Winter Storm — Steuben, Indiana

2007-02-13 to 2007-02-14 · Steuben, Indiana

Event narrative

Observations and reports indicate that 6 to 9 inches of snowfall fell across the county. One death occurred as a result of semi driver losing control on Interstate 69, south of Ashley. The semi went off the west side of the highway and up a steep embankment then rolled onto its left side coming to rest on southbound I-69. The 63 year old female driver was pinned and had to be removed, and subsequently died from internal injuries.

Wider weather episode

A powerful winter storm blanketed all of northern Indiana with heavy snow and strong winds. This caused widespread whiteout conditions across the area with many roads becoming impassable due to drifting snowfall. Numerous schools and businesses were closed on Valentines day as a result of the dangerous weather. The blowing and drifting was so widespread, that many counties pulled the snow plows from the roads and declared travel restrictions to all but emergency vehicles. Two weather related deaths were reported, one in Ashley in Steuben county and the other in Springville in Laporte county. Both deaths were traffic accident related. Accumulations ranged from 6 inches across the far north, to 17 inches from White county towards Grant county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 17700. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.