The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5631547
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
DUBOIS
5631547
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,631,547 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,072,859 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-02-04T13:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-02-06T13:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | INDIANA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | DUBOIS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A freak winter storm dumped 10 to 20 inches of snow across south central Indiana from around daybreak February 4 to the morning of February 6. Roads were slick and hazardous and in some spots impassable. Trees and power lines were also downed due to the weight of the wet snow. Floyd and Harrison counties were declared states of emergencies. The responsible storm system took a typical winter time path from the Gulf Coast and northeast along the Atlantic Coast. However, due to the strength of the system and its slow movement, enough deep layered moisture was pulled into the system from the Atlantic Ocean, that the moisture was able to negotiate the Appalacian Mountains bringing heavy snows much further west than typical "nor'easters." The system finally winded down during the day of February 6 as the responsible low pressure system lifted northeast further out to sea. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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