Winter Weather — Allen, Indiana

2012-01-12 to 2012-01-13 · Allen, Indiana

Event narrative

Snow developed during the afternoon hours of January 12th and continued into the first part of January 13th. Total snow amounts across the county generally ranged between 2 and 5 inches. Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts to 30 mph, led to considerable blowing and drifting snow. There were reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region, along with some school delays.

Wider weather episode

Snow and blowing snow impacted much of northern Indiana late January 12th into January 13th as a low pressure system deepened northward towards Lake Huron. System snow transitioned to heavy lake effect snow on January 13th with total snow accumulations generally ranging between 4 and 10 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 354444. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.