Lagrange storm history

Snow moved into the area during the mid to late afternoon hours with 1 to 3 inches of snow across the county. A brief burst of heavy snow produced snowfall rates in excess of 1 inch per hour for a time and visibilities less than one quarter of a mile. Numerous slide offs were rep…

A long duration moderate to heavy snow event produced between 6 and 11 inches of snow on February 9th, heaviest across northern portions of Lagrange County. There was a report of 7.9 inches of total snow accumulation in Lagrange. This created difficult travel, accidents, and nume…

Numerous weather-related accidents were reported during the morning hours of December 15th on the Indiana Toll Road due to low visibilities and snow covered roads from lake effect snow showers. At exit 133 of the Toll Road all eastbound lanes were closed for several hours due to …

Emergency management officials reported a six to eight foot diameter tree fell into a residence on Big Long Lake. A 64 year old male was crushed by the tree, killing him.

A brief period of system snow during the early morning of December 29th was followed by lake effect snow showers from mid morning through the evening hours. The heaviest lake effect snow showers occurred late afternoon into early evening. Storm total snow accumulations ranged fro…

A snow squall produced a brief period of heavier snow and wind gusts to 35 mph at times. Significant visibility reductions to less than one quarter of a mile due to snow and blowing snow were reported with the snow squall. The Interstate 80 corridor was impacted by the snow squal…

Moderate to heavy snow developed during the 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 6.5 inches in Howe. Visibi…

Emergency manager reports power lines down.

Trees and power lines down across area with power outages.

Emergency manager reports tree down across State Road 3.

Downed powerlines on SR 120 between CR 110 E and CR 900.

Multiple tree down onto powerlines at SR 120 and 900 W.

Nickle to quarter-sized hail for about 4 minutes. Estimated 40 to 50 mph wind gusts.

Lost the roof on two barns and one outbuilding was destroyed. Fuel tanks were blown a long distance. Some telephone poles were snapped.

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…

An arctic front plunged through during the evening hours on December 4th with bouts of moderate snow and wind gusts in excess of 45 mph. Near zero visibility and a flash freeze were reported. A transition to pure lake effect snow then took place on December 5th with periods of he…

A few trees and large limbs down along with downed power lines. About 350 to 400 customers without power.

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 30 below zero was reported by a mesonet station in Howe, IN at 8:30am on Januar…

A few rounds of snowfall occurred across the area. The first period of snow was during the daytime of January 12th. After a lull during the evening hours of January 12th, lake enhanced and lake effect snow moved back in during the early morning hours of January 13th. Storm total …

Multiple trees down in Topeka.

Four healthy trees or branches down. The largest was 12 inches in diameter.

Two barn roofs were damaged in Topeka.

Emergency Manager reports multiple trees down.

Multiple trees with snapped limbs 6 to 12 inches in diameter.

One inch diameter hail reported.

A report on Facebook indicates quarter size hail.

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. Storm total snow accumulations generally ranged between 5 and 7 inches across the co…

Periods of freezing rain led to light to moderate ice accretion on elevated surfaces. The combination of this ice accretion and gusty winds to around 35 mph led to some tree and power line damage across the county. Ice accretions between a tenth and two tenths of an inch were rep…

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 5 and 7 …

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 total snowfall of 1 to 3 inches occurred Thursday night into Friday afternoon, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blowing snow…

Lake effect snow showers, temperatures falling into the teens, and gusty winds to 40 mph developed behind an arctic cold front late on November 19th into the early morning hours of November 20th. Reduced visibilities and brief intense snowfall rates were observed with more intens…

A trained spotter estimated a 50 knot wind gust.

Rain changed to a brief period of sleet and freezing rain, and then over to all snow during the afternoon hours of February 17th. The snow, moderate to heavy at times, continued into the evening hours. Heavy snowfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour reduced visibilities to less th…

Rain changed over to snow early in the morning 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. There was a report of 12.5 inches …

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.

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.

Large tree down according to the public.

Storm total snowfall accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches across the county. Numerous slide-offs were reported across the region with some instances of large trees downed due to the weight of the snow.

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 8 inches across the county, with 8.0 inches reported in Lagrange. Intense snowfall rates and gusty winds …