3).įigure 1: 500mb chart: Upper level low over the Great Lakes at 21z when the band was cranking ( SPC Mesoanalysis Page)įigure 2: 850mb chart showing the 850mb temperatures, heights, and winds at 21z when the band was cranking ( SPC Mesoanalysis Page)įigure 3: 850-925 mb image of Pettersen Frontogenesis depicting enhancement at 21z when the band was cranking ( SPC Mesoanalysis Page)Īt the surface, a low pressure system was moving through the Great Lakes, dragging a cold front through the forecast area. Frontogenesis was underway in the low to mid levels as well, which is maximized where our largest band was (Fig. 2), the temperatures were cold enough to create some instability over the warm Lake Michigan waters, which gave us our lake enhancement for the snow band. 1) that provided good upper level support for the precipitation and strong upper level winds. In the upper levels of the atmosphere, there was a large upper level low (Fig. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERSįOR THEIR DEDICATION. OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYINGĮQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA Here is a list of snow totals, which will be updated once we finalize the snow totals from our observers in the morning. As of 11 pm EDT 10/17/22, we had reports of 2 to 4 inches of snow in the worst hit areas, and about 1-3 inches in the surrounding locations. Locations beneath the heaviest lake effect band saw precipitation rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour at times, which caused an earlier transition to all snow than originally forecasted. Not all data listed are considered official. We thank all volunteer weather observersįor their dedication. Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varyingĮquipment and exposures. South Bend International Ap PM 10/17 41.70N/86.32W HIGHEST WIND REPORTS FOR PERIOD OCTOBER 17 and 18.Ģ.9 S Wallen (INDOT) PM 10/17 41.17N/85.09Wįort Wayne International Ap PM 10/17 40.98N/85.18W National Weather Service Northern Indiana Maximum Wind Gust Reports from 10/17/22 to 10/18/22 TIME THE TREES FELL BUT IT WAS REPORTED TOġ100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW FORT WAYNE 41.08N 85.18W SEVERAL TREES DOWNED IN THE LAKE EVERETTEĪREA FROM THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY, WET SNOWĪND GUSTY WINDS TODAY. OUTAGES ARE REPORTED IN THE AREA FROM THEĠ855 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW FORT WAYNE 41.09N 85.15WĪ TREE SPLIT INTO THREE AND ONE OF THE LIMBSįELL ONTO SPRING STREET NEAR THE 500 BLOCK.ĬOLLAPSED FROM THE WIND AND HEAVY, WET SNOW.ġ030 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG LAKE EVERETT 41.16N 85.31W LOCATION.ST.SOURCE.Ġ545 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 N NORTH WEBSTER 41.35N 85.70WįROM THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY WET SNOW ANDĠ725 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SYRACUSE 41.42N 85.75WĬOUPLE OF TREES DOWNED IN SYRACUSE. Tree Damage near Lake Everette, IN courtesy of Damage near Lake Everette, IN courtesy of Damage at NWS IWX, which is 2N North Webster, IN. Several locations, especially near Lake Michigan, saw wind gusts up to 40-50 mph! Once it began snowing, the combination of gusty winds and heavy, wet snow (in some areas mixed with rain) caused tree damage in many locations.įrom at WPTA. The winds were pretty strong with this system, with many locations seeing between 35-40 mph wind gusts.
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