De Kalb storm history

One person died in a three-vehicle accident in DeKalb County on January 22nd. The accident happened on County Road 427 at County Road 50 around 10:15 a.m. According to an Indiana State Police spokesperson, a Dekalb County plow truck slid into a semi causing the semi to jackknife.…

Law enforcement officials reported multiple trees down along 7th Street. One of these trees in the 400 block of 7th Street, fell onto a westbound United Parcel Service truck, striking the driver compartment. The 46 year old male driver was killed instantly.

A burst of moderate snow as well as some blowing and drifting snow was a contributing factor to a death in Dekalb county. Police reports indicate the 53 year old man driving a snowmobile attempted to jump West Smith ditch at around 10 pm EST, near the interection of County Roads …

Moderate to heavy snow developed during the late morning hours of November 29th and continued through the early morning hours of November 30th. This was a wet snow with total snow accumulations generally ranging between 6 and 10 inches. There was a report of 8.0 inches in Butler.…

Photo on social media of standing water, estimated to be a few inches deep, throughout a strip mall parking lot.

Power poles and trees are down.

Power pole on fire due to a lightning strike. Downed power lines in and around Auburn.

Power pole on fire due to a lightning strike.

A mix of freezing rain and snow overspread the area during the mid to late afternoon hours and continued through the evening before dissipating after midnight. Storm total ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch were reported, along with 1 to 3 inches of storm total snow ac…

Cold, below freezing, temperatures and road surfaces led to icy roads and sidewalks once periods of freezing rain and freezing drizzle developed. A few thunderstorms even developed dropping heavier freezing rain and small hail late in the evening into the early morning hours of F…

Photo on Twitter shows a large tree down onto a covered porch. Porch roof collapsed.

State police report a semi truck driver was injured when a tree fell onto the cab of the truck.

Facebook photo of 3 inch hail.

Hail damage in Corunna, cars, siding, and roofs damaged from 3 inch hail stones.

The combination of temperatures in the single digits below zero and gusty southwest winds of around 20 mph produced minimum wind chills of 25 to 30 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 28 below zero was reported by the AWOS station in Garrett, IN at 10:05am on Jan…

Tree limbs down in the Saint Joe area. Time estimated by radar.

Some shingles removed from a roof and a flag pole was snapped 2 feet above the ground.

Heavy wet snow, wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph, and visibilities reduced to less than a quarter of a mile at times created difficult travel. There were a few reports of power outages and wind damage across the region. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged between 2 and 6 in…

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and school closings on January 25th. The snow was heavy at times with inch per hour snowfall rates and visibilities less than a quarter of a mile observed. Snowfall generally ranged between 6 and 8 …

An arctic front brought sub-zero temperatures and strong wind gusts to 40 to 50 mph. This combination resulted in dangerous wind chills of 25 to 35 below zero from the early morning hours on December 23rd to the early morning hours on December 24th.

A major winter storm brought snow and blowing snow that led to very dangerous travel conditions from late Thursday night through Saturday morning. Storm snowfall of 1 to 3 inches occurred Thursday night into Friday afternoon, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blowing snow led t…

The AWOS station KGWB Auburn Dekalb County Airport reported a 51 knot wind gust.

The Auburn-Garrett drive-in theatre outdoor movie screen suffered extensive damage with half of the panels being ripped off the screen and some supports bent or removed. Damage was estimated at $300,000.

Quarter size hail lasted about one minute at Story Lake.

The pubic reported a small tree was blown down.

The public reported a trampoline was destroyed with parts of it piercing through a garage wall.

The public reported several three inch diameter tree branches were broken.

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations around 1 inch were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. The …

Rain changed to a brief period of sleet and freezing rain, and then over to all snow during the late afternoon hours of February 17th. The snow, moderate to heavy at times, continued into the evening hours. Heavy snowfall rates reduced visibilities to less than a quarter of a mil…

Rain changed over to snow during the morning hours of February 2nd, with periods of moderate to heavy snow continuing through the late evening hours of February 3rd. Winds also picked up on February 3rd which led to significant blowing and drifting. There was a report of 10.0 inc…

Periods of freezing drizzle with temperatures in the upper 20s created icy roads on January 17th. There were numerous reports of rollovers and slide-offs, with a few roads briefly closed in the region due to accidents. A thin glaze of ice also developed on sidewalks, with some mi…

Nearby AWOS and ASOS reported wind gusts of 40 knots or more near the 9 AM hour. Frequent gusts of 40 to 50 mph from west and northwest were observed in the area through the early afternoon. These wind gusts resulted in instances of tree damage and subsequent power outages.

US highway 6 was closed due to a tree downed or a sign downed.

Numerous trees were down across the entire county.

Trees down. Report via social media. Time estimated from radar.

Tree blown down.

A spotter recorded a 59 mph wind gust.

The public reported a tree down in the roadway.

The public reports that a tree fell onto a house and knocked town the phone lines.

The public reports a tree is down and blocking the roadway.

The public reports a tree is blocking the west lane of the roadway.

The public reports that a tree fell into wires and that both are in the roadway.

A large tree limb fell onto a house, a motorhome, and powerlines.

Storm total snowfall accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches across the county with the greatest amounts across southeast portions of the county. Numerous slide-offs were reported across the region. The weight of the heavy, wet snow led to some reports of large trees downed along…

A six to nine hour period of moderate to heavy snow created difficult travel and travel restrictions with many roads becoming impassible. Snowfall totals ranged between 6 and 9 inches across the county. Intense snowfall rates and gusty winds created reduced visibilities less than…