
LIKELY TO CHANGE OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS AS MODELS HOPEFULLY
CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION. A DIFFERENCE OF TENS OF MILES IN THE TRACK
OR ONE OR 2 DEGREES IN TEMPERATURES COULD MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE
IN PRECIP TYPES AND IMPACTS.

&&

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 325 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

FOCUS THIS PD CNTRD ARND WELL ALIGNED SPECTRAL CONSENSUS THIS AFTN
WRT POTENT MID WEEK CYCLONE PROGGED TO DEVELOP OVER THE SRN PLAINS
AND LIFT NE THROUGH THE OH VALLEY TUE-WED. TRACK GUIDANCE CONTS TO
HOLD FIRM W/ONLY REMAINING DIFFS RELEGATED TO FINE DETAILS. EJECTION
OF WAVE OUT OF TX ASSURES SIG GOMEX MSTR INCORPORATION INTO
DEEPENING NEWD MID LVL CYCLONE OUT ACRS THE OH VALLEY AND PREFER
WETTEST LOOKING SOLUTIONS TIED TO MORE MATURE COMMAHEAD PRESENTATION
AS INDICATED IN GFS/EC SOLUTIONS.

ARCTIC RIDGE BLDS SEWD IN WAKE OF SYS MID-LT WEEK AS TEMPS RTN TO
WELL BLO NORMAL AND XPCD TO REMAIN DRY UNTIL NXT WEEKEND TIMED
W/ANOTHER POTENT SWRN US SW DISTURBANCE PROGGED TO KICK OUT IN
SIMILAR FASHION TO MID WEEK SYS.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 700 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

LOW LEVEL FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTHWARD AS A
WARM FRONT TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUATION OF LIGHT SNOW. A
SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE DIGGING ACROSS THE ROCKIES WILL
EJECT NORTHEAST INTO THE MID MS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES
REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. AS THIS OCCURS...LOW
LEVEL SOUTHERLY FLOW/ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE WILL STRENGTHEN
RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN PRECIP INTENSITY SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECIP TYPE FORECAST TO BE A CHALLENGE AT KSBN WHERE LOW LEVEL WET
BULB TEMPS WILL REMAIN VERY MARGINAL IN TERMS OF RAIN/SNOW/SLEET.
HAVE CONTINUED TREND OF PREVIOUS FORECAST IN HIGHLIGHTING RA/SN
MIX AT KSBN BEFORE CHANGING BACK TO SNOW IN THE
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET/FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE. CHANGEOVER TO RAIN EXPECTED AT KFWA DURING MID MORNING
HOURS...AND SHOULD CHANGE BACK TO SNOW JUST OUTSIDE OF THIS
FORECAST VALID PERIOD. PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL THETAE ADVECTION
OVERNIGHT SHOULD PROMOTE MORE SOLID MVFR CONDITIONS BY MID
EVENING...TRENDING TO IFR OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. LIFR
CONDITIONS ALSO POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER
SNOW SATURDAY MORNING AT BOTH TERMINALS.

&&

.IWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY FOR INZ009-017-
     018-020-022>027-032>034.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR INZ006>008-
     013-015-016.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CST SATURDAY FOR INZ003.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ SATURDAY FOR
     INZ004-005-012-014.

MI...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST SATURDAY FOR MIZ080-081.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY FOR MIZ077.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST SATURDAY FOR MIZ078-079.

OH...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST SATURDAY FOR OHZ001-002-
     004-005-015-016-024-025.

LM...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...MARSILI
SYNOPSIS...MARSILI
SHORT TERM...FISHER
LONG TERM...T
AVIATION...MARSILI

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:29 PM EST, 7 hours 31 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
429 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

INZ003>005-012-014-MIZ077>079-012130-
LA PORTE-ST. JOSEPH IN-ELKHART-STARKE-MARSHALL-BERRIEN-CASS MI-
ST. JOSEPH MI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MICHIGAN CITY...LA PORTE...SOUTH BEND...
MISHAWAKA...ELKHART...GOSHEN...KNOX...NORTH JUDSON...PLYMOUTH...
BREMEN...NILES...BENTON HARBOR...ST. JOSEPH...BUCHANAN...DOWAGIAC...
CASSOPOLIS...STURGIS...THREE RIVERS
429 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014 /329 PM CST FRI JAN 31 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY.
THE HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS IN THIS RANGE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHWEST INDIANA EXTENDING INTO SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. THERE
IS ALSO A CHANCE THAT SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN MAY MIX WITH THE SNOW
AT TIMES ON SATURDAY...WHICH WOULD REDUCE TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS.

