A cold front will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through Monday with gusty winds and areas of rain showers. A strong atmospheric river is expected to move into the Pacific Northwest by midweek bringing a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and mountain snows for parts of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and the Sierra Nevada. Read More >
Overview
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On January 6, two separate systems (1) a northern stream shortwave digging southeast into the Ohio Valley (2) a southern wave of low pressure moving along an Arctic front draped across the Southeast phased over the region and resulted in impactful snowfall across much of Kentucky. A snow band that set up along the Bluegrass Parkway resulted in reports of up to 10 inches in that area and a new daily snowfall record for January 6 was set at Lexington as well (9.9 inches). |
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Snow Reports
...SNOWFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE LAT/LON ...INDIANA... ...CLARK COUNTY... 1 WSW HAMBURG 2.0 IN 0914 PM 01/06 38.38N/85.78W JEFFERSONVILLE 2.0 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.30N/85.72W ...CRAWFORD COUNTY... 3 NNE PILOT KNOB 1.6 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.32N/86.34W PILOT KNOB 1.0 IN 0624 PM 01/06 38.29N/86.35W ...DUBOIS COUNTY... 3 SSE CUZCO 0.5 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.44N/86.70W ...FLOYD COUNTY... 2 WNW FLOYDS KNOBS 1.5 IN 0600 AM 01/07 38.32N/85.90W ...HARRISON COUNTY... 2 NNW WHITE CLOUD 1.3 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.26N/86.25W ...KENTUCKY... ...ALLEN COUNTY... 2 WNW MAYNARD 6.0 IN 0823 PM 01/06 36.78N/86.12W 2 WNW SCOTTSVILLE 5.8 IN 0800 AM 01/07 36.76N/86.24W 2 NW SCOTTSVILLE 5.1 IN 1100 PM 01/06 36.77N/86.22W ...ANDERSON COUNTY... 3 NNW SALVISA 6.5 IN 0651 PM 01/06 37.96N/84.89W ...BARREN COUNTY... CAVE CITY 4.9 IN 1045 AM 01/07 37.14N/85.96W 2 SW FINNEY 4.0 IN 0800 AM 01/07 36.90N/86.12W ...BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY... 3 W BIG SPRING 3.3 IN 0800 AM 01/07 37.79N/86.23W ...BULLITT COUNTY... LEBANON JUNCTION 4.0 IN 0635 PM 01/06 37.83N/85.73W 2 S BROOKS 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.04N/85.72W ...CASEY COUNTY... 5 SE GRAVEL SWITCH 7.0 IN 0700 AM 01/07 37.52N/85.00W 1 SE LIBERTY 6.8 IN 0700 AM 01/07 37.30N/84.92W ...CLARK COUNTY... WINCHESTER 7.8 IN 1030 PM 01/06 38.00N/84.19W ...CLINTON COUNTY... ALBANY 7.0 IN 1134 AM 01/07 36.69N/85.14W ...CUMBERLAND COUNTY... DUBRE 7.5 IN 0812 PM 01/06 36.83N/85.55W BURKESVILLE 5.0 IN 1105 PM 01/06 36.79N/85.37W ...EDMONSON COUNTY... BROWNSVILLE 4.0 IN 0144 AM 01/07 37.19N/86.26W ...FAYETTE COUNTY... 6 W LEXINGTON 9.9 IN 1041 PM 01/06 38.03N/84.61W ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... 1 WNW FORKS OF ELKHORN 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.22N/84.82W 4 N ALTON 3.0 IN 0714 AM 01/07 38.14N/84.93W ...GARRARD COUNTY... LANCASTER 7.5 IN 1000 AM 01/07 37.62N/84.58W ...GRAYSON COUNTY... 2 N LEITCHFIELD 7.7 IN 1107 AM 01/07 37.51N/86.29W ...GREEN COUNTY... GREENSBURG 6.8 IN 1003 AM 01/07 37.26N/85.50W ...HARDIN COUNTY... 2 SE ELIZABETHTOWN 9.1 IN 0700 AM 01/07 37.69N/85.84W ...HARRISON COUNTY... 1 NE CONNERSVILLE 2.0 IN 0600 AM 01/07 38.39N/84.41W ...JEFFERSON COUNTY... 