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Overview
An upper level system brought snow to central Indiana on January 10th. Amounts of 2 to 4 inches were common, but some 5 inch amounts were reported roughly along the I-69 corridor from Vincennes to around Bloomington.Snow/Ice
Below are maps of snowfall for central Indiana as well as for the entire state. Please note that the map may not exactly match amounts at your location. Click an image for a larger version. Following the maps is a text listing of snowfall reports for central Indiana.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Indianapolis IN 1033 AM EST Sat Jan 11 2025 ...SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM JANUARY 10TH EVENT... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Indiana... ...Bartholomew County... Hope 5.2 NW 4.0 in 0800 AM 01/11 COCORAHS 4 WSW Columbus 3.1 in 1010 PM 01/10 Trained Spotter ...Boone County... 1 SE Lebanon 4.5 in 0805 PM 01/10 Public Zionsville 0.5 NNW 3.2 in 0600 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Lebanon 6 W 3.2 in 0700 AM 01/11 COOP ...Brown County... 3 WNW Helmsburg 5.2 in 0808 PM 01/10 Public 2 W Nashville 5.0 in 0619 PM 01/10 Public 1 WNW Spurgeons Corner 4.9 in 1111 PM 01/10 Public ...Clay County... Brazil 5.1 NW 3.0 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Jasonville 4.0 ENE 2.5 in 0644 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Clinton County... 1 ENE Frankfort 3.5 in 0930 PM 01/10 Public 3 W Kirklin 3.4 in 0705 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Mulberry 0.6 SSE 2.7 in 0800 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Daviess County... 1 SW Elnora 4.0 in 0400 PM 01/10 CO-OP Observer Washington 3.3 SE 4.0 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Delaware County... (KA9KAI) Muncie 2.5 SSW 3.0 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Yorktown 1.1 NNW 2.8 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Fountain County... Covington 0.4 WNW 2.7 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Greene County... Bloomfield 0.5 SSW) 5.8 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Springville 6.0 W 3.8 in 0630 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Hamilton County... 3 NNE Fishers 3.5 in 0854 PM 01/10 Public Mccordsville 2.6 NE 3.5 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS 3 SE Cicero 3.0 in 1215 AM 01/11 Trained Spotter Noblesville 3.6 NW 2.8 in 0900 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Carmel 1.5 W 2.5 in 0800 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Hancock County... Greenfield 1.6 S 4.8 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS 1 NNE Cumberland 3.0 in 0715 PM 01/10 Public 2 ENE Spring Lake 2.0 in 0444 PM 01/10 Public ...Hendricks County... Brownsburg 0.8 NNW 3.7 in 0630 AM 01/11 COCORAHS 1 NNE Avon 3.4 in 1030 PM 01/10 NWS Employee ...Henry County... New Castle 3.2 W 3.1 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Howard County... 3 N Kokomo 3.5 in 0640 AM 01/11 ...Jennings County... 1 WNW Vernon 3.2 in 1152 PM 01/10 Public ...Johnson County... 1 S Greenwood 4.3 in 0621 PM 01/10 Public 1.8 SE Franklin 4.0 in 0700 AM 01/11 COOP 3 N Bargersville 3.1 in 0530 PM 01/10 Cocorahs ...Knox County... 3 E Vincennes 5.3 in 0600 PM 01/10 Trained Spotter Sandborn 4.4 in 0952 PM 01/10 Public 1 WNW Bicknell 4.2 in 0415 PM 01/10 Emergency Mngr ...Lawrence County... 1.7 S Avoca 3.4 in 0700 AM 01/11 COOP Oolitic 0.2 NNE 3.2 in 0710 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Mitchell 4.1 E 2.7 in 0730 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Madison County... 2 SE Anderson 2.5 in 0836 PM 01/10 Public ...Marion County... 1 N Broad Ripple 4.5 in 0606 AM 01/11 Castleton 1.7 S 3.7 in 1159 PM 01/10 COCORAHS Speedway 6.2 SSW 3.7 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS 3 S Monument Circle 3.2 in 0800 PM 01/10 Cocorahs ...Martin County... Shoals 9.8 NNE 3.0 in 0900 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Monroe County... 1 WSW Unionville 5.0 in 0620 PM 01/10 Public 3 ESE Ellettsville 4.5 in 0452 PM 01/10 Public 1 SE Bloomington 4.5 in 0549 PM 01/10 Public ...Montgomery County... 1.1 NW New Market 3.2 in 0700 AM 01/11 COOP Crawfordsville 3.0 in 0536 PM 01/10 Public ...Morgan County... Morgantown 5.0 in 0801 PM 01/10 Public Martinsville 3.9 ESE 4.6 in 0800 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Brooklyn 0.5 ENE 3.4 in 0830 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Monrovia 2.8 in 0615 PM 01/10 NWS Employee ...Owen County... Gosport 4.0 WSW 4.5 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Spencer 7.0 S 3.7 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Parke County... Rockville 4.5 in 0530 PM 01/10 CO-OP Observer ...Putnam County... Cloverdale 3.5 W 2.9 in 0800 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Randolph County... Farmland 0.3 S 2.9 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Modoc 0.1 W 2.5 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS (KC9FXU) Winchester 2.2 WSW 2.0 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Rush County... Morristown 3.8 ENE 5.0 in 0800 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Rushville 4.3 in 0811 PM 01/10 Public ...Shelby County... 2 SSW Shelbyville 4.1 in 0645 PM 01/10 Public ...Tippecanoe County... 4 ENE Lafayette 3.1 in 0700 PM 01/10 Public ...Tipton County... Tipton 4.1 in 0950 PM 01/10 Public Atlanta 4.4 W 3.2 in 0630 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Vermillion County... Newport 0.4 WSW 3.0 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS ...Vigo County... Terre Haute 6.5 N 3.0 in 0700 AM 01/11 COCORAHS Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
Environment
An upper-level trough and jet stream brought snow to central Indiana. Better dendritic growth in portions of the southern half of central Indiana led to some higher amounts.
