The Blizzard of '78 was a catastrophic storm that killed about 100 people and injured 4,500 more — and caused more than $500 million in damage — when it slammed into Northeastern states. However, that same storm also did untold damage to Indiana and other Midwestern states when it passed through a week earlier on Jan.
A blast of Arctic air has dropped temperatures in Indiana considerably this week, but just how cold did it get around the state? And is this normal?
Though Indianapolis may feel a brief reprieve from weeks of below-freezing temperatures Saturday, it won't last.
Bitterly cold temperatures are forecast across Indiana from 7 p.m. Sunday to 10 a.m. Wednesday, according to a cold weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service. By Monday, the daily high is expected to drop near 10 degrees, with wind chill indexes cold enough to cause frostbite on exposed skin within just 30 minutes.
STATEWIDE–Temperatures and wind chill factors will be in the single digits across Indiana this weekend. “The coldest air will arrive, though, Monday and Tuesday of next week,” said Jason Puma, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. Puma says lows late in those evenings will be around 0.
Winter storm warning issued for southern Indiana, winter weather advisory for central Indiana. Snowfall and hazardous road conditions expected.
A significant Arctic cold front is set to impact Indiana this weekend, with temperatures plunging into the teens on Sunday and overnight
A clipper system, which originated in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, is pushing colder air into the Midwest, a meteorologist said.
The Bloomington area has a 100% chance for snow on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS is now predicting 3 to 4 inches for the Bloomington area, up from 1 to 2 inches it expected previously.
As much as 5 inches of fresh snow fell across parts of Indiana before it began tapering off late Friday in the second snowfall of the week. Indianapolis' accumulation ranged from 2 to 4 inches, as predicted by the National Weather Service. The timing ...
The National Weather Service has again revised the forecast for snow totals on Friday. Here's what forecasters are saying about the winter storm.