Kentucky, 2025

Heavy Snow in Kentucky, February 10 to 11, 2025

February 10 to 11, 2025 · NWS LMK · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

A narrow band of heavy snow developed and moved across central Kentucky from early morning on Tuesday February 10, 2025 through late in the evening. Warmer temperatures resulted in a changeover to mainly rain in south-central Kentucky, while less available moisture resulted in lighter snowfall accumulation in northern Kentucky.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 narrow band of heavy snow developed and moved across central Kentucky from early morning on Tuesday February 10, 2025 through late in the evening. Warmer temperatures resulted in a changeover to mainly rain in south-central Kentucky, while less available moisture resulted in lighter snowfall accumulation in northern Kentucky.

What forecasters said that day

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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 10, 6:21 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 10, 6:21 PM EST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
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Event by event

10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Larue

When
February 10, 11:45 PM EST to February 11, 6:30 PM EST
Where
Larue forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.546, -85.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall of 3 to 4 inches fell in the northern part of LaRue County.

Heavy Snow, Marion

When
February 11, 12:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.553, -85.270 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 3 to 5 inches occurred in the northern half of Marion County.

Heavy Snow, Boyle

When
February 11, 12:45 AM EST to 5:00 PM 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 5 to 6 inches fell in Boyle County.

Heavy Snow, Lincoln

When
February 11, 12:45 AM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
37.455, -84.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 5 to 6 inches was reported in Lincoln County.

Heavy Snow, Garrard

When
February 11, 1:00 AM EST to 8:15 PM EST
Where
Garrard forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.640, -84.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow ranging from 5 to 8 inches occurred in Garrard County.

Heavy Snow, Madison

When
February 11, 1:30 AM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.720, -84.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 6 to 7 inches accumulated in Madison County.

Heavy Snow, Nelson

When
February 11, 2:30 AM EST to 9:30 PM EST
Where
Nelson forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall of 4 to 5 inches accumulated in Nelson County.

Heavy Snow, Mercer

When
February 11, 2:30 AM EST to 8:00 PM 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 to 5 inches accumulated in Mercer County.

Heavy Snow, Washington

When
February 11, 2:30 AM EST to 9:55 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
37.753, -85.175 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snowfall of 3 to 4 inches accumulated in Washington County.

Heavy Snow, Jessamine

When
February 11, 3:00 AM EST to 8:30 PM EST
Where
Jessamine forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.872, -84.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy snow of 3 to 5 inches accumulated across Jessamine 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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1238369, 1238382, 1238316, 1238349, 1238325, 1238330, 1238320, 1238353, 1238376, 1238341.