Indiana, 2025

Winter Storm in Indiana, November 29 to 30, 2025

November 29 to 30, 2025 · NWS LOT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

A significant winter storm impacted a large stretch of the Midwest during the night of the 28th and through the night of the 29th. Multiple rounds of moderate to occasionally heavy snow fell on the area throughout the day.

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
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  • 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.

A significant winter storm impacted a large stretch of the Midwest during the night of the 28th and through the night of the 29th. Multiple rounds of moderate to occasionally heavy snow fell on the area throughout the day. Widespread snow totals in the 6 to 9 inch range were observed across northwest Indiana.

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 Nov 28, 11:31 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 11:31 PM CST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Lake

When
November 29, 1:00 AM CST to November 30, 4:30 AM CST
Where
Lake forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.472, -87.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Newton

When
November 29, 1:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Newton forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
40.956, -87.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jasper

When
November 29, 1:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Jasper forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
41.023, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Porter

When
November 29, 2:00 AM CST to November 30, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Porter forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
41.509, -87.073 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Benton

When
November 29, 3:00 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where
Benton forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
40.606, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1301422, 1301424, 1301425, 1301423, 1301426.