Ice Storm in Indiana

Events

336

Deaths

2

Injuries

3

Damage

$1.2 million

• Ice Storm in Indiana, February 24 to 25, 20071 death · 1 injured · $600,000 · 23 eventsA late February storm system brought widespread precipitation in the form of mainly freezing rain. Several locations did see periods of sleet during the event, however the ice accumulations posed the greatest threat.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Indiana, February 1 to 2, 20111 death · 47 eventsA powerful winter storm moved across the United States, bringing severe winter weather to central Indiana from January 31 through February 2. Freezing rain, sleet, snow, strong winds, and arctic air impacted the state.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, November 14 to 15, 2018$231,000 · 25 eventsAn upper level low brought a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to central Indiana the evening of November 14 into the early morning hours of November 15.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, January 5 to 6, 2005$300,000 · 13 eventsAfter several bouts of precipitation to begin the month, a low pressure system moved through central Indiana bringing heavy rain to the entire area.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Indiana, January 5 to 6, 20051 injured · 24 eventsA band of significant sleet accumulations occurred in many locations north of State Route 14 and south of US 6. Total sleet accumulations ranged from one half to one inch.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, December 9, 200724 eventsA warm front moved north across the area during the day of December 9th. Abundant moisture traveled north of this front into a below freezing air mass across much of Northern Indiana, setting the stage for ice accumulations.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, December 18 to 19, 200824 eventsSignificant ice accumulations and light snow/sleet amounts affected the region as a quick moving area of low pressure tracked eastward through central portions of Indiana and Ohio on late December 18th into the first half of December 19th.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, January 31, 20021 injured · $10,000 · 14 eventsThe first major winter storm of the season brought an ice storm to much of Southwest Lower Michigan, Northern Indiana, and extreme Northwest Ohio with ice accumulations from one quarter to over one half inch on trees and power lines, with up to one and one half inches of ice…
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, February 12, 201919 eventsFreezing rain accumulated to near a quarter of an inch during the morning of February 12th as low pressure lifted north toward the Lower Great Lakes region. This created difficult travel, along with scattered power outages due to falling trees and tree limbs.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, January 11 to 12, 2015$15,000 · 3 eventsAn upper level disturbance produced freezing rain across central Indiana during the evening of January 11 and early morning of January 12 across central Indiana. Most of the freezing rain fell north of I-70, where 0.1 to 0.2 inches of ice were common.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, December 13 to 14, 200011 eventsA strong upper level system moved along the Ohio River during the evening of December 13.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, February 24 to 25, 200711 eventsAn ice storm caused sporadic power outages and travel difficulties over northern portions of central Indiana on the evening of 24 February 2007.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, February 15 to 16, 200310 eventsPrecipitation began over South Central Indiana late in the evening on February 15 mainly in the form of sleet. Some freezing rain also occurred during the day on February 16. Late in the afternoon of the 16th, the precipitation changed to all snow.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, February 21 to 22, 200810 eventsSouthwest flow and moisture overran arctic air near the surface. Sleet developed by late morning and quickly changed to freezing rain while temperatures held steady in the mid 20s. All of southern Indiana experienced icing amounts between 1/4 to just over 1/2 inch.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 15 to 16, 201010 eventsLow pressure moved across the Tennessee Valley on Thursday the 16th of December. Ahead of this system, strong warm air advection ahead of an inverted trough spread light snow late Wednesday across southern Indiana.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, February 20 to 21, 201110 eventsPeriods of freezing rain created hazardous driving conditions across northeast Indiana February 20th into the morning hours of February 21st as moisture lifted northward over a nearly stalled out frontal boundary. Ice accretions ranged from a glaze to 0.30 across the area.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, February 3 to 4, 202210 eventsAn arctic front pushed south across southern Indiana on Thursday, February 3, 2022. Southerly flow and a layer of warm air aloft combined with falling surface temperatures to produce an impactful winter storm with a variety of precipitation types.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, March 6 to 7, 19968 eventsNorth winds behind a cold front sagging across the region caused a shallow layer of below freezing air to penetrate deep into the Ohio Valley.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, December 13 to 14, 20008 eventsA weak low pressure system brought freezing rain into the region. Ice accumulations of one-quarter to one-half inch were common.
• Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Indiana, February 13, 20078 eventsLow pressure tracked southwest to northeast through the Ohio Valley, bringing a significant winter weather event to the region. The Southeastern Indiana Rural Electric Membership Corporation had 12,000 of its 27,000 customers without power at one point in time.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, February 12, 20088 eventsA low pressure system in the southern plains moved east into the Ohio Valley, bringing snow that changed to sleet and freezing rain as warmer temperatures were pulled into the region.
• Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, February 1, 20118 eventsAn ice storm hit the Ohio Valley, beginning late in the evening of January 31st. Low pressure traced from Texas to the lower Great Lakes region, and strengthened as it crossed the Ohio Valley.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, November 14 to 15, 20188 eventsAn upper level low pressure center tracked northeast into the region. Warm air aloft and cold air at the surface combined with the low to create a significant freezing rain event over much of the region.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, November 14 to 15, 20187 eventsA cold air mass already in place combined with an anomalous low pressure system to produce an early season freezing rain event across southern Indiana and central Kentucky.
• Ice Storm in Indiana, January 15, 19976 eventsFreezing rain glazed many surfaces with around a quarter inch of ice.

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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 2026-09-24.