Heavy Snow, Letcher
- When
- March 16, 7:26 AM EST to 8:50 AM EST
- Where
- Letcher forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.121, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 16, 2005
An upper level disturbance moving out of the southern plains, caused a wave of low pressure to develop along a stationary frontal boundary in place over the Gulf of Mexico. An area of high pressure in place over the Great Lakes, allowed cold Canadian air to move south into Kentucky.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
An upper level disturbance moving out of the southern plains, caused a wave of low pressure to develop along a stationary frontal boundary in place over the Gulf of Mexico. An area of high pressure in place over the Great Lakes, allowed cold Canadian air to move south into Kentucky. As the low in the Gulf of Mexico moved up the east coast, moist air was drawn north, allowing an area of snow showers to form over eastern Kentucky. Up to six inches of snow fell on Pine Mountain during this event.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Washington, March 16, 2005
- High Wind in Oregon, March 16, 2005
- Dust Storm in Washington, March 16, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, March 16, 2005
- Winter Storm in Idaho, March 16 to 17, 2005
- Winter Storm in Idaho, March 16 to 17, 2005
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, March 16, 2005
- High Wind in Washington, March 16, 2005
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 16, 2005
- High Wind in Oregon, March 16, 2005
- Dust Storm in Oregon, March 16, 2005
- Wildfire in Oregon, March 16, 2005
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, March 2005
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5440463.