Heavy Snow, Lawrence
- When
- January 16, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 38.068, -82.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 16, 2018
A strong cold front and upper level disturbance crossed the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 16th. Light snow began just after midnight, and picked up toward sunrise as colder air surged in.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 RLX wrote it up.
A strong cold front and upper level disturbance crossed the middle Ohio River Valley on the morning of the 16th. Light snow began just after midnight, and picked up toward sunrise as colder air surged in. A jet streak moved through the upper level flow during the afternoon, leading to a band of moderate to heavy snowfall just south of I-64. In the heart of this band, 5 to 6 inches of snow fell in the Louisa and Fallsburg areas of Lawrence County. Generally 2 to 4 inches fell across Carter, Boyd and Greenup Counties. There were numerous accidents across Northeast Kentucky during the late morning and afternoon.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Boyd
- When
- January 16, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greenup
- When
- January 16, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greenup forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.546, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Greenup
- When
- January 16, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greenup forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.546, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in Louisiana, January 16 to 17, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Georgia, January 16 to 17, 2018
- Winter Storm and Extreme Cold in Texas, January 16 to 17, 2018
- Extreme Cold and Sleet in Texas, January 16 to 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 16 to 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Louisiana, January 16, 2018
- Frost and Freeze and Winter Weather in Texas, January 16 to 17, 2018
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 16 to 17, 2018
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 16, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Texas, January 16, 2018
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 16, 2018
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 2018
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 729071, 729072, 729073, 729074.