A strong cold front passed southeastward across eastern Kentucky late on Sunday March 2nd. A shallow layer of very cold air infiltrated the area behind the cold front with temperatures dropping into the 20s and eventually teens behind this front.
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The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
A strong cold front passed southeastward across eastern Kentucky late on Sunday March 2nd. A shallow layer of very cold air infiltrated the area behind the cold front with temperatures dropping into the 20s and eventually teens behind this front. A few thousand feet above the ground, however, temperatures were in the 40s Sunday evening. As a result, rain changed to freezing rain and sleet Sunday night from northwest to southeast. Eventually, the warm layer aloft eroded and the sleet changed to a period of heavy snow for many areas. Periods of snow, some heavy at times, continued through Monday morning March 3rd, before tapering off during the afternoon hours.
Several inches of combined sleet and snow were reported across many areas of east Kentucky. The warm air hung in the longest over extreme southeast Kentucky, limiting snow and sleet totals there, but a thin stripe of freezing rain coated trees and caused power outages over parts of the Upper Cumberland region. Travel was the biggest impact as the combination of prior rain freezing on the roads, with sleet and snow on top made a mess of area roads.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 2, 6:15 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 615 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 .SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 531 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 COLDER AIR IS STARTING TO MAKE A GOOD PUSH NOW FROM THE NORTHWEST... AS TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING NORTH OF I-64 AS WINDS BACK MORE TO THE NORTH. RAIN...WITH SOME EMBEDDED LIGHTNING STRIKES...CONTINUE TO MOVE IN ACROSS SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF RAIN SO FAR HAS FALLEN GENERALLY BETWEEN I-64 AND THE HAL ROGERS PARKWAY AND HIGHWAY 80 CORRIDORS...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING FROM THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A QUARTER. WHILE THE HEAVIER AXIS OF RAIN HAS SHIFTED SOUTH...THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD IS FILLING IN UPSTREAM OUT AHEAD OF THE STRONG SHORT WAVE TROUGH ROTATING CURRENTLY NEAR TX/OK. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO PASTE THE AREA WITH HEAVY QPF IN THE 1 TO 2 INCH RANGE BETWEEN 00 AND 12Z MONDAY...AS THIS WAVE CONTINUES ITS PATH EAST...AND ALLOWS FOR SOME SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE FRONT AS IT STALLS JUST SOUTH OF OUR AREA TONIGHT. THIS...COMBINED WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT WILL ALLOW FOR DEEP FORCING RIGHT ACROSS EASTERN KENTUCKY DURING THIS TIME FRAME. WHILE MOST OF THIS QPF WILL GO OVER TO THE EXPECTED SIGNIFICANT FREEZING/SLEET AND EVENTUALLY SNOW EVENT ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY...AM MORE CONCERNED THAT THE COLDER AIR WILL NOT MAKE IT IN SOON ENOUGH FURTHER SOUTH TO ALLOW FOR THE SLOWDOWN OF THE RUNOFF ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENTUCKY AND CUMBERLAND RIVER BASINS. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THIS CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. FOR NOW...HAVE MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS MENTIONED IN THE HWO...HOWEVER IF THE HEAVIER RUNOFF DOES OCCUR...THEN THERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE A THREAT OF MINOR FLOODING ALONG SOME OF THE LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS AS WELL. USING THE LATEST BLEND OF THE MODELS FOR THE TIMING OF THE PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS...WOUND UP GOING WITH A SLIGHTLY QUICKER TRANSITION TO SNOW IN THE SOUTH...WITH ALL LOCATIONS TURNING OVER BY 12Z MONDAY. THIS TOOK SOME OF THE SNOWFALL TOTALS UP A BIT..BUT STILL GENERALLY RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE FAR SOUTH...WITH 6 TO 8 ALONG AND NORTH OF THE MOUNTAIN PARKWAY...ALONG WITH ICE AMOUNTS IN THE QUARTER TO TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH RANGE. THE SNOW WILL COME DOWN HEAVY AND WET BETWEEN 06 AND 12Z AS IT CHANGES OVER FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST...BEFORE GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. .LONG TERM...(TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY) ISSUED AT 531 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 AS THE LONG TERM PERIOD STARTS...DEPENDING ON HOW LONG A SHALLOW MIXED MOIST LAYER AT TEMPS AROUND -10C SHOULD NOT YIELD ANYTHING MORE THAN A FEW FLURRIES ON MONDAY EVENING...IF THAT. SURFACE COOLING COUPLED WITH WEAK WARMING JUST OFF THE SURFACE SHOULD PUT AND END TO FLURRIES DURING THE NIGHT. IT STILL APPEARS THAT COLD HIGH PRESSURE PASSING BY TO OUR NORTH WILL GIVE US MAINLY CLEAR SKIES BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. LOWS SHOULD DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS NORTH AND IN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS FURTHER SOUTH PENDING TIMING OF CLEARING AND PRESSURE GRADIENT AS FRESH SNOW COVER SHOULD LEAD TO MORE EFFICIENT RADIATIONAL COOLING. THE VERY DRY AIR MASS WHICH THIS HIGH PUTS IN PLACE SHOULD KEEP USE DRY AT LEAST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY ON THURSDAY...DESPITE A COUPLE OF WEAK MID/UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVES PASSING THROUGH ON TUE INTO TUE NIGHT. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND HEIGHT RISES SHOULD DOMINATE ON WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SHOT AT PRECIP DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE UNTIL THURSDAY. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF IN GENERAL CONTINUE TO HAVE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DROPPING TOWARD THE GULF COAST FROM WED INTO WED NIGHT AND THEN POSSIBLY FORMING A CLOSED LOW BY THU. SURFACE DEVELOPMENT ENSUES IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO AND HEADS NE ALONG THE SE COAST. WITH A HIGH AMPLITUDE MID/UPPER SYSTEM FORECAST TO POSSIBLY CLOSE OFF FOR A TIME...CONFIDENCE FOR TIMING AND TRACK IS NOT HIGH AT THIS TIME RANGE THOUGH THE 12Z GFS AND 12Z ECMWF AS WELL AS THE 18Z GFS HAVE THE SFC AND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM TRACKING TOO FAR SOUTH AND EAST FOR MUCH MORE THAN THE TN AND OR VA BORDER COUNTIES BEING BRUSHED WITH AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE AND POSSIBLY A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION. HOW QUICKLY THE SE CONUS SYSTEM DEPARTS WILL PLAY A ROLE IN HOW QUICKLY ANOTHER SYSTEM CAN MOVE IN FROM THE NW. THE GFS AND ECMWF STILL DO NOT AGREE ON THE TIMING FROM MODEL RUN TO MODEL RUN AND FROM MODEL TO MODEL...AND A GENERALIZED FORECAST CONSENSUS BLEND WHICH LED TO A LONG PERIOD OF SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS FROM LATE FRI NIGHT INTO SUNDAY HAS BEEN USED. THE 12Z GFS WOULD SUPPORT FRI NIGHT INTO SAT CHANCES FOR RAIN OR LIGHT PRECIPITATION WHILE THE 12Z ECMWF AND THE 0Z ECMWF FOR THAT MATTER HAVE THE SHORTWAVE AND SFC BOUNDARY MOVING INTO THE AREA NEARLY 24 HOURS LATE FOR SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. AFTER SOME VERY COLD READINGS FOR EARLY MARCH...TEMPERATURES SHOULD MODERATE A BIT ON ON TUESDAY INTO THE 30S TO LOWER 40S. WITH THE ANTICIPATED SNOW COVER WE HAVE CONTINUED TO UNDERCUT MOS GUIDANCE FOR TUESDAY. TUE NIGHT SHOULD AGAIN BE CHILLY BUT WARMER THAN MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES SHOULD AVERAGE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT WILL MODERATE TO CLOSER TO NORMAL BY THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY EVENING) ISSUED AT 613 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 DETERIORATING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS THROUGH MONDAY...AS A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM TAKES AIM AT THE AREA...BRINGING RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW TO THE AREA. EXPECT IFR TO LIFR OR WORSE CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY AS THE TRANSITION TO SNOW BEGINS...WHICH WILL VARY FROM AROUND 04Z FOR THE FAR NORTH...TO CLOSER TO 11 TO 12Z FOR THE FAR SOUTH. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE END OF THE PERIOD. AVIATION INTERESTS ALOFT WILL NEED TO CONSIDER SIGNIFICANT ICING UNTIL ALL PRECIPITATION CAN CHANGE TO SNOW. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY FOR KYZ044-050>052. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR KYZ058>060-104- 106-108. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY FOR KYZ079-080-083-110-113-115>117-119-120. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY FOR KYZ084>088- 118. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY FOR KYZ068-069-107- 109-111-112-114. && SHORT TERM...GEOGERIAN LONG TERM...JP AVIATION...DUSTY
