Jennings storm history

Temperatures on the morning of the 14th were as low as -2F, with sustained winds around 10-15 mph...resulting in marginal extreme wind chills as low as -21F.

Power lines downed by falling tree limbs due to damaging winds.

Snowfall ranged from 9.0 to 13.0 inches. A Travel Warning was issued for the county due to the impacts of snow on road conditions.

Two persons inside the tent, an 18-year-old male and a juvenile female who was 9 months pregnant, were both injured. Both victims were treated for their injuries, and were in stable yet serious condition as of the evening of August 3rd; the baby was reported unharmed.

Thunderstorm winds produced damage in Jennings County.

Prolonged thunderstorm downpour flooded farmland across lowlands along Muscatatuck River and brought river near bank full. Most notable was water ten inches deep on roads alongside higher terrain.

Severe drought intensity that had begun on December 19, 2023 across essentially all of Jennings County, then continued into January. Following 2-week precipitation totals approaching 3.50 inches, severe drought then ended with a downgrade to moderate drought on the corresponding …

Continued well below normal rainfall caused severe drought intensity to begin on December 19, 2023 across essentially all of Jennings County. Severe drought was downgraded to moderate drought on January 16, 2024.

Criteria was reached from maximum heat index values exceeding 110 degrees on the afternoon of August 24th over mainly western portions of Jennings County. Heat index values were estimated and interpolated from reported maximum temperatures from the North Vernon 2 ESE COOP station…

Thunderstorm winds downed or uprooted multiple trees, including one onto a propane tank, and blew a barn roof off along County Road 640 West near 620 South.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines.

Temperatures early on the 23rd were as low as -9F, while strong winds gusted as high as 43 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -37F. Snowfall as great as 3.5 inches combined with the strong winds to produce blowing snow and drifting snow, with visibility as low as 1/…

Temperatures early on the 23rd were as low as -9F, while strong winds gusted as high as 43 mph...resulting in extreme wind chills as low as -37F.

Thunderstorm downburst winds caused damage along Base Road from County Road 575 North to County Road 850 North, and to the northeast from that area. Several large trees were uprooted while winds downed power lines, broke off power poles, and bent flagpoles to the ground. Residenc…

Thunderstorm produced golf-ball sized hail near Hayden.

Thunderstorm continued to produce golf-ball sized hail in North Vernon.

Thunderstorm winds downed tree onto County Road West 300 North.

Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and utility lines on northeast side of North Vernon. Trees fell mainly to the north and northeast.

Thunderstorm winds pushed a mobile home off its foundation at 2515 Buckingham Drive. Nearby trees were blown into homes at both 171 Country Squire Boulevard and the intersection of Country Manor Street and Foxmoor Drive. Trees were also downed from Hayden to north of North Vernon…

Total snowfall and sleet ranged from 2.7 to 3.3 inches with the heaviest amounts across northern portions of the county. A Travel Warning was issued for the county which is the highest level of local travel advisory due to the extreme impacts of the snow and ice on road condition…

Report obtained via a picture shared on Twitter.

A 6.5 inch measurement was taken near the town of North Vernon. A travel warning was issued for the county which is the highest level of local travel advisory due to the extreme impacts of the snow on road conditions.

Trees were downed across central Jennings county by thunderstorm wind gusts with no specific location noted. Times ranged from 605 EDT to 635 EDT.

Extensive tree damage reported via Facebook due to thunderstorm wind gusts across North Vernon.

Conservation officers were called to assist 2 cars that had driven into standing water on the road near the intersection of 700W and 400S. Several other cars drove into flooded waters around the county near the same time.

A tree was down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

Snowfall of 6 inches fell near Scipio.

The emergency manager reports that ice accumulation from the recent storm system resulted in approximately 2900 power outages. EMS reported only a few crashes with no life threatening injuries. The 911 Center reported many trees downed from the weight of accumulated ice. It is es…

A car drove through a flooded road and stalled near the intersection of County Roads 150 East and 450 North due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall.

Utility lines, trees, and tree limbs were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.

State Road 50 was closed at the Jennings and Ripley County line due to heavy rainfall. A semi-truck was stuck in high water.

A yard was flooded and minor street flooding was observed from over two inches of rain within the previous hour.

The sheriff's office reported numerous issues with flash flooding in the southern half of Jennings County due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. The flood waters had receded by 930 AM EDT.

Highway 50 is flooded due to moderate to heavy rainfall, but traffic is able to get through.

A measured 63 mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported from KOVO.

Snowfall of 6 inches was observed in the Vernon area. Roads were reported to be slick. Since the 16th was Presidents' Day, schools were not in session. Some schools had delays the following day. No other impacts were reported.

Trees were reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.