Winter Weather — Vanderburgh, Indiana

2010-12-12 · Vanderburgh, Indiana

Wider weather episode

The first blast of winter weather followed a strong cold front that swept rapidly east across the Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys. Behind the front, widespread snow showers and very windy conditions produced difficult travel conditions. Northwest winds ranged from 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts. Peak wind gusts were as high as 41 mph at Evansville. Snow accumulated from one to three inches across southwest Indiana. The lowest amounts were around an inch from Boonville north and east. Amounts of two to three inches covered the remainder of southwest Indiana, including Evansville and Princeton. The snow came down rather heavily at times during the afternoon, reducing visibility to around one-half mile for a couple hours. The Evansville Police Department reported a record-setting 50 accidents on the day of the storm. There were eleven people injured in those accidents. The Vanderburgh County sheriff office reported an additional 88 calls, of which roughly half were on Interstate 164. A vehicle slid into a police cruiser that was stopped at the scene of an accident. Numerous accidents on U.S. 41 in Gibson County resulted in some injuries and the closing of the highway near Fort Branch. Strong winds caused blowing and drifting that produced slippery spots well after the snow ended. Blowing snow reduced visibility sharply in open farm country, even after the snow ended.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 266744. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.