Heavy Snow — Tipton, Indiana

2021-01-30 to 2021-01-31 · Tipton, Indiana

Event narrative

Snowfall ranged from 5.2 to 6.4 inches with the highest amounts near the town of Atlanta. A travel advisory was issued by local officials during the event due to impacts from the snow.

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 931552. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.