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| Figure 1: 500mb heights and winds at 4pm EST. | Figure 2: 300mb heights, divergence at 3 PM EST | Figure 3: Dendritic growth zone depth and humidity at 1 PM EST. |
Historical Perspective
The January 5-10, 2025 Period Included Two Snowstorms... - January 5-6, 2025 Officially Totaled 7.8" At Indianapolis - January 10th 2025 Officially Totaled 3.7" At Indianapolis - The 1st Time A 6-Day Period Totaled 11.5"+ Since 2014 - Peak Snow Depth Of 8" Was Reached From 1/10 7:00 PM - 1/11 1:00 PM //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 30 Greatest Indianapolis Area 6-Day Snowfall Totals... Corresponding Greatest Reported Snow Depth... Rk. DATE RANGE SNOWFALL PEAK 12Z SNOW DEPTH 1. 1895/DEC/26-31 19.5" 10...1895/12/30 2. 1996/JAN/2-7 18.4 11...1996/ 1/7-8 3. 1910/FEB/12-17 17.6 16...1910/ 2/17 4. 2014/JAN/2-7 17.5 16...2014/ 1/6 5. 1918/JAN/11-16 16.8 15...1918/ 1/15 6. 1978/JAN/25-30 15.8 20...1978/ 1/27-28 7. 1968/JAN/9-14 15.7 10...1968/ 1/15 8. 1984/FEB/24-29 15.6 11...1984/ 2/29 ---------------------------------------------------------- 9. 1982/JAN/31-FEB/5 14.7 12...1982/ 2/4 T10. 1906/MAR/15-20 14.5 19...1906/ 3/15 T10. 1895/JAN/10-15 14.5 12...1895/ 1/13 12. 1915/JAN/17-22 14.3 M T13. 1998/12/29-1/3/99 14.1 8...1999/ 1/2-4 T13. 1973/DEC/15-20 14.1 13...1973/12/20 15. 1965/FEB/21-26 13.7 13...1965/ 2/26 16. 1977/DEC/5-10 13.4 10...1977/12/9 17. 1981/DEC/16-21 13.2 6...1981/12/21 18. 1973/12/27-1/1/74 12.9 9...1973/12/31-1/1/74 T19. 2012/DEC/26-31 12.8 10...2012/12/29 T19. 2009/JAN/25-30 12.8 11...2009/ 1/28-30 21. 1977/JAN/4-9 12.6 10...1977/ 1/10-11 ---------------------------------------------------------- 22. 2007/FEB/12-17 12.2 12...2007/ 2/18 23. 1906/MAR/9-14 12.1 M 24. 1996/MAR/19-24 11.8 4...1996/ 3/20 25. 2004/DEC/19-24 11.6 9...2004/12/23-27 T26. 2025/JAN/5-10 11.5** 8...2025/ 1/11** T26. 1965/JAN/14-19 11.5 12...1965/ 1/16 28. 1979/JAN/24-29 11.3 10...1979/ 1/28 29. 2018/MAR/21-26 10.8 8...2018/ 3/25 30. 1961/FEB/23-28 10.4 7...1961/ 2/26 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Reverse Chronology of All Indianapolis 6-DAY 11.5"+ Snowfalls... NO. DATE RANGE SNOWFALL PEAK 12Z SNOW DEPTH 27. 2025/JAN/5-10 11.5" 8"...2025/ 1/11 26. 2014/JAN/2-7 17.5 16...2014/ 1/6 25. 2012/DEC/26-31 12.8 10...2012/12/29 24. 2009/JAN/25-30 12.8 11...2009/ 1/28-30 23. 2007/FEB/12-17 12.2 12...2007/ 2/18 22. 2004/DEC/19-24 11.6 9...2004/12/23-27 21. 1998/12/29-1/3/99 14.1 8...1999/ 1/2-4 20. 1996/MAR/19-24 11.8 4...1996/ 3/20 19. 1996/JAN/2-7 18.4 11...1996/ 1/7-8 18. 1984/FEB/24-29 15.6 11...1984/ 2/29 17. 1982/JAN/31-FEB/5 14.7 12...1982/ 2/4 16. 1981/DEC/16-21 13.2 6...1981/12/21 15. 1978/JAN/25-30 15.8 20...1978/ 1/27-28 14. 1977/DEC/5-10 13.4 10...1977/12/9 13. 1977/JAN/4-9 12.6 10...1977/ 1/10-11 12. 1973/12/27-1/1/74 12.9 9...1973/12/31-1/1/74 11. 1973/DEC/15-20 14.1 13...1973/12/20 10. 1968/JAN/9-14 15.7 10...1968/ 1/15 9. 1965/FEB/21-26 13.7 13...1965/ 2/26 8. 1965/JAN/14-19 11.5 12...1965/ 1/16 --------------------------------------------------------- 7. 1918/JAN/11-16 16.8 15...1918/ 1/15 6. 1915/JAN/17-22 14.3 M 5. 1910/FEB/12-17 17.6 16...1910/ 2/17 4. 1906/MAR/15-20 14.5 19...1906/ 3/15 3. 1906/MAR/9-14 12.1 M 2. 1895/DEC/26-31 19.5 10...1895/12/30 1. 1895/JAN/10-15 14.5 12...1895/ 1/13
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