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW. PLEASE STAY TUNED
TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES REGARDING THIS SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL AND PRECIPITATION TYPE REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

&&

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

INZ006>009-013-015>018-020-022>027-032>034-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-004-
005-015-016-024-025-012130-
LAGRANGE-STEUBEN-NOBLE-DE KALB-PULASKI-FULTON IN-KOSCIUSKO-WHITLEY-
ALLEN IN-WHITE-CASS IN-MIAMI-WABASH-HUNTINGTON-WELLS-ADAMS-GRANT-
BLACKFORD-JAY-BRANCH-HILLSDALE-WILLIAMS-FULTON OH-DEFIANCE-HENRY-
PAULDING-PUTNAM-VAN WERT-ALLEN OH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAGRANGE...TOPEKA...ANGOLA...
KENDALLVILLE...LIGONIER...AUBURN...GARRETT...WINAMAC...
FRANCESVILLE...ROCHESTER...WARSAW...WINONA LAKE...COLUMBIA CITY...
SOUTH WHITLEY...FORT WAYNE...MONTICELLO...BROOKSTON...LOGANSPORT...
PERU...WABASH...NORTH MANCHESTER...HUNTINGTON...BLUFFTON...OSSIAN...
DECATUR...BERNE...MARION...HARTFORD CITY...MONTPELIER...PORTLAND...
COLDWATER...HILLSDALE...BRYAN...WAUSEON...ARCHBOLD...DEFIANCE...
NAPOLEON...PAULDING...ANTWERP...OTTAWA...PANDORA...VAN WERT...
DELPHOS...LIMA
429 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION BY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN SATURDAY MORNING IS
EXPECTED. THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON ROUGHLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NORTH
JUDSON TO WARSAW TO HILLSDALE. A BAND OF ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
WINTRY DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT WILL
IMPROVE OVER AREAS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE RISES ABOVE FREEZING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT OF 1 TO 3
INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE LOWER END OF THESE ACCUMULATIONS
EXPECTED SOUTH OF ROUTE 24 WHERE RAIN WILL PERSIST LONGER DURING
THE DAY.

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH HEAVY SNOW. PLEASE STAY TUNED
TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES REGARDING THIS SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SNOWFALL AND PRECIPITATION TYPE REPORTS ARE APPRECIATED.

&&

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

LMZ043-046-012130-
NEW BUFFALO MI TO ST JOSEPH MI-MICHIGAN CITY IN TO NEW BUFFALO MI-
429 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 31, 10:08 PM EST, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1008 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

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

1008 PM     SNOW             AKRON                   41.04N  86.03W
01/31/2014  M1.5 INCH        FULTON             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

NDM

Local storm report, Jan 31, 11:21 PM EST, 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1121 PM EST FRI JAN 31 2014

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

1119 PM     SNOW             2 N NORTH WEBSTER       41.36N  85.70W
01/31/2014  M2.0 INCH        KOSCIUSKO          IN   NWS OFFICE

            SNOWFALL SINCE 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON

&&

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Event by event

14 winter weather, 6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Starke

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Starke forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.281, -86.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow developed Friday night and became heavy at times during morning hours of Saturday, February 1st. The snow eventually became mixed with rain, sleet, and freezing rain in the afternoon before ending as a brief period of moderate snow in the early evening. There were reports of accidents and slide-offs across the region as roads became snow covered and slick. Total snow and sleet accumulations across the county ranged between 5 and 8 inches. A spotter 6 miles east-southeast of North Judson reported 6.3 inches of total snow accumulation, while a spotter 4 miles southwest of town reported a little over 8 inches of wet heavy snow.

