A low pressure system tracked east-northeast through the Ohio Valley late January 9th into January 10th. A narrow band of heavy snow fell on the northern fringe of this storm system across northern Indiana, with total snowfall amounts generally ranging between 5 and 10 inches.

Heavy Snow in ELKHART, INDIANA
From 09-JAN-09 08:00:00 to 10-JAN-09 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy snow affected the region January 9th into January 10th, with a brief lull in the snowfall during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 9th. Snowfall amounts across the county generally ranged 5 and 9 inches, with 7.5 inches of total snow accumulation reported in Elkhart. There were reports of a few accidents and slide-offs across the region.

Heavy Snow in LAGRANGE, INDIANA
From 09-JAN-09 08:00:00 to 10-JAN-09 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Heavy snow affected the region January 9th into January 10th, with a brief lull in the snowfall during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 9th. Snowfall amounts across the county generally ranged 5 and 8 inches, with 6.0 inches of total snow accumulation reported near Lagrange. There were reports of a few accidents and slide-offs across the region.

Heavy Snow in STEUBEN, INDIANA
From 09-JAN-09 09:00:00 to 10-JAN-09 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy snow affected the region January 9th into January 10th, with a brief lull in the snowfall during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 9th. Snowfall amounts across the county generally ranged 5 and 8 inches, with 6.5 inches of total snow accumulation reported at Pleasant Lake. There were reports of a few accidents and slide-offs across the region.

Heavy Snow in LA PORTE, INDIANA
From 09-JAN-09 07:00:00 to 10-JAN-09 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy snow affected the region January 9th into January 10th, with a brief lull in the snowfall during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 9th. Snowfall amounts across the county generally ranged 5 and 9 inches, with 7.5 inches of total snow accumulation reported at Michigan City. There were a few reports of accidents and slide-offs across the region.

Heavy Snow in ST. JOSEPH, INDIANA
From 09-JAN-09 08:00:00 to 10-JAN-09 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy snow affected the region January 9th into January 10th, with a brief lull in the snowfall during the afternoon and early evening hours of January 9th. Snowfall amounts across the county generally ranged 5 and 9 inches, with 8.1 inches of total snow accumulation reported near Mishawaka. There were reports of a few accidents and slide-offs across the region.

Winter Weather in DE KALB, INDIANA
From 09-JAN-09 09:00:00 to 10-JAN-09 18:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

One to three inches of snow fell Friday morning, January 9th. This created hazardous driving conditions with numerous accidents and slide-offs across the region Friday into Saturday, as some additional snow fell late Friday night into Saturday. There were injuries with a crash just before 6:00 pm on January 9th. The crash took place just north of Auburn, near the intersection of County Road 35 and County Road 38. A man lost control of his vehicle and struck a utility pole. He was stuck for 50 minutes in his vehicle. He was taken to the hospital with chest injuries. His two passengers also sustained injuries. Another crash around 3pm that day closed parts of U.S. 6 near Wawaka until 10:00 pm. Serious injuries were not reported with this crash.