Heavy Snow, Bullitt
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bullitt forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -85.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 inches fell in Bullitt County.
Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 11 to 12, 2025
A clipper type system rotated southeast into the Ohio Valley during the evening hours of Thursday, December 11, 2025. An area of low pressure at the surface moved across Missouri, with a warm front extending eastward through the Tennessee Valley.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 16
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 LMK wrote it up.
A clipper type system rotated southeast into the Ohio Valley during the evening hours of Thursday, December 11, 2025. An area of low pressure at the surface moved across Missouri, with a warm front extending eastward through the Tennessee Valley. Enhanced mid-level frontogenesis and deep moisture contributed to the development of heavy snow bands across southern Indiana and north-central Kentucky. This system brought 3-6 inches of snowfall to southern Indiana and north-central Kentucky.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 to 5 inches fell in Jefferson County.
Heavy Snow, Oldham
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oldham forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.399, -85.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 to 5 inches fell in Oldham County.
Heavy Snow, Henry
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.449, -85.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 inches fell in portions of Henry County.
Heavy Snow, Shelby
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 38.215, -85.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 inches fell in portions of Shelby County.
Heavy Snow, Spencer
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Spencer forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 38.033, -85.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4.0 to 4.5 inches fell in Spencer County.
Heavy Snow, Nelson
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 to 5 inches fell across central and northern portions of Nelson County.
Heavy Snow, Washington
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -85.175 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 inches fell in Washington County.
Heavy Snow, Anderson
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 38.004, -84.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 3.5 to 4.0 inches fell in Anderson County.
Heavy Snow, Franklin
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 38.239, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 to 6 inches fell in Franklin County.
Heavy Snow, Scott
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.292, -84.584 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 to 5 inches fell in Scott County.
Heavy Snow, Fayette
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -84.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 inches fell across portions of Fayette County.
Heavy Snow, Mercer
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.811, -84.874 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 inches fell in portions of Mercer County.
Heavy Snow, Boyle
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Boyle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.624, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 inches fell in portions of Boyle County.
Heavy Snow, Lincoln
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 37.455, -84.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4 inches fell in portions of Lincoln County.
Heavy Snow, Garrard
- When
- December 11, 7:00 PM EST to December 12, 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Garrard forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 37.640, -84.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow of 4.0 to 4.5 inches fell in portions of Garrard County.
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
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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: 1307410, 1307412, 1307414, 1307419, 1307431, 1307437, 1307439, 1307441, 1307443, 1307445, 1307446, 1307447, 1307457, 1307462, 1307465, 1307467.