A low pressure system tracking to our south provided a shot of snow to parts of extreme southeast Kentucky on Thursday January 17th. There was a sharp cutoff to the precipitation, but where it fell, it fell heavily for a 2 to 3 hour period.
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The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
A low pressure system tracking to our south provided a shot of snow to parts of extreme southeast Kentucky on Thursday January 17th. There was a sharp cutoff to the precipitation, but where it fell, it fell heavily for a 2 to 3 hour period. The snow was even accompanied by thunder in parts of Bell and Harlan Counties during the afternoon hours.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy snow, 1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall amounts ranged from 2 inches in Harlan upwards to 6.3 inches in Cumberland. There was little variance between the valleys around Cumberland and the top of Black Mountain where 6 was reported by the Highway Department.
Up to 4 of snow was reported from near Pineville south to Middlesboro with numerous accidents reported on Highway 25E, 119 and 190.
Numerous accidents were reported on I-75 and US 25 south of Williamsburg due to snow covered roads. The highway deparment reported 2 of snow in Williamsburg.
Snowfall across the county ranged from 1 in Hallie up to 5 along the Virginia border. A spotter 7 miles south of Whitesburg report 5 and a spotter 4 miles southeast of Whitesburg measured 4.5 of snow.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 2013
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 430499, 430501, 430502, 430500.