2 SSW HIGHVIEW 3.0 IN 1045 PM 01/06 38.12N/85.65W 4 E MIDDLETOWN 2.5 IN 0605 PM 01/06 38.24N/85.45W 4 NW OKOLONA 2.3 IN 1044 PM 01/06 38.17N/85.74W 4 NW OKOLONA 2.3 IN 1051 PM 01/06 38.17N/85.74W ...JESSAMINE COUNTY... NICHOLASVILLE 8.5 IN 1146 AM 01/07 37.88N/84.58W NICHOLASVILLE 8.0 IN 0624 PM 01/06 37.88N/84.58W NICHOLASVILLE 8.0 IN 1132 AM 01/07 37.88N/84.57W ...LARUE COUNTY... MAGNOLIA 7.5 IN 0608 PM 01/06 37.45N/85.75W BUFFALO 6.0 IN 0741 PM 01/06 37.52N/85.70W ...LOGAN COUNTY... 2 NNE RUSSELLVILLE 6.1 IN 0700 AM 01/07 36.87N/86.89W 2 E EPLEYS STATION 5.2 IN 0600 AM 01/07 36.94N/86.89W ...MADISON COUNTY... BEREA 9.0 IN 0909 PM 01/06 37.58N/84.29W RICHMOND 9.0 IN 0325 PM 01/07 37.74N/84.29W WACO 8.5 IN 0326 PM 01/07 37.73N/84.15W 4 SSW COMBS 8.3 IN 0700 AM 01/07 37.60N/84.14W 1 SW KINGSTON 8.0 IN 0851 PM 01/06 37.64N/84.27W ...MARION COUNTY... LEBANON 8.0 IN 0916 PM 01/06 37.57N/85.25W ...MEADE COUNTY... 1 NNW FLAHERTY 5.0 IN 1056 PM 01/06 37.85N/86.07W 2 S DOE VALLEY 4.0 IN 1058 PM 01/06 37.97N/86.11W ...MERCER COUNTY... 2 N HARRODSBURG 9.0 IN 0628 PM 01/06 37.79N/84.85W 2 SSE HIGH BRIDGE 9.0 IN 0700 AM 01/07 37.79N/84.71W SALVISA 8.3 IN 0800 PM 01/06 37.92N/84.87W ...METCALFE COUNTY... EDMONTON 5.3 IN 0633 PM 01/06 36.98N/85.62W ...MONROE COUNTY... GAMALIEL 8.1 IN 0811 PM 01/06 36.64N/85.79W ...NELSON COUNTY... 1 W BALLTOWN 8.7 IN 0800 AM 01/07 37.73N/85.52W ...NICHOLAS COUNTY... 6 NE HOOKTOWN 2.3 IN 0750 AM 01/07 38.42N/84.07W ...OHIO COUNTY... 3 E FORDSVILLE 4.0 IN 0923 AM 01/07 37.64N/86.66W ...OLDHAM COUNTY... 2 SSW BUCKNER 1.4 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.36N/85.45W 2 E WESTPORT 1.0 IN 0637 PM 01/06 38.49N/85.42W ...SCOTT COUNTY... 2 N GEORGETOWN 3.3 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.23N/84.55W 2 E NEWTOWN 2.8 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.22N/84.43W ...SPENCER COUNTY... 3 W ELK CREEK 2.8 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.10N/85.42W ...TAYLOR COUNTY... CAMPBELLSVILLE 6.0 IN 0627 PM 01/06 37.35N/85.35W ...TRIMBLE COUNTY... 4 NNW BEDFORD 0.7 IN 0700 AM 01/07 38.65N/85.36W ...WARREN COUNTY... 1 ESE BOWLING GREEN 6.3 IN 1044 PM 01/06 36.97N/86.42W PLUM SPRINGS 5.2 IN 0704 PM 01/06 37.02N/86.38W 3 WSW BOWLING GREEN 5.0 IN 0648 PM 01/06 36.96N/86.49W 2 NNE BOWLING GREEN 5.0 IN 0800 AM 01/07 37.00N/86.43W ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... SPRINGFIELD 8.0 IN 0911 PM 01/06 37.69N/85.22W OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$
Photos & Video
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| Report of 7.5" of snow in Magnolia, KY (Jonathan Upton) |
Report of 8.5" of snow at Waco,KY (Jason @firefighter6276) |
Report of 7.8" snow at Winchester, KY (@PLPhoto2015) |
North Harrodsburg 9" snow (Steven @D3viLStreams) |
Traffic conditions from the DoT for the state of Kentucky through the day Thursday 1/6. Counties shaded in purple were under a Winter Weather Advisory, whereas counties in pink were under a Winter Storm Warning (snowfall of 4 inches or more forecast).
Radar
Radar loop from the event, showing the development of a band of heavy snow that impacted the Bluegrass Parkway and I-65 in the Elizabethtown vicinity and then continued to produce the very heavy snow over Lexington. That band persisted over the same area for several hours, with snow rates of 1-2 inches/hour.
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