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Winter Weather in Wells, Indiana

Winter Weather January 12, 2012 – January 13, 2012 · Wells, Indiana

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Snow developed during the afternoon hours of January 12th and continued into the first part of January 13th. Total snow amounts across the county were generally near 2 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.

The wider storm

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 356279. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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