An area of low pressure moved through Kentucky bringing a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to central Indiana on January 19th. Warm air above the ground caused more freezing rain to fall than expected in some areas, cutting down snow totals.
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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 area of low pressure moved through Kentucky bringing a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to central Indiana on January 19th. Warm air above the ground caused more freezing rain to fall than expected in some areas, cutting down snow totals. An upper level component to the storm brought a band of heavy snow across mainly southern sections of the area later in the afternoon into the evening. Winds gusting to over 40 mph later in the day brought white-out conditions to parts of the area.
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 19, 3:25 AM EST, 35 minutes earlier.
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16 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Accumulating ice had many roads impassable. Many vehicles were abandoned. Spotty power outages were also observed.
Snowfall of 5.7 to 8.3 inches was observed across the county.
Snowfall of near 6 inches was observed near Indiana University.
Snowfall of 7 inches was observed one mile north of Flora.
Accumulating ice had caused power outages across the county.
Over two tenths of an inch of accumulating ice had caused power outages across the county.
Snowfall of 6.8 inches fell six miles southwest of Greensburg.
Snowfall of 6 to 8.1 inches fell near Columbus.
Snowfall of 6 inches fell near Scipio.
Snowfall of 8.5 inches fell in Freetown.
Ice accumulation of 0.25 inches was observed near Ball State University. Power outages were also noted.
Ice accumulation of 0.33 inches was observed near River Forest. Power outages were also noted with some trees on power lines. Drifting of snow has mad a few roads impassable.
Snowfall of near 6 inches fell three miles west-southwest of Kokomo.
Snowfall of near 6 inches fell just northwest of Peoga.
Ice accumulation of 0.25 inches was observed three miles east of Westfield. Power outages were noted across the county.
Power outages were noted across the county due to ice accumulations.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Indiana in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 2019
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: 805141, 805157, 805158, 805159, 805143, 805144, 805145, 805146, 805147, 805150, 805151, 805152, 805153, 805154, 805155, 805156.