Winter Storm — Steuben, Indiana

2008-01-01 · Steuben, Indiana

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 76735. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.