Ice Storm — Scott, Indiana

2022-02-03 to 2022-02-04 · Scott, Indiana

Event narrative

Highway department reported 0.25 inches of ice accumulation with between 2 and 2.5 inches of sleet accumulation and between 0.75 and 1 inch of snow accumulation.

Wider weather episode

An 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. Significant freezing rain and sleet accumulations caused travel impacts and some power outages. Many areas across southern Indiana received around a quarter inch of ice accumulation, followed by heavy sleet and finally light snow toward the end of the event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1010651. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.