Winter Storm, Marshall

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow developed Friday night and became heavy at times during morning hours of Saturday, February 1st. The snow eventually became mixed with rain, sleet, and freezing rain in the afternoon before ending as a brief period of moderate snow in the early evening. There were reports of accidents and slide-offs across the region as roads became snow covered and slick. Total snow and sleet accumulations across the northern half of the county ranged between 5 and 8 inches, with southern portions receiving between 2 and 5 inches. A spotter 3 miles west-southwest of Plymouth received 7.8 inches of total snow accumulation.

Winter Storm, Elkhart

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Elkhart forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow developed Friday night and became heavy at times during morning hours of Saturday, February 1st. The snow eventually became mixed with rain, sleet, and freezing rain in the afternoon before ending as a brief period of moderate snow in the early evening. There were reports of accidents and slide-offs across the region as roads became snow covered and slick. Total snow and sleet accumulations across the county generally ranged between 5 and 7 inches. A spotter 2 miles north-northeast of Wakarusa received 6.4 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, St. Joseph

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: St. Joseph forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Winter Weather, Lagrange

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where: Lagrange forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Steuben

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Steuben forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.644, -85.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Noble

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Noble forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.399, -85.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow developed Friday night and became heavy at times during morning hours of Saturday, February 1st. The snow eventually became mixed with rain, sleet, and freezing rain late in the morning and afternoon before ending as a brief period of moderate snow in the early evening. There were reports of accidents and slide-offs across the region as roads became snow covered and slick. Total snow and sleet accumulations generally ranged between 2 and 4 inches.

Winter Weather, Kosciusko

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Kosciusko forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Winter Weather, Fulton

When: February 1, 12:00 AM 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)

Winter Weather, Pulaski

When: February 1, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 41.042, -86.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, La Porte

When: February 1, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where: La Porte forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather, Miami

When: February 1, 9:00 PM EST to February 2, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Miami forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy snow Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow and mainly impacted far southeast Miami County. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches were reported here, while northern and western portions of county generally received an inch or less of snowfall. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Weather, Wabash

When: February 1, 9:00 PM EST to February 2, 5:00 AM 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 snow Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow and mainly impacted the southern half of Wabash County. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches were reported here, while northern portions of the county generally received around an inch of snow. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Weather, Huntington

When: February 1, 9:00 PM EST to February 2, 5:00 AM 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 snow Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow and mainly impacted the southern half of Huntington County. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 5 inches were reported here, while northern portions of the county generally received up to 2 inches of snow. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Weather, Allen

When: February 1, 9:00 PM EST to February 2, 5:00 AM EST
Where: Allen forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy snow Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow and mainly impacted far southeast Allen County. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches were reported here, while northern and western portions of the county generally received between 1 and 2 inches of snow. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm, Grant

When: February 1, 10:00 PM EST to February 2, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.516, -85.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy snow Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow with accumulations varying greatly over a small area. Total snowfall accumulations generally ranged between 4 and 9 inches, with a trained spotter 3 miles east of Marion reporting a total of 8.3 inches. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm, Wells

When: February 1, 10:00 PM EST to February 2, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Wells forecast zone
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy snow Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow with accumulations varying greatly over a small area. Total snowfall accumulations generally ranged between 4 and 8 inches, with a report of 6.5 inches in Bluffton. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Storm, Adams

When: February 1, 10:00 PM EST to February 2, 6:00 AM EST
Where: Adams forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.746, -84.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy snow Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow with accumulations varying greatly over a small area. Total snowfall accumulations generally ranged between 4 and 8 inches, with a report of 7.0 inches in Decatur. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Weather, Blackford

When: February 1, 11:00 PM EST to February 2, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Blackford forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.474, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy snow late Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow with snowfall totals generally ranging between 3 and 6 inches across the county. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

Winter Weather, Jay

When: February 1, 11:00 PM EST to February 2, 7:00 AM EST
Where: Jay forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 40.438, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to heavy snow late Saturday evening into early Sunday morning, February 2nd. The snow band was very narrow with snowfall totals generally ranging between 2 and 5 inches across the county. Falling temperatures, accumulation snowfall, and reduced visibilities created icy roadways and hazardous driving conditions.

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 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, February 2014

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 486656, 486657, 486658, 486666, 486667, 486668, 486669, 486670, 486671, 486672, 486665, 486707, 486708, 486709, 486710, 486661, 486662, 486664, 486711, 486712.