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Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Overview

A winter storm system tracked across the south from the evening of December 8th through December 9th with a wintry mix of precipitation developing over southeastern Kentucky. The precipitation lifted northward into southeastern Kentucky overnight with a mixture of snow, freezing rain, and sleet. After dawn on Sunday, precipitation gradually changed over to heavy, wet snow across much of southeast Kentucky.  The event came to an end on the evening of the 9th with some locations in far eastern Kentucky reporting over 6 inches of wet snow.  Some locations also picked up a tenth to two tenths of an inch of ice. The combination of snow and ice resulted in fallen trees and power outages across southeastern Kentucky. Traffic impacts were also felt as the Kentucky State Police reported numerous accidents on Interstate 75 near and just south of London.

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Ice and snow in London (Picture courtesy of Johnnie Nicholson)