Ice Storm — Jennings, Indiana

2018-11-14 to 2018-11-15 · Jennings, Indiana

Event narrative

The emergency manager reports that ice accumulation from the recent storm system resulted in approximately 2900 power outages. EMS reported only a few crashes with no life threatening injuries. The 911 Center reported many trees downed from the weight of accumulated ice. It is estimated that at least a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation occurred.

Wider weather episode

An upper level low brought a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain to central Indiana the evening of November 14 into the early morning hours of November 15. The wintry mix created hazardous travel conditions, caused power outages affecting over 60,000 people (according to Indiana Department of Energy), and caused damage to trees. Most of the ice fell across the eastern two thirds of central Indiana, with light snow across the western third. Ice amounts generally ranged from a tenth of an inch to three-tenths of an inch.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 793829. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.