White storm history

Dense fog played havoc from the late evening hours of March 10th to shortly after sunrise on March 11th, contributing to several accidents and numerous school closings. This dense fog was a factor in 2 separate accidents, the first occurring around 10 pm local time on Interstate …

Snow melt,a partially frozen ground and rainfall ranging from four to seven inches across much of White county, resulted in high water levels behind Norway Dam, forcing the release of record flows through the dam, which at its peak exceeded 26,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) betw…

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 10.0 inches in Idaville. V…

Tree down at Indiana Beach Campground.

White County has several trees and power poles down. Reports of damage to houses and buildings. A church in Reynolds lost its steeple. A tree fell into the front room of a house. Siding was blown off a house in Reynolds. A tree fell onto a car in Monticello.

Large tree snapped in half about 10 feet up. Also, three 12-foot diameter trees snapped at the base.

Power poles down on 150 E near Chalmers.

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…

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 29 below zero was reported by an AWOS station in Monticello, IN at 7:55am on Ja…

A few small tree limbs down and a few shingles blown off a roof.

The Emergency manager reported a large tree was downed.

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 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…

White County Airport in Monticello.

Multiple trees and power lines down.

Local media relayed a 74 mph wind gust from the public.

Local media reported nine large trees were uprooted.

The public reported a tree was snapped over a house with damage to the roof of the residence.

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 of February 3rd. There was a report of 14.0 inches of total snow accumulation at Monticello, with 11 to 15 inches common across the county. There were…

White County airport reported a 49 mph wind gust 9 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.

Trained spotters reported a three to four foot diameter tree was blown down.

Local media reported a semi was blown over just east of Wolcott on US-24. No reports of injuries were received.

Local media reported a grain auger was picked up and destroyed near County Road 450 East and Chalmers 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 7 and 10 inches across the county. Intense snowfall rates and gusty winds created reduced visibilities less tha…

Moderate, to at times heavy, snow developed during the evening hours of January 30th and continued through the morning hours of January 31st. Some sleet mixed in with the snow at times, with snowfall rates of 1 to 1.5 inches per hour observed in heavier snow bands. Snowfall total…

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…

The public reported a roughly one foot diameter tree was blown down across Lowes Road Bridge, blocking traffic.

The public reported a power line was blown down at County Road 500 North and 700 East.

The public reported a tree was blown down across a road with a power line entangled in it.

The public reported a one to two foot diameter tree was blown down and blocking the road on East County Road 400 North, bear Raccoon Circle.

Large limb broke off healthy tree and entangled in power line. Limb was 10 to 12 inches in diamater. Time estimated from radar.

WLFI relayed report of crop damage from wind and hail.

EM reported downed trees, limbs, and power lines in town.

WLFI relayed reports of lots of trees and limbs downed.

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.

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 2 and 4 inches. Roads qui…

Hail stones varied from blueberry and coco puff size to roughly nickel size.

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.

Gusty west winds ushered in a bitterly cold arctic air mass late on January 29th through the morning hours of January 31st. The coldest of the air and strongest winds occurred during the morning hours of January 30th when the wind chill value at Wolcott dropped to 50 degrees belo…

Snow, at times moderate to heavy, developed during the morning hours of January 12th and continued into the afternoon and early evening. Snow amounts of 5 to 8 inches were common across the county. There was a report of 7.8 inches 5 miles west of Chalmers. Visibilities were reduc…

The public reported a large, partially rotten tree, was blown down onto a vehicle. No injuries were reported.

The heavy rainfall in the Tippecanoe River basin forced dam flows in excess of 20,000 CFS. This caused extensive flooding downstream of the dam with some neighborhoods having to have assistance evacuating and some water rescues due to rapid rises. The Diamond Point area near Mont…

A quick 4 to 6 inches of snow created difficult travel conditions. There were accidents reported across the region, along with several school closings and delays on February 6th.