Strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy rain are expected across portions of the Southeast. Thunderstorms may produce large hail across portions of Montana. Heavy rainfall could produce flash flooding across Iowa and vulnerable areas in Utah. Lowell will bring heavy rain, dangerous swells and rip currents to portions of Hawaii. Sweltering heat persists across the South-Central US. 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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