Winter Weather in Marion, Indiana
Winter Weather January 17, 2020 – January 18, 2020 · Marion, Indiana
What the National Weather Service wrote
A fatal accident occurred around 9:30 PM local time when an SUV lost control of his vehicle on a bridge and crashed into a nearby pond. There were two occupants of the vehicle. One occupant was pronounced dead and the other was in critical condition. A mixture of freezing rain and sleet was falling at the time and police have determined that weather likely played a factor in the crash.
The wider storm
A strong upper level low pressure system brought periods of mixed precipitation to central Indiana late during the evening of the 17th and continuing through the night. Precipitation began as a snow/sleet mix and transitioned to freezing rain before all rain. Freezing rain caused slick spots across surfaces and led to several accidents with one being fatal.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 865048. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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