The weather should be clearing up today with the chance of some flurries and a high of about 20 degrees, said Logan Johnson, meteorologist for the Indianapolis branch of the National Weather Service.
Tuesday's blizzard left Muncie buried under 13 inches of snow as of 8 p.m. Tuesday with snowdrifts as much as three or four feet deep and frequent wind gusts more than 40 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
Counties north of Indianapolis were reporting an average of eight to 10 inches, Johnson said. The area north of Lafayette was hit hardest with snow drifts as deep as six feet, he said.
Visibility in Delaware Country fell to less than a quarter mile, making road conditions dangerous to drive in, Johnson said.
"If you get stuck, stay with your car," he said. "Don't go walking away. The low visibility can get disorienting and make it easy to get lost. It's hard to tell which direction you're walking."
Tuesday's snowstorm wasn't classified as a blizzard because of the amount of snowfall but because of the low visibility and high wind speeds, Johnson said. In order for a winter storm to be upgraded to a blizzard, sustained or frequent wind gusts must be more than 35 mph and visibility must be less than a quarter mile, he said.
Weather conditions in Indianapolis were less severe than northern Indiana, Johnson said. The city received 6.9 inches of snow and had a visibility of 1.25 miles, he said.
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