Indiana, 2020Winter Weather in Indiana, March 14, 2020
March 14, 2020 · NWS IND · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A brief snow event on March 14th brought slick road conditions to central Indiana. During the event, a fatal car accident occurred in Shelby County with generally fair road conditions across much of the rest of central Indiana.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Property damage
- $20,000
- 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.
A brief snow event on March 14th brought slick road conditions to central Indiana. During the event, a fatal car accident occurred in Shelby County with generally fair road conditions across much of the rest of central Indiana.
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 Indianapolis, IN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 13, 6:37 PM EST, 17 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 6:37 PM EST, 17 hours 23 minutes before
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- When
- March 14, 12:00 PM EST to 12:30 PM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 4 indirect
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A fatal car accident occurred on I-74 between the State Road 9 and State Road 44 exits shortly after noon. A westbound Honda crossed over the median and collided with an eastbound Nissan. Three males in the Honda were injured, and one of them, who has not been identified, died at IU Health-Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Snow was falling at the time and was determined to possibly be the cause of the accident.
- 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.
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- Flood in Kansas, March 14, 20201 event
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, March 14, 20201 event
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- Hail in Texas, March 14, 20200.88 in hail · 1 event
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: 873985.