Indiana, 2022

Cold in Indiana, January 26, 2022

January 26, 2022 · NWS LOT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Wind chills dropped into the 20 below to 30 below zero range across most of northwest Indiana during the morning of January 26th.

Where it happened

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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.

Wind chills dropped into the 20 below to 30 below zero range across most of northwest Indiana during the morning of January 26th.

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 Jan 25, 8:53 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 8:53 PM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

4 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Porter

When
January 26, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Porter forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Newton

When
January 26, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Newton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
40.956, -87.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Jasper

When
January 26, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Jasper forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
41.023, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cold/Wind Chill, Lake

When
January 26, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Lake forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1002029, 1002030, 1002031, 1002026.