Indiana, 2019

Winter Weather in Indiana, February 17, 2019

February 17, 2019 · NWS IWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Icy roads from freezing rain and light snow likely played a part in a car crash that killed 2 people and injured another Sunday afternoon, February 17th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
2
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Icy roads from freezing rain and light snow likely played a part in a car crash that killed 2 people and injured another Sunday afternoon, February 17th.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Allen

When
February 17, 5:00 PM EST
Where
Allen forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 2 indirect
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two people died and another was hurt in an accident where two vehicles slid on ice and collided on Stellhorn Street Sunday afternoon, February 17th. Roads were icy in spots due to sub-freezing temperatures and light freezing drizzle.

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.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Winter Weather, Allen2019-02-17MaleOutside/Open AreasIndirect
Winter Weather, Allen2019-02-17FemaleOutside/Open AreasIndirect

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 797540.