A passing cold front dropped in from the northwest late in the day on January 19th with a band of precipitation. Initially most of the precipitation fell as rain; but, as the colder air moved in behind the front, that rain changed to snow.
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The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
A passing cold front dropped in from the northwest late in the day on January 19th with a band of precipitation. Initially most of the precipitation fell as rain; but, as the colder air moved in behind the front, that rain changed to snow. By the time precipitation tapered off on the morning of the 20th, most locations had received a Trace to 1 inch of snow. However, a localized axis of heavier 2 to 4 inch snow accumulations was observed near the I-64 corridor.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
A CoCoRaHS observer located 0.6 miles NNW of Owingsville reported 3.5 inches of snowfall.
A cooperative observer located 5 miles north of Mount Sterling reported 3.5 inches of snowfall.
A National Weather Service Employee located 1 mile south of Oggs Station reported 3.6 inches of snow.
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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: 994181, 994183, 994185.