1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 6, 5:10 AM EST, 8 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
510 AM EST TUE MAR 6 2001
SEVERAL REPORTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IN EASTERN HARLAN COUNTY...NEAR THE
LETCHER COUNTY LINE. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW ON RADAR UPSTREAM
...THEREFORE GOING WITH A WARNING FOR THESE TWO COUNTIES THROUGH
NOON.
.JKL...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR KYZ088-118
SNOW ADVISORY FOR KYZ086-087-110-113-115>117-119-120
HEINLEINThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy snow was reported across the county. 4 to 6 inches of snow were reported with the greatest depth of 6.5 inches on Pine Mountain.
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