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 444 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 KYZ044-050>052-040045- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD 444 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING BY THIS POINT...ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT...AND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY ON SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. KYZ058>060-104-106-108-040045- ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON 444 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ADDITIONALLY...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE RUNNING FULL...AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING BY THIS POINT...ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO TO 5 ABOVE ZERO MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT...AND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY ON SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. KYZ068-069-107-109-111-112-114-040045- ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-LEE-BREATHITT-OWSLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...PAINTSVILLE... SALYERSVILLE...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...BOONEVILLE 444 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ADDITIONALLY...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE RUNNING FULL...AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING BY THIS POINT...ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY THE MONDAY EVENING. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY...AND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY ON SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. KYZ079-080-083-110-113-115>117-119-120-040045- PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-FLOYD-KNOTT-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... PRESTONSBURG...HINDMAN...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ... PIKEVILLE 444 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ADDITIONALLY...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE RUNNING FULL...AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BY THIS POINT...ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY THE MONDAY EVENING. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY...AND FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY ON SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. KYZ084>088-118-040045- MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-LETCHER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG... BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...WHITESBURG 444 PM EST SUN MAR 2 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION. EXPECT SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SNOW...AND SLEET. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER STORM WARNING PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. ADDITIONALLY...CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL BE RUNNING FULL...AND MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MONDAY...BUT WITH TEMPERATURES WELL NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING BY THIS POINT...ALL PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO FLURRIES BY THE MONDAY EVENING. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. JMW/GEOGERIAN/JP
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
32 winter storm, 1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
The county highway dept. reported a final winter storm total of between 3 and 5 inches of snow and about a quarter of an inch of ice from sleet and freezing rain.
The county Highway Dept. reported a final winter storm total of 4 to 5 inches of snow with about a quarter of an inch of ice across the county. The ice total, which was a layer underneath the snow, was from both freezing rain and sleet.
The county highway dept. reported a final winter storm total of between 4 and 5 inches of snow and about a quarter of an inch of ice from sleet and freezing rain.
The county highway dept. reported a final winter storm total of 4 to 5 inches of snow in the lower valleys and 5 to 6 inches of snow on the higher ridges around the county. Ice totals of about half an inch across the county were mostly attributed to sleet.
The county highway dept. reported a final winter storm total of about 7 inches of snow. Generally less than a tenth of an inch of sleet and freezing rain were reported.
Snow and sleet accumulations of around six inches were observed across the county.
A storm total of 3 to 5 inches of snow and sleet was reported around the county. The highest snowfall total of 5 inches occurred in Irvine.
Four to nearly seven inches of snow and sleet had accumulated across the county by storms end. At one point, an inch and a half of sleet had accumulated in McKee. Just over 5 inches of snow was reported near Clover Bottom.
Freezing rain covered trees and sidewalks with a thin coating of ice. Up to one inch of sleet and 2-6 inches of snow were also reported across the county.
