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Winter Storm in Steuben, Indiana

Winter Storm January 1, 2008 · Steuben, Indiana

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What the National Weather Service wrote

Eight to twelve inches of snow was reported across the county. An accident on the Indiana Toll Road claimed the lives of two Bowling Green State University students. Two women, ages 25 and 26, were ejected from the minivan they were travelling in, along with 4 other passengers. The vehicle landed on one of the women, killing her instantly with the other being thrown into oncoming traffic and subsequently struck. Two males in the van suffered minor head injuries.

The wider storm

Light snow began during the mid evening hours on New Years Eve of 2007. However, significant travel problems and accumulations did not begin until shortly after midnight of New Years Day. Heavy snow fell across portions of northern Indiana. Many locations seen on the order of 6 to 9 inches across the area. However, a mesoscale band developed and allowed for a swath of accumulations from 9 to 12 inches from portions of Marshall county into Elkhart and Lagrange counties. In addition, lake enhanced snow bands developed, bring additional accumulatins to extreme northwestern portions of the area. Isolated totals exceeding 2 feet were reported when the event finally wound down.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 76735. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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