Accumulating snow is outta the state, but winds late this evening and overnight will cause some blowing and drifting in open areas. Chills will range from 5 to 15 below much of the overnight and through Friday Morning Drive.
4:30PM…Misc storm totals:
3.1″ Official Indy total at NWS
3″ Westfield, Carmel
4″ Morgan County
2.5″ Daleville
4″ New Whiteland
5″ near Vincennes
2″ West Lafayette
2.5 Terre Haute
3.5 Greenwood
2:00 PM…Measured 2.9 inches of snow at NWS Indianapolis.
1:00PM…2.6 inches in Indy….2 1/4 at Studio B in Hamilton County.
11:00AM…Two Inches officially in Indianapolis.
11:00AM…Weather Advisory EXTENDED through 9am Friday, due to blowing/drifting snow from big winds tonight…
1100 AM SNOW 2 W WESTFIELD 40.05N 86.17W
01/20/2011 M1.5 INCH HAMILTON IN PUBLIC
10:00 AM…Measured 1.5 inches of snow at NWS Indianapolis.
..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..
0947 AM SNOW BLOOMFIELD 39.03N 86.94W
01/20/2011 E2.0 INCH GREENE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0950 AM SNOW BEDFORD 38.86N 86.49W
01/20/2011 E2.0 INCH LAWRENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0953 AM SNOW COLUMBUS 39.21N 85.91W
01/20/2011 E1.5 INCH BARTHOLOMEW IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
9:00 AM…Snowfall is increasing in intensity already across much of central Indiana as the upper level jet is getting stronger and increasing the upper level forcing. Moderate snow bands are developing across much of the south and central portions of the area…as well as one moving into the northwest that may soon impact Lafayette.
9:00 AM…Measured 1.0 inches of snow at NWS Indianapolis.
800AM…3/4 of an inch has fallen so far in Indy, with a 1/2 inch of that coming between 7 & 8am.
A Winter Weather Advisory is in place. The majority of central Indiana will see 1-5 inches of accumulation by late this afternoon. Likely approximate totals:
1-3″ Marion, Kokomo, Lafayette corridor
2-4″ Other areas north of Indy
3-5″ Indy and points southward
Accumulating snow ends by Thursday night, then another shot of cold air. Chills stay around zero much of the day Friday.
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