Wabash storm history

State police say 22-year-old Anthonitte Carter of Indianapolis was driving east on CR 925 South east of SR 13 in Wabash County when she passed a high water sign and drove into floodwaters. After the vehicle entered the water, it was carried to the north side of the road and becam…

6 TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF WABASH COUNTY SENDING THE NORMALLY DOCILE CHARLEY CREEK INTO A RAGING ONE-HALF MILE WIDE TORRENT THROUGH TOWN. MANY PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT STRANDED BY THE FLOOD WATERS WERE EVACUATED TO HIGHER GROUND. TWO BRIDGES AND 15 COUNTY 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 11 inches. There was a report of 8.0 inches in Wabash. Visi…

Public report.

Mature oak tree lost part of its top.

Semi trailers blown over at SR 13 at 500 South.

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…

Large tree down onto powerlines. Nearly landed on a house.

Large tree limbs down, including a 10-inch diameter branch near Adams and Church roads.

Report of 3 damaged residences. Roof off one home. Uprooted trees and power lines down as well.

Large tree branches snapped in North Manchester.

Video on Facebook shows power poles snapped on Sate Road 13. Also a report of a barn destroyed one-half mile away.

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 31 below zero was reported by a mesonet station in Wabash, IN at 8:50am on Janu…

A member of the public estimated 1.25 inch hail was falling in La Fontaine.

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 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 1 to 3 inches occurred Thursday night into early Friday, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blow…

The public reported there is damage to houses from thunderstorm wind.

A large tree is down on a car.

The public reported a lean-to style airplane hangar and anchoring posts destroyed.

Rain changed over to snow late 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 11.0 inches o…

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…

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.

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 1 mile northwest of La Fontaine. Intense snowfall …

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…

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…

Emergency management officials reported large tree limbs were blown down in North Manchester.

Tree on house and multiple trees and limbs down across Wabash.

Tree downed on Old 24 between Rich Vallet and the Miami County Line.

Hog barn destroyed by strong wind gust.

Numerous large tree branches down including one uprooted.

Damage in the area included roof damage and a large metal cart was blown over. The railroad tracks also sustained damage. Time estimated by radar.

Tree fell on house. Time estimated by radar.

Several trees down.

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 5 inches. Untreated and lesser traveled roads became snow…

Trees, tree limbs, power lines and poles were all reported down in spots across the county.

Rain changed over to widespread moderate snow during the midday 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, with 3.0 …

The public shared photos on social media of a tree snapped at the base with some corn stalks blown over on State Route 114, West of North Manchester.

Emergency management officials reported a 12 inch diameter tree was blown down across Market Street.

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.