Winter Weather — Marion, Indiana

2021-01-30 · Marion, Indiana

Event narrative

A period of heavy snow occurred during the evening hours of January 30th. Total snowfall ranged from 3.2 to 4.8 inches. Indiana State Police Sgt. John Perrine said its district serving Indianapolis reported 73 crashes, including seven with injuries. In addition, troopers in the Indianapolis dealt with 38 vehicles sliding off roads and assisted 23 motorists. A woman was rescued after the car she was driving slid off the road at 30th and Richardt Avenue on the east side and flipped upside down into a ditch. It was submerged in water and the woman was pulled from the car, given CPR and taken to Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital in extreme critical condition.

Wider weather episode

During the late afternoon and evening hours of Saturday January 30th, an area of rain arrived across southwest Indiana. As this initial band moved to the northeast, it would transition to snow bringing periods of heavy snow starting around 6 PM that continued through 10 PM. Snow fell across several bands with additional light snow falling through the night. During the initial period of snow, the heaviest amounts fell generally along and immediately south of I-74. During the overnight hours into Sunday, snow began to accumulate more heavily across the Winter Storm Warning area of north central Indiana. Snow would transition back to rain during the overnight hours of Saturday into Sunday for much of the area before transitioning back to snow during the early afternoon hours of Sunday. Additional light snow accumulations occurred Sunday and Sunday night.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 931543. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.