Indiana, 2015

Winter Weather in Indiana, January 25 to 26, 2015

January 25 to 26, 2015 · NWS ILN · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A clipper system brought accumulating snow to the northern Ohio Valley.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
5

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 ILN wrote it up.

A clipper system brought accumulating snow to the northern Ohio Valley.

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 Wilmington, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 25, 6:52 AM EST, 3 hours 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 6:52 AM EST, 3 hours 8 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

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Wayne

When
January 25, 10:00 AM EST to January 26, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.864, -85.010 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer located 3 miles north of Spring Grove measured 3.5 inches of snow. The CoCoRaHS observer 5 miles north-northwest of Richmond measured 2 inches of snow, as did the EMA in Centerville.

Winter Weather, Fayette

When
January 25, 10:00 AM EST to January 26, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
39.640, -85.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county garage in Connersville measured an inch of snow.

Winter Weather, Franklin

When
January 25, 10:00 AM EST to January 26, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.415, -85.060 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer in Brookville measured 0.4 inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Union

When
January 25, 10:00 AM EST to January 26, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
Post Office
Coordinates
39.626, -84.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The post office in Liberty measured an inch of snow.

Winter Weather, Dearborn

When
January 25, 10:00 AM EST to January 26, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Dearborn forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
39.145, -84.973 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The observer north of Bright measured 0.7 inches of snow.

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

More

Every storm in Indiana in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 2015

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: 557212, 557213, 557214, 557215, 557216.