The center of the Christmas Storm System slowed and stalled as it chugged through the Great Lakes this weekend, and sent a few upper level waves spinning through Indiana. Those waves brought around 4 inches of total weekend snow.
In Indianapolis there was 1.1 inch Saturday, and 2.6 inches of snow Sunday. Add about an inch to some areas north of Indy. Here are some more totals:
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 302 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0208 PM SNOW TERRE HAUTE 39.47N 87.38W 12/27/2009 E2.0 INCH VIGO IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0230 PM SNOW ALEXANDRIA 40.26N 85.68W 12/27/2009 M2.0 INCH MADISON IN CO-OP OBSERVER 0503 PM SNOW 5 W GREENWOOD 39.62N 86.21W 12/27/2009 M3.0 INCH JOHNSON IN NWS EMPLOYEE 0503 PM SNOW BROWNSBURG 39.84N 86.39W 12/27/2009 M4.0 INCH HENDRICKS IN AMATEUR RADIO 0503 PM SNOW NOBLESVILLE 40.06N 86.03W 12/27/2009 M1.5 INCH HAMILTON IN CO-OP OBSERVER 0503 PM SNOW 5 E INDIANAPOLIS 39.78N 86.05W 12/27/2009 M1.5 INCH MARION IN CO-OP OBSERVER 0503 PM SNOW 7 NE INDIANAPOLIS 39.85N 86.05W 12/27/2009 M2.8 INCH MARION IN PUBLIC 0503 PM SNOW ALEXANDRIA 40.26N 85.68W 12/27/2009 M3.0 INCH MADISON IN CO-OP OBSERVER 0510 PM SNOW DANVILLE 39.76N 86.52W 12/27/2009 M2.5 INCH HENDRICKS IN EMERGENCY MNGR 0510 PM SNOW 8 W INDIANAPOLIS 39.78N 86.30W 12/27/2009 M2.1 INCH MARION IN NWS EMPLOYEE 0510 PM SNOW 10 NW INDIANAPOLIS 39.88N 86.28W 12/27/2009 E3.8 INCH MARION IN COUNTY OFFICIAL 0800 PM SNOW INDIANAPOLIS INT`L AIRP 39.72N 86.29W 12/27/2009 M2.6 INCH MARION IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0900 PM SNOW FRANKFORT 40.28N 86.51W 12/27/2009 M3.0 INCH CLINTON IN TRAINED SPOTTER 1200 AM SNOW 2 S CASTLETON 39.88N 86.05W 12/28/2009 M3.2 INCH MARION IN CO-OP OBSERVER SNOW DEPTH IS 3 INCHES.
Winds whipped the snow later Sunday, and it will still be breezy today, with a little dusting possible later this afternoon and early this evening from a front moving though.
So how much fell where it REALLY fell? Here’s a summary via the weather service.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 PM CST TUE DEC 22 THROUGH 200 AM CST SUN DEC 27... ...IOWA... SIOUX CITY 17.2 RUTHVEN 16.5 GLENWOOD 15.0 OAKLAND 15.0 LITTLE SIOUX 2 NW 14.6 CLAY 14.0 LE MARS 13.0 ORANGE CITY 13.0 CHEROKEE 12.0 SHENANDOAH 12.0 STORM LAKE 12.0 LITTLE SIOUX 9.6 ...ILLINOIS... CARPENTERSVILLE 14.0 CAROL STREAM 1NNW 12.0 ISLAND LAKE 4SSW 11.9 HOFFMAN ESTATES 4W 11.8 BATAVIA 11.1 BULL VALLEY 2WNW 10.2 WEST CHICAGO 9.5 ELGIN 9.0 WOODSTOCK 8.5 CHICAGO/MIDWAY ARPT 3SW 4.8 ...MICHIGAN... SHELBY 2SW 7.0 HOLLAND 1S 4.0 ...MINNESOTA... DULUTH 24.4 TWO HARBORS 5 NW 24.0 PROCTOR 22.0 WATERVILLE 21.0 CURRIE 4 N 19.0 CLOQUET 18.0 INTERNATIONAL FALLS 14.0 ST. PAUL 13.0 ST CLOUD 10.0 MINNEAPOLIS 9.2 ...MISSOURI... DOWNING 3NNE 5.5 ...NORTH DAKOTA... HEBRON 25.0 ASHLEY 7NE 24.0 MINOT 24.0 GRAND FORKS 23.9 VALLEY CITY 18.0 BISMARCK 5S 17.5 HAVANA 17.3 FARGO 15.2 DES LACS 15.0 HARVEY 14.0 ...NEBRASKA... NORFOLK 17.9 AUBURN 5 ESE 17.0 MOORHEAD 2 N 15.2 GRETNA 4 SE 15.0 BENNINGTON 14.0 NELIGH 13.0 VERDON 4 N 12.0 LINCOLN 11.6 OMAHA 10.9 TECUMSEH 1 S 9.0 ...SOUTH DAKOTA... LEAD 40.0 DEADWOOD 2 NE 37.2 SPEARFISH 8W 26.0 SHADEHILL 7 SW 22.6 PORCUPINE 5E 20.0 HARTFORD 6 S 17.5 SISSETON 4 W 16.3 MITCHELL 16.2 SIOUX FALLS 15.7 TIMBER LAKE 15.0 HURON 14.8 ABERDEEN 12.0 PIERRE 10.0 ...WISCONSIN... ASHLAND 14.5 WASHBURN 5 WNW 14.5 MELLEN 19 SW 13.0 DANBURY 10.5 TWO RIVERS 10.5 MAPLE 10.0 BENNETT 7.0 BAYFIELD 6.8 WAUKESHA 2 SE 6.8 SUPERIOR 7 SE 5.5
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