Indiana, 2026

Winter Weather in Indiana, March 16 to 17, 2026

March 16 to 17, 2026 · NWS LOT · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Scattered snow showers moved across northwest Indiana beginning in the early morning of March 16th and continuing through the early morning of March 17th. Snowfall amounts were generally 1 to 3 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
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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.

Scattered snow showers moved across northwest Indiana beginning in the early morning of March 16th and continuing through the early morning of March 17th. Snowfall amounts were generally 1 to 3 inches. Strong winds caused significant blowing and drifting snow with near white out conditions at times in open and rural areas.

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 16, 1:42 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 1:42 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Lake

When
March 16, 3:30 AM CST to March 17, 1:00 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 16, 4:30 AM CST to March 17, 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)

Winter Weather, Newton

When
March 16, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM 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 16, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM 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 16, 9:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM 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

More

Every storm in Indiana in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, March 2026

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: 1317572, 1317573, 1317574, 1317575, 1317576.