Whitley storm history

Moderate to heavy snow developed during the late 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 Columb…

Reports of trees and large branches down in Churubusco.

Ping pong to golf ball size hail in South Whitley.

Reports of trees down in and around Columbia City.

Amateur radio operator reports trees down.

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down across Whitley Co. Also, a report of a field fire.

Tree down in South Whitley and 1/4 inch hail.

Numerous reports of trees and power lines down in and around Whitley County.

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 same storm what produced the microburst in Kosciusko County continued into Whitley County. Damage occurred from the Five Points area, southeast to State Route 205. Damage consisted of trees and intermittent structure damage in several non-continuous locations. Some crops were…

Tree down onto a home in Loon Lake.

Multiple trees down in the South Whitley area.

Photo on Facebook of a large tree snapped at the base. Estimated 1 to 2 feet in diameter.

Large tree snapped, estimated 12 to 18 inches in diameter.

Barn downed in South Whitley.

Photos on Facebook show several barns damaged in Larwill.

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 29 below zero was reported at the Northeast Purdue Agriculture Center, IN at 9:…

Six inches of water on the road at US 30 and Indiana Route 109.

Powerlines are down in Larwill.

Tree down onto vehicle. No injuries reported.

Pieces of metal roof were blown off a commercial building. Some roof pieces were lofted into nearby powerlines.

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 6 and 8 …

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. Storm snowfall of 2 to 5 inches occurred Thursday night into Friday afternoon, but strong wind gusts of 50 mph and blowing snow led t…

A lake effect snow band clipped Whitley County with 1 to 3 inches of heavy wet snow, heaviest across northern portions of the county. This combined with leaves on tress led to several reports of downed trees and power outages across the county. Roads also became snow covered for …

Several large pine trees were snapped.

A healthy 15 inch diameter tree was broken at its base.

Trees are down on the road at 204 N Short St.

A tree was reported down onto power lines.

Trees were reported down onto power lines.

Law enforcement reports trees are down on 300 and 400 south. A tree is down on a house on Broad Street in South Whitley.

A tree is down at 954 W Dell Rd.

Various trees are down on the road.

In Churubusco, the public reported that there was six to twelve inches of water over the roadway.

Water up to waist-deep was reported in the Sunny Slope Housing Addition on Windsor Drive.

A survey of damage by emergency management officials and NWS personnel indicated numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Tri Lakes area, especially between State Routes 9 and 109. All roads at one point were impassable due to the amount of damage. The swath of damag…

Emergency management officials reported nearly 20 homes, as well as several local ditches and roads, were impacted by flash flooding as some locations in the Tri Lakes area received between three and five inches of rain over a few hour period. Some homes experienced a foot or mor…

The public reported a pool was destroyed.

Local officials reported a building suffered a partially torn roof.

Light to moderate snow moved across the area during the late afternoon and early evening hours of February 24th. Snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches were reported during the late afternoon and early evening of February 24th before precipitation changed over to freezing drizzle. T…

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

Rain changed over to snow during the morning hours of 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 15.2 inc…

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…

A trained spotter reported a 52 mph wind gust measured on their home equipment during the 12 PM hour. In surrounding areas, wind gusts in excess of 45 MPH began during the 8 AM hour. Frequent gusts of 40 to 50 mph from west and northwest were observed in the area through the earl…

A trampoline structure was lofted and a tree, with at least some rot, fell onto US highway 30.