By storms end, around three inches of snow and sleet had accumulated across the county, along with up to a quarter of an inch of ice due to freezing rain. The freezing rain created a glaze of ice that downed trees due to the weight of the ice on the limbs.
The county highway dept. reported a final winter storm total of 6 inches of snow and abut one tenth of an inch of ice from freezing rain and sleet from around the county.
Three to seven inches of snow and sleet had accumulated across the county by storms end. The highest snowfall total of 7 inches was reported 4 miles southeast of West Liberty.
The state highway garage reported a final winter storm total of 6 to 8 inches of snow and sleet across the county. The highest snow and sleet total occurred in Campton where nearly 8 inches of snow and ice accumulated.
The county Highway Dept. reported that 3 to 4 inches of snow and around an inch of ice had accumulated across the county. The ice total included both freezing rain and sleet.
A nasty mix of heavy snow and freezing created slick roads and weighed down trees and power lines across the county. The highest snowfall amount reported was 6 inches in the Lovely area. A quarter of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing rain was reported in Inez.
Half an inch of ice from freezing rain was reported around the county.
A total of 5-7 inches of snow and sleet had accumulated across the county. The highest snowfall amount of 7 inches was reported by a trained weather spotter in Salyersville.
Four to six inches of sleet and snow accumulated across the county. An inch of sleet had fallen in Island City as of 4 am on the 3rd. The six inch snow total occurred 2 miles northwest of Island City.
Three to five inches of snow and sleet had accumulated by storms end across the county. The highest precipitation totals from this storms were reported in and around Beattyville.
A storm total of 4 to 9 inches of snow and sleet had accumulated across the county. The highest snowfall report of nearly 8 inches came from 3 miles west of Prestonsburg.
The county highway garage reported a final winter storm total of 6.5 to 7 inches of snow on average across the county. Very little ice was reported, with no freezing rain and less than half an inch of sleet. The highest snowfall total of 6.8 inches came from Paintsville.
The county Highway Dept. reported a final storm total of 6 to 8 inches of snow and sleet accumulation across the county.
Three to five inches of snow and sleet were reported around the county.
Three to five inches of snow and sleet had fallen across the county. The highest snow and sleet totals were reported in Hatfield Station, Phelps, Pikeville, and Shelbiana.
The county Highway Dept. reported that up to 2 inches of sleet and between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of freezing rain had accumulated across the county. The freezing rain coated trees and power lines. The weight of the ice downed trees and power lines across the northern part of the county leading to power outages there.
A final storm total of 3 to 4 inches of snow and sleet was reported across the county. The highest snowfall totals occurred in and around Hazard.
Snow and sleet ranged from one-half inch in the southern part of the county, with up to one-quarter inch of freezing rain, to around five inches in the northwest part of the county.
One to three inches of snow and one quarter to nearly an inch of sleet were reported across the county. A quarter of an inch of ice accumulation due to freezing also occurred. The glaze led to slick roads and coated trees with a thick coating of ice.
Up to an inch of sleet and a quarter of an inch of ice accumulation from freezing both occurred across Leslie county. These totals were both reported in Hyden.
Snow, freezing rain, and some sleet occurred across Whitley county. Five trees were downed in the Rockholds area due to the weight of freezing rain on the limbs. An inch of snow and sleet accumulation was also reported.
Two to five tenths of an inch of ice due to freezing rain was reported across Harlan county. The highest ice accumulations occurred in the Cumberland, Lynch, and Leatherwood areas. One to one and a half inches of snow fell on top of the ice. Two tenths of an inch of sleet was also reported in Harlan.
The Highway Dept. reported that only about half an inch of snow had fallen around the county. One quarter of an inch of ice had accumulated in the Stoney Fork and Redbird Mountain areas. There was also a quarter inch of ice accumulation reported on top of Fonde Mountain.
The state highway garage reported up to half an inch of ice accumulation in the northwestern portions of Knox county, especially towards the Corbin area. Snowfall amounts were generally an inch or less.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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