Valentines Day-Presidents Day 2021 winter storm

NOTE: The pressure and wind observations, as well as the rating, is based on what occurred in northeastern Madison County, Indiana, and not nationwide.

A major, historic, and deadly winter storm impacted much of the continental United States in mid-February 2021, contributing to the deaths of 300 people, mostly in Texas, with some independent estimates putting the number as high as over a thousand dead. Further northeast in Indiana, the event became perhaps the largest snowfall event in the region in nearly a decade, with many areas recording over 10 inches of snow, with amounts locally well over a foot. Snow drifts upwards of 4 feet deep were reported in spots, mainly caused by strong winds gusting to over 40 mph.

In addition, the snow accumulation added an additional 10-14 inches of snow on top of the 6-10 inches of snow that had fallen in late January, and with temperatures rising above freezing only once between January 31 and February 14, this resulted in well over 20 inches of snow being accumulated in spots. The fourth Category 4+ winter event of the Winter of 2020-21, this event produced a little over a foot of snow. This event was very-well forecast, with the National Weather Service issuing toned winter storm warnings over a day in advance of the onset of the snowfall, and nailing predictions of 9-12 inches of snowfall.