An Alberta Clipper brought a quick round of snow to central Indiana during the evening of January 5 and the early morning hours of January 6. The snow combined with the cold temperatures caused roads to become slick and hazardous for the morning commute.
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS IND wrote it up.
An Alberta Clipper brought a quick round of snow to central Indiana during the evening of January 5 and the early morning hours of January 6. The snow combined with the cold temperatures caused roads to become slick and hazardous for the morning commute. Snowfall amounts were heaviest north of Indianapolis, quickly tapering off to less than an inch south of Indianapolis.
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 5, 5:38 PM EST, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 528 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 INZ021-028>031-035>042-046>049-061100- CARROLL-WARREN-TIPPECANOE-CLINTON-HOWARD-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY- BOONE-TIPTON-HAMILTON-MADISON-DELAWARE-RANDOLPH-HENDRICKS-MARION- HANCOCK-HENRY- 528 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. ...WINTER STORM WARNING 7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT OF 4-7 INCHES. SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM SNOW. TIMING: HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AFTER 7 PM FROM ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. DISCUSSION: AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. OUTLOOK: HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY FROM THE SNOWFALL AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MORE SNOW CHANCES LATE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. DISCUSSION: THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING AS THE ALBERTA CLIPPER MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE TWENTIES. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WINDS OF 15-30 MPH COULD COMBINE WITH LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE SEND ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS AT HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/NWSINDIANPOLIS ...HTTP://TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLS OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ043>045-051>057-062>065-061100- VERMILLION-PARKE-PUTNAM-VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-MORGAN-JOHNSON-SHELBY-RUSH- MONROE-BROWN-BARTHOLOMEW-DECATUR- 528 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY 7 PM TONIGHT UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY... .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT OF 2-5 INCHES. SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. HAZARDS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM SNOW. TIMING: HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TONIGHT AFTER 7 PM FROM ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. DISCUSSION: AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT BRINGING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. OUTLOOK: HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY FROM THE SNOWFALL AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MORE SNOW CHANCES LATE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. DISCUSSION: THE SNOW WILL END TUESDAY MORNING AS THE ALBERTA CLIPPER MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE TWENTIES. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WINDS OF 15-30 MPH COULD COMBINE WITH LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE SEND ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS AT HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/NWSINDIANPOLIS ...HTTP://TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLS OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) INZ060-061-067>072-061100- SULLIVAN-GREENE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN-LAWRENCE-JACKSON-JENNINGS- 528 PM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. OUTLOOK: ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT OF LESS THAN 2 INCHES. SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS. HAZARDS: SLICK ROADS FROM SNOW. TIMING: SNOW AFTER 7 PM. DISCUSSION: AN ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL MOVE THROUGH CENTRAL INDIANA TONIGHT AND BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. OUTLOOK: SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TUESDAY FROM THE SNOWFALL AND TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FROM BLOWING SNOW. DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. MORE SNOW CHANCES LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. DISCUSSION: DANGEROUSLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE IN OVER THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO AND WIND CHILLS IN THE NEGATIVE TEENS TO NEGATIVE TWENTIES. TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WINDS OF 15-30 MPH COULD COMBINE WITH LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CONDITIONS. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AND BRING CHANCES FOR SNOW LATE THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE SEND ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS AT HTTP://FACEBOOK.COM/NWSINDIANPOLIS ...HTTP://TWITTER.COM/NWSINDIANAPOLS OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/IND (ALL LOWERCASE) KOCH
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</html>The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
13 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall accumulation of six inches was reported 2.2 miles northwest of Attica. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation observations ranging from 5.5 to 7.5 inches were reported from across the county. No other information on impacts were received.
A couple snowfall accumulation observations around 6 to 6.5 inches were reported from in and near the Frankfort area. No other information on impacts were received.
A couple snowfall accumulation observations around 5.5 to 5.8 inches were reported from west southwest of the Kokomo area. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation observations ranged from 4.5 to 6 inches across the entire county. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation of 5.5 inches was reported from five miles north northwest of Eagle Creek in the far northwest corner of Marion County. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation observations ranged from 5 to 6 inches across the entire county. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation of 5.7 inches was reported from 2.6 miles northeast of McCordsville. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation observations ranged from 6 to 6.5 inches across the entire county. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation observations ranged from 5.5 to 7 inches in and near the Anderson area. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation observations ranged from 4.5 to 6 inches across much of the county. The highest amounts came from just south of Muncie. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation observations ranged from 4.5 to 7 inches across much of the county. The highest amounts came from just south of the New Castle area. No other information on impacts were received.
Snowfall accumulation of 5.5 inches was reported in the west northwest portion of Lynn. No other information on impacts were received.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 2015
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: 555461, 555462, 555463, 555464, 555465, 555472, 555466, 555473, 555467, 555468, 555469, 555470, 555471.