Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 12 to 13, 2024

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 12 to 13, 2024
Start: 2024-01-12T07:00
End: 2024-01-13T19:00
Location: Indiana

January 12 to 13, 2024 · NWS IWX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

A winter storm brought periods of snow and windy conditions during the daytime January 12th. More snow and very windy conditions developed during the early morning hours of January 13th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 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: 8

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.

A winter storm brought periods of snow and windy conditions during the daytime January 12th. More snow and very windy conditions developed during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snow accumulations of 5 to 11 inches were reported across portions of northwest and north central Indiana Elsewhere, snow accumulations were in the 2 to 5 inch range across far northeast Indiana. The combination of snow and blowing snow produced dangerous travel conditions.

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 Jan 11, 5:50 PM CST, 13 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 5:50 PM CST, 13 hours 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 11, 1:29 PM CST, 17 hours 31 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Northern Indiana
229 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024

INZ103-104-203-204-MIZ078-079-177-277-121930-
Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Southern La Porte-
Western St. Joseph IN-Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Northern Berrien-
Southern Berrien-
229 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024 /129 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ FRIDAY
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and
southwest Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Storm Warning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-020-022>025-116-216-MIZ080-081-OHZ001-002-
004-015-121930-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-
Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-White-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-
Northern Kosciusko-Southern Kosciusko-Branch-Hillsdale-Williams-
Fulton OH-Defiance-Paulding-
229 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024 /129 PM CST Thu Jan 11 2024/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/
FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana, southwest
Michigan and northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Winter Weather Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

INZ026-027-032>034-OHZ005-016-024-025-121930-
Wells-Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Henry-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH-
229 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Indiana and
northwest Ohio.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Wind Advisory.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

LMZ043-046-121930-
New Buffalo MI to St Joseph MI-Michigan City IN to New Buffalo MI-
229 PM EST Thu Jan 11 2024

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM EST SUNDAY...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the nearshore waters of
southeastern Lake Michigan.

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Gale Warning.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

5 winter weather, 3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Northern la Porte County

When: January 12, 7:00 AM CST to January 13, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Northern la Porte County forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snowfall accumulations of 5 to 11 inches were reported. A cooperative observer 0.8 miles west of La Porte, IN reported storm total snowfall of 11.1 inches. Strong west to southwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph on the morning of January 13th produced significant blowing and drifting snow resulting in slick road conditions and limited visibilities at times. Numerous accidents and slide-offs were reported across the region.

Winter Storm, Western St. Joseph County

When: January 12, 8:00 AM EST to January 13, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Western St. Joseph County forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snowfall accumulations of 5 to 8 inches were reported. A cooperative observer near New Carlisle, IN reported storm total snowfall of 7.6 inches. Strong west to southwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph on the morning of January 13th produced significant blowing and drifting snow resulting in slick road conditions and limited visibilities at times. Numerous accidents and slide-offs were reported across the region.

Winter Storm, Eastern St. Joseph County

When: January 12, 8:00 AM EST to January 13, 7:00 PM EST
Where: Eastern St. Joseph County forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.617, -86.290 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snowfall accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were reported. A Cocorahs observer 1.8 miles east northeast of Granger, IN reported storm total snowfall of 7.5 inches. Strong west to southwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph on the morning of January 13th produced significant blowing and drifting snow resulting in slick road conditions and limited visibilities at times. Numerous accidents and slide-offs were reported across the region.

Winter Weather, Southern la Porte County

When: January 12, 7:00 AM CST to January 13, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Southern la Porte County forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.549, -86.742 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches were reported. Strong west to southwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph on the morning of January 13th produced significant blowing and drifting snow resulting in slick road conditions and limited visibilities at times. Some accidents and slide-offs were reported.

Winter Weather, Northern Kosciusko County

When: January 12, 8:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Kosciusko County forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 41.244, -85.861 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snowfall accumulations of 2 to 5 inches were reported. Storm total snowfall at the National Weather Service in Northern Indiana was reported as 5.3 inches. Strong west to southwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph on the morning of January 13th produced significant blowing and drifting snow resulting in slick road conditions and limited visibilities at times. Some accidents and slide-offs were reported.

Winter Weather, Lagrange

When: January 12, 9:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Lagrange forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 41.643, -85.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches were reported. Strong west to southwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph on the morning of January 13th produced significant blowing and drifting snow resulting in slick road conditions and limited visibilities at times. Some accidents and slide-offs were reported.

Winter Weather, Noble

When: January 12, 9:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Noble forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.399, -85.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snowfall accumulations of 2 to 6 inches were reported. A Cocorahs observer 4.5 miles northwest of Kendalville, IN reported 4.0 inches of storm total snow accumulation. Strong west to southwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph on the morning of January 13th produced significant blowing and drifting snow resulting in slick road conditions and limited visibilities at times. Some accidents and slide-offs were reported.

Winter Weather, Steuben

When: January 12, 10:00 AM EST to January 13, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Steuben forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 41.644, -85.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total snowfall accumulations of 3 to 6 inches were reported. A Cocorahs observer 4 miles east northeast of Salem Center, IN reported 4.0 inches of storm total snow accumulation. Strong west to southwest winds gusting as high as 40 to 45 mph on the morning of January 13th produced significant blowing and drifting snow resulting in slick road conditions and limited visibilities at times. Some accidents and slide-offs were reported.

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

Every storm in Indiana in 2024 Every state in 2024 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, January 2024

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: 1152834, 1152835, 1152836, 1152839, 1152847, 1152858, 1152859, 1152861.