Winter Weather in Indiana, March 10 to 11, 2022

Name: Winter Weather in Indiana, March 10 to 11, 2022
Start: 2022-03-10T16:00
End: 2022-03-11T10:00
Location: Indiana

March 10 to 11, 2022 · NWS LOT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Snow developed across northwest Indiana during the afternoon of March 10th and continued through the morning of March 11th. Snowfall amounts generally ranged between 3 and 5 inches with amounts quickly decreasing to an inch or less in southeast Benton County.

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

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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.

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 Mar 10, 3:03 PM CST, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 3:03 PM CST, 57 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 3:44 PM CST, 16 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 10, 2:03 PM CST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
203 PM CST Thu Mar 10 2022

ILZ010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
110300-
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-
Including the cities of Dixon, DeKalb, Sycamore, Aurora, Elgin,
Naperville, Wheaton, Downers Grove, Lombard, Carol Stream,
Ottawa, Streator, La Salle, Mendota, Marseilles, Oswego,
Yorkville, Plano, Morris, Coal City, Minooka, Kankakee,
Bourbonnais, Bradley, Pontiac, Dwight, Fairbury, Watseka, Gilman,
Paxton, Gibson City, Evanston, Des Plaines, Schaumburg, Palatine,
Northbrook, Chicago, Cicero, Oak Lawn, Oak Park, La Grange,
Calumet City, Oak Forest, Lemont, Orland Park, Park Forest,
Joliet, Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Mokena, Channahon, Manhattan,
Wilmington, Crete, Peotone, Beecher, Gary, Hammond, Merrillville,
Portage, Valparaiso, Chesterton, Roselawn, Kentland, Morocco,
Rensselaer, DeMotte, Fowler, and Oxford
203 PM CST Thu Mar 10 2022 /303 PM EST Thu Mar 10 2022/

...Minor Accumulating Snow Event Tonight...

Snow will overspread much of northern Illinois and northwest
Indiana by sunset. This will be primarily light in intensity,
though brief heavier rates are likely. These temporary heavier
rates will result in reduced visibility and quickly accumulating
snow, even on paved surfaces. Snow will taper late tonight into
Friday morning. Totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected, with spotty
higher amounts than 3 inches possible south of I-80.

Prepare for minor snow accumulation and some slick spots on paved
surfaces tonight, including during some of this evening's
commute. The light snow-covered roadways may linger into the
Friday morning commute. Allow extra travel time.

MTF

The radar

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Lake

When: March 10, 4:00 PM CST to March 11, 7:30 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, Porter

When: March 10, 4:30 PM CST to March 11, 8:30 AM 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: March 10, 6:00 PM CST to March 11, 8:00 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, Jasper

When: March 10, 6:00 PM CST to March 11, 8:30 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, Benton

When: March 10, 9:00 PM EST to March 11, 10:00 AM EST
Where: Benton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 40.606, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in Indiana in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, March 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: 1010942, 1010943, 1010945, 1010947, 1010948.