Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — La Porte, Indiana

2015-02-18 to 2015-02-19 · La Porte, Indiana

Event narrative

Lake effect snow showers created hazardous driving conditions behind an arctic front February 18th into February 19th. There were reports of slide-offs and accidents across the region thanks to reduced visibilities and snow covered roads. Total snow accumulations were highly variable across the county, ranging from a trace in southwest La Porte county to between 2 and 4 inches in far northeast La Porte County. Wind chills dropped to between 10 below and 20 below zero during this time which led to numerous school delays and closings. A 79 year old LaPorte woman died from exposure to the cold on February 19th.

Wider weather episode

Dangerous wind chills to 20 below zero and accumulating lake effect snow showers affected far north-central Indiana behind an arctic cold front February 18th into February 19th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 554273. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.