Indiana, 2022

Winter Weather in Indiana, February 24 to 25, 2022

February 24 to 25, 2022 · NWS IWX · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

An area of light to moderate snow spread across northern Indiana during the afternoon of February 24th producing light snow accumulations. The snow changed to freezing drizzle during the evening hours before changing back briefly to snow before ending overnight.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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.

An area of light to moderate snow spread across northern Indiana during the afternoon of February 24th producing light snow accumulations. The snow changed to freezing drizzle during the evening hours before changing back briefly to snow before ending overnight. The combination of light snow and ice accumulations created hazardous travel conditions across portions of northern Indiana from the late afternoon hours of February 24th through the early morning hours of February 25th.

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 Feb 24, 12:23 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 12:23 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
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Event by event

13 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Miami

When
February 24, 2:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Miami forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Starke

When
February 24, 2:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Starke forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.281, -86.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Pulaski

When
February 24, 2:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.042, -86.699 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Fulton

When
February 24, 2:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Fulton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.047, -86.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Huntington

When
February 24, 3:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Huntington forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.829, -85.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Kosciusko

When
February 24, 3:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Kosciusko forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Wells

When
February 24, 3:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Wells forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.729, -85.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Whitley

When
February 24, 3:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Whitley forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.139, -85.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Marshall

When
February 24, 3:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.325, -86.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Allen

When
February 24, 4:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Allen forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.091, -85.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents. A crash resulted in the closure of eastbound lanes of I-469 on the south side of Fort Wayne, IN for a time during the late evening hours of February 24th.

Winter Weather, Adams

When
February 24, 4:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.746, -84.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, Noble

When
February 24, 4:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Noble forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.399, -85.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

Winter Weather, De Kalb

When
February 24, 4:00 PM EST to February 25, 12:00 AM EST
Where
De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.398, -84.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The combination of light snow accumulations and ice accretions of less than one tenth of an inch produced hazardous travel conditions with reports of slide-offs and accidents.

What these are

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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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: 1001184, 1001187, 1001189, 1001190, 1001183, 1001185, 1001186, 1001191, 1001194, 1001079, 1001188, 1001192, 1001193.