Winter Storm, Lake
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 23, 2022
A winter storm moved across northwest Indiana during the morning of January 23rd producing 3 to 5 inches of snow. As the system snow ended, a band of heavy lake effect snow moved across Lake County and then slowly dissipated as it moved into Porter County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
A winter storm moved across northwest Indiana during the morning of January 23rd producing 3 to 5 inches of snow. As the system snow ended, a band of heavy lake effect snow moved across Lake County and then slowly dissipated as it moved into Porter County. Storm total snowfall amounts in Lake County included 7.0 inches two miles northwest of Hammond; 6.5 inches in Lake Station and Gary and 5.7 inches in Hobart.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Porter
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Porter forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Newton
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM CST to 1:30 PM 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, Jasper
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.023, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Montana, January 23, 2022
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More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1003499, 1003500, 1003501, 1003502.