Winter Weather in Elkhart, Indiana

Bands of snow produced 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulation during the early morning hours of February 6th. Snowfall rates briefly reached as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour in association with the heavier bands of snow. A snowfall report of 3.7 inches was received from a CoCoRaHS observer 3 miles west southwest of Goshen, IN. The morning commute was impacted with numerous slide-offs and accidents reported across the region.

A fast moving system produced 3 to 6 inches of snow from portions of northwest Indiana into far northeast Indiana. Most of the heavier snow accumulation occurred roughly along a line from South Bend, IN to Fort Wayne, IN. The timing of the event produced moderate to high impacts for the morning commute.