Indiana, 2025

Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 11 to 12, 2025

December 11 to 12, 2025 · NWS LMK · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A clipper type system rotated southeast into the Ohio Valley during the evening hours of Thursday, December 11, 2025. An area of low pressure at the surface moved across Missouri, with a warm front extending eastward through the Tennessee Valley.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 LMK wrote it up.

A clipper type system rotated southeast into the Ohio Valley during the evening hours of Thursday, December 11, 2025. An area of low pressure at the surface moved across Missouri, with a warm front extending eastward through the Tennessee Valley. Enhanced mid-level frontogenesis and deep moisture contributed to the development of heavy snow bands across southern Indiana and north-central Kentucky. This system brought 3-6 inches of snowfall to southern Indiana and north-central Kentucky.

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Event by event

7 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Dubois

When
December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Dubois forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.364, -86.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A heavy swath of 4.0 to 4.5 inches of snow fell across the northern half of Dubois County.

Heavy Snow, Orange

When
December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.542, -86.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall of 4.0 to 6.5 inches fell across Orange County, with the highest totals above 6 inches reported in French Lick and Paoli.

Heavy Snow, Crawford

When
December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 6:30 AM EST
Where
Crawford forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.292, -86.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall of 4 to 6 inches occurred in Crawford County.

Heavy Snow, Washington

When
December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 7:30 AM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.600, -86.105 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 4 to 6 inches fell across Washington County.

Heavy Snow, Harrison

When
December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Harrison forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.195, -86.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 4 to 5 inches fell across Harrison County.

Heavy Snow, Clark

When
December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
38.477, -85.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 4 to 6 inches fell across Clark County.

Heavy Snow, Floyd

When
December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Floyd forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.319, -85.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 4 to 6 inches fell in Floyd County.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 1307348, 1307362, 1307364, 1307367, 1307368, 1307393, 1307396.