Winter Weather, Newton
- When
- February 24, 1:30 PM CST to February 25, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.956, -87.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Indiana, February 24 to 25, 2022
Mixed light wintry precipitation began during the afternoon of February 24th and continued into the early morning hours of February 25th. Snowfall amounts were generally 1 to 2 inches across northwest Indiana.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 LOT wrote it up.
Mixed light wintry precipitation began during the afternoon of February 24th and continued into the early morning hours of February 25th. Snowfall amounts were generally 1 to 2 inches across northwest Indiana. A period of light freezing drizzle and light freezing rain occurred during the evening of February 24th producing a light glaze of ice. Valparaiso Airport measured 0.06 inches of ice accumulation.
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 Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 24, 12:25 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 12:25 PM CST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 355 AM CST Thu Feb 24 2022 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-251000- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 355 AM CST Thu Feb 24 2022 /455 AM EST Thu Feb 24 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Elevated Snow Risk. Limited Ice Accumulation Risk, mainly south of I-80. DISCUSSION... Snow will spread over the area from southwest to northeast this afternoon. This snow will be heavy at times south of I-80 this afternoon. Some of the snow will likely mix with or change to freezing drizzle south of I-80 this evening. Snow covered and slippery roads are expected by mid to late afternoon into tonight, with total accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and locally higher expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday... Limited Snow Risk near Lake Michigan. DISCUSSION: Lake effect snow showers may continue on Friday morning and early afternoon in far northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. LMZ740>745-251000- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 355 AM CST Thu Feb 24 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft for the Illinois nearshore. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday Morning and Saturday... Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely. MTF Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwschicago www.twitter.com/nwschicago www.youtube.com/nwschicago
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Benton
- When
- February 24, 2:30 PM EST to February 25, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 40.606, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lake
- When
- February 24, 1:45 PM CST to February 25, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jasper
- When
- February 24, 1:45 PM CST to February 25, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.023, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Porter
- When
- February 24, 2:00 PM CST to February 25, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Porter forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 24 to 25, 2022
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 24 to 25, 2022
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 24 to 25, 2022
- Winter Weather in Virginia, February 24 to 25, 2022
- Sleet in Missouri, February 24, 2022
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 24 to 26, 2022
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, February 24 to 25, 2022
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, February 24 to 25, 2022
- Winter Weather in Indiana, February 24 to 25, 2022
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 24 to 25, 2022
- Sleet in Illinois, February 24, 2022
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, February 24 to 25, 2022
More
Every storm in Indiana in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, February 2022
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: 1009414, 1009416, 1009412, 1009415, 1009413.