Indiana, 2019

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, November 11 to 12, 2019

November 11 to 12, 2019 · NWS IWX · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

Rain changed to snow behind an arctic cold front on November 11th. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th across portions of far north-central Indiana.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

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.

Rain changed to snow behind an arctic cold front on November 11th. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th across portions of far north-central Indiana. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 6 inches, though locally heavier amounts were common in areas that received heavy lake effect snow.

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 Nov 10, 6:21 PM EST, 10 hours 39 minutes earlier.

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Event by event

19 winter weather, 5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, St. Joseph

When
November 11, 5:00 AM EST to November 12, 7:00 AM EST
Where
St. Joseph forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

Rain changed to widespread moderate snow during the morning hours of November 11th and continued through the day. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect snow showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 4 and 8 inches, though areas in far northeast Saint Joseph county received amounts in excess of a foot of snow where a heavy lake effect snow band set up. Granger received 12.0 inches of snow. Snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour and whiteout conditions were common with this heavy snow band, which made for very difficult travel. Roads being snow covered, and reduced visibilities, led to a few accidents and slide-offs, along with numerous school delays and closings across the region.

Winter Storm, Elkhart

When
November 11, 5:00 AM EST to November 12, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Elkhart forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
41.597, -85.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed to widespread moderate snow during the morning hours of November 11th and continued through the day. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect snow showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 6 and 10 inches, though an area from Elkhart southeast through Goshen received amounts in excess of a foot of snow where a heavy lake effect snow band set up. Dunlap received 18.0 inches of snow. Snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour and whiteout conditions were common with this intense snow band, which made for very difficult travel. Roads being snow covered, and reduced visibilities, led to a few accidents and slide-offs, along with numerous school delays and closings across the region.

Winter Storm, Lagrange

When
November 11, 5:00 AM EST to November 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Lagrange forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed to widespread moderate snow during the morning hours of November 11th and continued through the day. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect snow showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 5 and 10 inches, heaviest across far western portions of the county where a heavy lake effect snow band set up. Lagrange received 8.0 inches of snow. Roads being snow covered, and reduced visibilities, led to a few accidents and slide-offs, along with numerous school delays and closings across the region.

Winter Storm, La Porte

When
November 11, 5:00 AM CST to November 12, 5:00 AM CST
Where
La Porte forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS

Rain changed to widespread moderate snow during the morning hours of November 11th and continued through the day. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect snow showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 5 and 9 inches, with a report of 6.8 inches in La Porte. Snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour were also common with whiteout conditions, which made for very difficult travel. Roads being snow covered, and reduced visibilities, led to a few accidents and slide-offs, along with numerous school delays and closings across the region.

Winter Weather, Starke

When
November 11, 9:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Starke forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.281, -86.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 4 and 6 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Marshall

When
November 11, 9:00 AM EST to November 12, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed to widespread moderate snow during the morning hours of November 11th and continued through the day. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect snow showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 4 and 7 inches, heaviest north of US 30. Twin Lakes received 6.1 inches of snow. Snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour were also common with whiteout conditions, which made for very difficult travel. Roads being snow covered, and reduced visibilities, led to a few accidents and slide-offs, along with numerous school delays and closings across the region.

Winter Weather, Steuben

When
November 11, 10:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Steuben forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.644, -85.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 4 and 6 inches, with 5.0 inches reported near Crooked Lake. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Pulaski

When
November 11, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.042, -86.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 5 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Fulton

When
November 11, 10:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.047, -86.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 5 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Noble

When
November 11, 10:00 AM EST to November 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Noble forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.399, -85.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed to widespread moderate snow during the morning hours of November 11th and continued through the day. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect snow showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 8 inches, heaviest across far western portions of the county where a heavy lake effect snow band settled in for a time. Snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour and whiteout conditions were common with this heavy snow band, which made for very difficult travel. Roads being snow covered, and reduced visibilities, led to a few accidents and slide-offs, along with numerous school delays and closings across the region.

Winter Storm, Kosciusko

When
November 11, 10:00 AM EST to November 12, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Kosciusko forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations

Rain changed to widespread moderate snow during the morning hours of November 11th and continued through the day. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect snow showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 6 inches, though areas in far eastern Kosciusko County received localized amounts between 8 and 10 inches where a heavy lake effect snow band set up. North Webster received 9.6 inches of snow. Snowfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour and whiteout conditions were common with this heavy snow band, which made for very difficult travel. Roads being snow covered, and reduced visibilities, led to a few accidents and slide-offs, along with numerous school delays and closings across the region.

Winter Weather, De Kalb

When
November 11, 11:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.398, -84.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 5 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Miami

When
November 11, 11:00 AM EST to 8:00 PM 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 widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 2 and 4 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Cass

When
November 11, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.762, -86.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 2 and 4 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, White

When
November 11, 11:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
White forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
40.750, -86.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 2 and 4 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Whitley

When
November 11, 11:00 AM EST to November 12, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Whitley forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
41.139, -85.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed to widespread moderate snow during the morning hours of November 11th and continued through the day. This then transitioned to heavy lake effect snow showers late on November 11th into the morning hours of November 12th. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 6 inches, heaviest across far western portions of the county where a heavy lake effect snow band settled in for a time. Snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour and whiteout conditions were common with this heavy snow band, which made for very difficult travel. Roads being snow covered, and reduced visibilities, led to a few accidents and slide-offs, along with numerous school delays and closings across the region.

Winter Weather, Allen

When
November 11, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Allen forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 2 and 4 inches, with a report of 3.5 inches in Leo-Cedarville. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Huntington

When
November 11, 12:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM 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 widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 5 inches, with 4.2 inches reported near Plum Creek. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Wabash

When
November 11, 12:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM 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 widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches, with 3.0 inches reported in Wabash. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Wells

When
November 11, 1:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Wells forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 5 inches, with a report of 4.2 inches in Bluffton. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Grant

When
November 11, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM 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 widespread moderate snow during the early afternoon hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 5 inches, with a report of 4.3 inches near Marion. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Adams

When
November 11, 2:00 PM EST to 10:00 PM 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 widespread moderate snow during the early afternoon hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Blackford

When
November 11, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Blackford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.474, -85.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the early afternoon hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

Winter Weather, Jay

When
November 11, 3:00 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
Where
Jay forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.438, -85.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the early afternoon hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches, with a report of 4.0 inches in Dunkirk. Roads quickly became snow covered with a few accidents and slide-offs reported across the region, along with school delays and closings the following day.

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 856767, 856770, 856771, 856766, 856762, 856763, 856754, 856760, 856761, 856765, 856772, 856753, 856757, 856758, 856759, 856764, 856752, 856755, 856756, 856751, 856749, 856750, 856747, 856748.