Winter Weather in Indiana, December 1 to 2, 2025

Name: Winter Weather in Indiana, December 1 to 2, 2025
Start: 2025-12-01T12:00
End: 2025-12-02T01:00
Location: Indiana

December 1 to 2, 2025 · NWS LOT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A period of light snow spread across northwest Indiana during the early afternoon of December 1st and continued into the early morning of December 2nd. Snowfall amounts were generally 2 to 4 inches.

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
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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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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.

A period of light snow spread across northwest Indiana during the early afternoon of December 1st and continued into the early morning of December 2nd. Snowfall amounts were generally 2 to 4 inches.

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 Dec 1, 6:28 AM EST, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 6:28 AM EST, 5 hours 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 4:23 AM EST, 7 hours 37 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
323 AM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002-
010-011-019-020930-
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-
323 AM CST Mon Dec 1 2025 /423 AM EST Mon Dec 1 2025/

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.

DISCUSSION...

A period of accumulating snow is expected this afternoon into
tonight which may result in hazardous travel conditions for the
evening commute with impacts potentially lingering into the
Tuesday morning commute.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Thursday...
  Limited Excessive Cold Risk.
Friday...
  Limited Excessive Cold Risk.
  Limited Snow Risk.
Saturday and Sunday...
  Limited Snow Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight.

LMZ740>745-020930-
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-
323 AM CST Mon Dec 1 2025

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.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Tuesday through Thursday...
  Hazardous conditions for small craft are likely.

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The radar

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

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Benton

When: December 1, 12:00 PM EST to December 2, 1:00 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, Newton

When: December 1, 12:30 PM CST to December 2, 12:30 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, Jasper

When: December 1, 1:30 PM CST to December 2, 12:30 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, Lake

When: December 1, 2:00 PM CST to December 2, 12:30 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: December 1, 2:30 PM CST to December 2, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Porter forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
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

Every storm in Indiana in 2025 Every state in 2025 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, December 2025

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: 1301718, 1301719, 1301720, 1301722, 1301723.