Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >
Overview
A storm system moving east through the Gulf states brought wintry precipitation to southern Kentucky December 8-9, 2018. Many locations over southern Kentucky experienced a wintry mix with the predominant precipitation type being freezing rain during the evening of the 8th and continuing into the morning of the 9th. By sunrise many locations saw 0.1"-0.25" of ice accumulation on elevated surfaces such as trees and powerlines. Some power outages occurred as well (around 2,000-3,000 without power during the peak of the event). Temperatures warmed above freezing by around Noon in southern Kentucky causing most of the ice to melt. |
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Photos
Southern Bowling Green, KY Courtesy of Megan Schargorodski |
Southern Bowling Green, KY Courtesy of Megan Schargorodski |
Southern Bowling Green, KY Courtesy of Megan Schargorodski |
Southern Bowling Green, KY Courtesy of WxOrNotBG |
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Southern Bowling Green, KY Courtesy of WxOrNotBG |
Franklin, KY Courtesy of Shannon Hoffman |
Scottsville, KY Courtesy of Jeremy Byrn |
Scottsville, KY Courtesy of Jeremy Byrn |
Storm Reports
...FREEZING RAIN REPORTS (ICE ACCUMULATION)... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...KENTUCKY... ...ALLEN COUNTY... SCOTTSVILLE 0.28 IN 1130 AM 12/09 36.75N/86.20W SCOTTSVILLE 0.20 IN 0925 AM 12/09 36.75N/86.20W ...BARREN COUNTY... TEMPLE HILL 0.25 IN 1212 PM 12/09 36.88N/85.83W ...LOGAN COUNTY... 1 E RUSSELLVILLE 0.06 IN 0819 AM 12/09 36.84N/86.87W ...METCALFE COUNTY... EDMONTON 0.10 IN 0645 AM 12/09 36.98N/85.62W ...MONROE COUNTY... 1 ENE ROCKBRIDGE 0.10 IN 0800 AM 12/09 36.79N/85.65W ...RUSSELL COUNTY... 5 NNE RUSSELL SPRINGS 0.25 IN 1000 AM 12/09 37.11N/85.05W ...SIMPSON COUNTY... GOLD CITY 0.25 IN 0815 AM 12/09 36.75N/86.45W ...WARREN COUNTY... 3 S BOWLING GREEN 0.10 IN 0839 AM 12/09 36.93N/86.44W
KY Mesonet
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