Winter Weather — Whitley, Indiana

2022-10-17 · Whitley, Indiana

Event narrative

A lake effect snow band clipped Whitley County with 1 to 3 inches of heavy wet snow, heaviest across northern portions of the county. This combined with leaves on tress led to several reports of downed trees and power outages across the county. Roads also became snow covered for a time with a few accidents reported across the region.

Wider weather episode

A narrow and intense lake effect snow band developed during the late afternoon and evening hours of October 17th. Wet, heavy snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches led to downed trees and power lines.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1058399. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.