Starke storm history

A mobile home was overturned and destroyed as a result of a microburst. A 79 year old male lost his life and his wife (age unknown) was injured while inside the mobile home. An RV was also flipped nearby. Power poles and trees in the area showed no signs of damage. Winds were est…

Around a quarter inch of ice along with a few tenths of sleet, cause dangerous driving and areas of power outages. A 37 year old male was killed after sliding into the path of a semi, with the vehicle being struck on the driver side near 600 W and US 30. The driver was pronounced…

Extensive flooding occurred across the county as rivers, creeks, streams and ditches could not keep up with the flood waters. Water was reported to be so high and fast that many ditches were breaking, allowing the water to spill onto roads and other areas. A levee on the Yellow R…

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 7 and 10 inches. There was a report of 8.9 inches at Koontz Lake.…

Moderate to heavy lake effect snow fell from late morning on November 9th into the early morning hours of November 10th. Snowfall rates were briefly as high as 1 to 2 inches per hour with the heavier lake effect snow showers. An estimated 5 to 10 inches of snow fell with the grea…

Local media relayed a report of a few large trees and tree limbs snapped. A power line was down in the area as well.

The public reported a total of 26 large trees were damaged in various fashions on a one acre lot.

Spotter reports dime to penny size hail. Estimated gusts of 35 mph to 45 mph.

Several trees down on S Walnut street between Garden St and E Weninger. The alleyway west of there has trees damaged as well. Powerlines down too.

Large sections of roof material blown off St. Peter Lutheran Church.

Several trees down on S Walnut St between Garden St and East Weninger. Powerlines and a pine tree down at St. Cyril and Methodist Church.

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…

A mix of snow and freezing rain overspread the area during the morning of January 22nd, before becoming mainly freezing rain during the afternoon and evening hours. Precipitation continued into the early morning hours of January 23rd, eventually changing over to rain. Ice accumul…

Heavy lake effect snow with near zero visibility and intense snowfall rates developed early on January 19th. This dominant snow band did shift off to the east for a time during the afternoon and evening, before transitioning back west into the area early on January 20th. Snowfall…

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 35 below zero during the morning hours. A wind chill of 31 below zero was reported by the AWOS station in Knox, IN at 6:35am on January…

Multiple pictures on Facebook show 2 and 3 inch hailstones that fell in Knox.

Public report from MPing.

A wet, heavy, snow created difficult travel with reports of slide-offs, accidents and a few school closings on January 25th. Snowfall generally ranged between 3 and 5 inches across the county.

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 whiteout conditions at times from early Friday morning into Saturday morning. Storm total snowfall amounts ranged from 2 to 3 inches, but the combination of snow and blowing snow due to very strong wind gusts to 50 mp…

Countless trees down, uprooted, or snapped. Power lines are down and some power poles broken. One instance of a tree uprooted and snapped, 6 to 10 inches in diameter.

Large tree limbs down and some power poles were bent.

Trees were uprooted or damaged around Knox.

A large tree branch is down and blocking the road.

Report from MPing.

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 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 on February 2nd, with periods of moderate to heavy snow continuing through the late evening hours. There was a report of 9.3 inches of total snow accumulation 3 miles northeast of Knox, with 9 to 13 inches common across the county. There were slide…

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…

The AWOS at Starke County Airport measured a 51 mph wind gust after 8:00 AM. Frequent gusts of 40 to 50 mph from west and northwest were observed into the early afternoon. These wind gusts resulted in instances of tree damage and subsequent power outages.

The public reported a large tree was blown down, blocking State Route 10.

Several trees and power lines down.

Tree down.

A tree was blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines down across county.

There were multiple trees down across the northern portion of the county.

Multiple trees down across much of western Starke County.

Report was received of trees and tree limbs down along state route 8 between N CR 100 W and N Range Road.

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. Intense snowfall rates and gusty winds created reduced visibilities less than…

Moderate, to at times heavy, snow developed during the evening hours of January 30th and continued through the morning hours of January 31st. Snowfall rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour observed in heavier snow bands. Snowfall totals in the county ranged between 6 and 9 inches, wi…