Good Tuesday evening folks. The snow showers today across Kentucky have been kicking up a storm… literally. Thunder and lightning have been reported across parts of the area! Local accumulations from earlier today were 2″-3″ in a few areas. This is pretty wild stuff folks for the month of April!

The snow showers will wind down once the sun goes down. You can track them here…



Today’s snow put the winter of 2008-2009 in good company at the NWS in Jackson! Check this out…


AS OF 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON… 2.1 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED AT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON SINCE MIDNIGHT. THIS AMOUNT
BRINGS OUR SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL UP TO 35.0 INCHES… MAKING THE
2008-09 SNOW SEASON THE 5TH SNOWIEST ON RECORD… TIED WITH THE
1984-85 SEASON. THIS ALSO MAKES THIS THE SNOWIEST SEASON SINCE
1995-96 WHEN A WHOPPING 62.7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.

BELOW IS A TABLE OF THE TOP 10 SNOWIEST WINTERS AT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON…

1  62.7 INCHES IN 1995-96
2  48.3 INCHES IN 1993-94
3  36.9 INCHES IN 1986-87
4  36.1 INCHES IN 1992-93
5  35.0 INCHES IN 2008-09
6  35.0 INCHES IN 1984-85
7  33.7 INCHES IN 1997-98
8  24.9 INCHES IN 1985-86
9  24.2 INCHES IN 2002-03
10 22.8 INCHES IN 1981-82

WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON DATE
BACK TO JANUARY 1981. THE AVERAGE SEASONAL SNOWFALL AT THE OFFICE IS
24.5 INCHES.

This has been a wicked winter for a lot of people across Kentucky! Not everyone, but a lot of people will remember this winter for a long, long time! We have now recorded snow on the ground 7 straight months!! I will have to look back to see

Freezing temps are likely once again tonight across all of the state! You already know the green thumb drill on that.

How is the weather where you live? Leave us some reports on how this April taste of winter is treating you.

Take care.