Jay storm history

Light snow developed early on Saturday, December 6th, and continued through the day. Snowfall accumulations were light, generally less than an inch across the region. However, the light snow was enough to create hazardous driving conditions and icy roadways with 1 fatality report…

A 51 year old man from Dunkirk was killed in a rollover accident as his Dodge Dakota hit an icy patch on a bridge on County Road 200 South, near County Road 800 West. The truck went over a guard rail, off the road, struck a tree, before continuing into a field, where it rolled an…

County officials and local newspapers reported widespread flooding from a combination of local creeks and rivers overflowing and ponding of water in slow drainage areas. Much of the city of Portland, as well as New Corydon suffered flooding damage. Water depths of several inches …

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 4 and 6 inches. Visibilities were reduced to a quarter of a …

Storm chaser reports 3 inches of water covering the road at the intersection of West Votaw Street and North Meridian Street in Portland.

Video showing an estimated 1-2 inches of water covering Treaty Line Rd near Boundary City and southeast of town. Flooding also goes into nearby corn fields.

Several pieces of metal lofted into nearby corn fields near the intersection of S 200 E and E 650 S.

Four large trees snapped and several limbs down in the 3900 block of East Treaty Line Rd near Boundary City.

Multiple trees down at 600 E and 100 S near Belfountain. Additional trees down at State Road 26 and 800 E.

Recorded wind gust from AWOS station KPLD 1 N Portland.

Emergency manager reports large pine tree down.

Roof damage to barns, silos and machine sheds east of Redkey on S CR 325 W. Debris scattered into a nearby field.

Powerlines down and trees down at 400 S and State Road 1, north of Redkey.

Tree down onto a house near 550 S and 200 W. No injuries.

A mix of freezing rain and snow overspread the area during the late afternoon hours and continued through the evening before dissipating after midnight. A trained spotter reported ice accumulations around two tenths of an inch two miles south southeast of Blaine, IN. This wintry …

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…

Drone footage shows evidence of a short track tornado in a corn field just east of the Salamonie river south of CR W 75 before it dissipated. Given the lack of an defined DI, the tornado will be classified as an EFU.

Emergency management surveyed damage at a residence in the 6000 block of N SR 1. A large area of shingles was blown off the west facing side of a home and dropped on the northeast side of the home. An older hog barn suffered extensive roof damage.

A tree and power lines were down according to the Emergency Manager.

Jay County Sheriffs Office reports that 100 S is closed between 100 E and 300 E due to power lines down accross the road. Time estimated via radar.

Tree down at 5773 E and 400 S in Salamonia.

Tree down at 350 W and 200 N in Portland.

Tree down onto unoccupied car. Time estimated from radar.

Multiple trees down. Time estimated by radar.

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 40 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. Most of the storm total snowfall of 2 to 4 inches occurred Thursday night into early Friday, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blow…

The public reported a play set and trampoline was blown over.

Rain changed over to snow late in the afternoon on 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. Total snow accumulations ranged b…

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.

Multiple trees were downed near Jay County High School and surrounding areas.

Wind gust measured at the mesonet station at KPLD.

A tree was reported down across State Line Road.

A trained spotter reported dime to quarter size hail.

Broadcast media shared a report of 1.75 inch hail.

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 8 and 12 inches across the county, with 12.0 inches reported 5 miles southwest of Portland. Intense snowfall ra…

Moderate to heavy snow, mixed with sleet at times, developed during the evening hours of January 30th and continued through the morning hours of January 31st. Snowfall totals in the county ranged between 3 and 5 inches. Easterly winds gusting to 30 mph also created low visibility…

Periods of freezing rain with temperatures near freezing accumulated to between 0.10 and 0.20 across the area on New Year's Day, mainly during the morning and early afternoon hours. This led to a few reports of tree limbs down and spotty power outages across the region. There wer…

Periods of light to occasionally moderate snow and below freezing temperatures created difficult travel conditions February 26th through early February 27th. Snowfall totals across the county generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches. Untreated and lesser traveled roads became snow…

Trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were all reported down in spots across the county. A large storefront window was blown out on the north side of Portland.

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the early afternoon hours of November 11th. The snow then continued through the remainder of the afternoon before tapering off from west to east in the evening. Total snow accumulations generally ranged between 3 and 4 inches, …

Long duration sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts 50 to 55 mph occurred across the county, resulting in trees, tree limbs and power poles suffering damage.