Heavy Snow — Parke, Indiana

2018-03-24 · Parke, Indiana

Event narrative

A trained spotter's report of 7.0 inches of snow was received from two miles north-northeast of Bloomingdale. The Rockville area also saw snow of over 6.0 inches. Owing partially to the event being well forecast and on a Saturday, no other impacts were reported.

Wider weather episode

Snow developed ahead of an area of low pressure and an upper level trough. Plentiful moisture combined with strong frontogenetical forcing produced an narrow area of heavy snow. To the southwest of the heavy snow, rain fell along with a few thunderstorms. To the northeast of the snow band, very dry air caused a sharp cut-off to the snow. A narrow band of intense snow produced amounts of 8 to 12 inches, with some locations receiving over 2 inches per hour. The 10.2 inches of snow at Indianapolis set the daily snowfall record and became the second highest one day total for the month of March. Visibility at the Indianapolis International Airport was a quarter of a mile or less from about 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM EDT.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 761499. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.