Erin Strengthens to a Hurricane; Heavy Rainfall Possible in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, the Upper Midwest, South Texas

Hurricane Erin may bring isolated flash and urban flooding, landslides or mudslides, and possible tropical storm conditions to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend. Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rainfall may bring areas of flooding this weekend over the Upper Midwest. A tropical disturbance will bring locally heavy rain and mainly urban flash flooding to far southern Texas. Read More >

A cold front brought much colder temperatures to the region Thanksgiving night, changing over the ample rainfall to light to moderate snowfall during the overnight hours. Anywhere from a light dusting up to around one and a half inches of snow accumlated across the region, making it the area's first snowfall of the 2010-2011 winter season.

Here are some photographs taken of this event:

Courtesy of WNKY-TV in Bowling Green

Courtesy of Scotty Gore in Grayson, KY

Courtesy of Scotty Gore in Clarkson, KY

Courtesy of Jamie Martin of WHAS in Louisville

Courtesy of Ron Malinowski of Georgetown, KY

Snow falling at the National Weather Service office

Courtesy of Brian Goode, WAVE3 Louisville

Courtesy of Lewis Carter of McDaniels, KY

Mt. Washington, Kentucky

Courtesy of Michael Montgomery of Mount Washington, KY

Frankfort, KY

Courtesy of Evan Hatter near Frankfort, KY

Also, the morning visible satellite image from Friday morning indicated where the band of heaviest snow fell, a fairly narrow stripe from the Land Between the Lakes in southwest Kentucky to around Wilmington, Ohio.