Good Wednesday everyone. I am trying to get a post on here quickly in case my electric goes off. That has already happened to thousands and thousands of Kentuckians as our major ice storm continues overnight. This has been something to behold as many communities have been basically shut down because of the extensive ice.
That freezing rain will continue in many areas overnight and this will lead to more downed trees and power lines meaning thousands more will be in the dark. The amount of precip moving across the region has been incredible to say the least. Check out the latest radar…
The 32 degree line has had one heck of a time getting north of Interstate 64. Low pressure was entering extreme southeastern Kentucky as of this midnight writing and this was leading to an incredible 30 degree temp gradient over a 50 mile area. Some areas were spiking all the way into the 60s!! Wow! That warm spike will be short lived as cold air swings back in early Wednesday. You can track the temps here…
If you are interested… I am sitting at 29 degrees with heavy freezing rain as I type. This is falling on top of 5″-6″ of snow that I got Tuesday morning and the scene is as pretty as I have ever witnessed. The amount of ice on top of this snow is giving it a surreal look that words cannot describe. Unfortunately… that same pretty looking ice will likely cause the power to go down at some point later tonight.
No matter what happens tonight… temps will crash from west to east early Wednesday with ice and rain changing quickly to snow and this snow should come down heavily in many areas. Here is the latest snowfall forecasts from the models…
NAM
GFS
Here is a map I made for you with my snowfall thoughts…
There could be localized higher amounts as I expect to see some very heavy snow bands setting up for a time mid to late Wednesday morning. Temps will fall into the 20s during the afternoon hours.
Beyond that… we have a good shot at putting down an inch or two of snow again Friday as a system dives in from the northwest and this can deliver some very cold temps for Friday into Saturday.
The models are starting to really pick up on a storm developing in the Gulf Sunday then riding north into the Carolinas Monday and this one will need to be watched closely.
So again… a major ice storm will continue in many areas overnight before changing to snow from west to east Wednesday morning with accumulations likely. Widespread power outages will be common into Wednesday and the snowfall may add to that simply because it will be putting more weight on trees and power lines.
I will issue updates as needed… but keep in mind that your friendly weather dude may lose power. Please keep posting the weather where you live… you guys are great!
On a side note… we could still see some high water problems in the southeast overnight. I don’t want that to go unmentioned. 
Stay safe and take care.
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HEY ALL WERE HAVING A BEACH PARTY DOWN HERE ALONG THE BORDER…61*..!!!!!!INCREDIBLE…
Yup 1-3 inches of rain sounds about right LOL 😉
Thanks so much for all you do for us Chris, and for updating us under less than perfect conditions. I was curious was you thought about the wild 60 degree temps in Barbourville right now?
Glad to see you made it home safely, Chris! Keep up the great work, stay warm and safe (of course, that goes for everyone!) and keep your fingers crossed for the next couple of days!
On a side note, anyone else in the WSAZ viewing area lose that channel a little after midnight? That seems to be the only one I can’t get. Have to watch Chris’s forecasts on the ‘Net I suppose, granted I still have power!
Good night and good luck to all!
Scratch that. Also lost WOWK. Wonder if lines are down in Huntington?
Yeah Chris. If anything about this storm has amazed me its the precip shield. It looks basically the same as it did 24 hours ago. All the way back to Texas. Kinna crazy. Temp seemed to put the brakes on at 32 here in Lex. I was hoping it would go a little higher to melt some of this, but it is pretty to look at!
We have a lot of ice in Richmond. My pretty trees are nearly doubled over while the UGLY trees are standing up saluting every drop of ice that comes their way — GO FIGURE! Anyway, we are lucky to have not lost electricity today. The internet has been another story — have been without it most of the day. Wondering if the snow will ever come on the scene. Bubba G, Sharon………..what’s it look like in your areas??
Everyone be safe.
We’re at 32* now in northern
Garrard County. It’s still pouring rain and trees are still coming down. I’m anxious to see what it will look like in the light of day. Everytime a limb falls my dogs start barking, so there’s no sleeping for me tonight!
Hi, my first post although we monitor the blog at work pretty frequently. Am at home in Mt Sterling- listening to the tree branches crash to the ground. About one every ten minutes since 9pm. We live on a farm a few miles southeast of town. The trees are still very stressed from the drought of the past two years, especially the late drought this past year. Wonder if that is making breakage worse?
If I still have power (or I can figure out hwo to do it form my iPhone) maybe I can post pics in the morning.
Southern Casey Co. is sitting pretty @ 36*. All the ice we got this (not enought to brag about), was almost gone by midafternoon. Looking foward to some snow possibly tomorrow.
I found this interesting: on the NWS in LMK…homepage
28 January 1887 → The largest snowflakes in the world fell across Fort Keogh in Montana. The flakes were measured at a massive 15 inches across by 8 inches thick.
Thanks for the update Cris.
Masterston Station Area (according to mine) is still sitting at 31.4.
wood in the fireplace ready to go.
Hope I don’t need it.
Night all.
Crazy temperature gradient between London and Knox county right now, that is just unreal. 25 Degrees in not even 40 miles, just crazy. Hope everyone stays safe during this event, and as always you can see my thoughts on the storm, specifically for southern KY (Greater London Area), by clicking on my name.
wow 61 but it will be short live that 3-6 in line will move a lil eastword about 15 miles to include anderson co.
Hey pastor, what length is a cubit, and where can I get some gopher wood? We need it in Pulaski Co!! lol
30 degrees up in NKY just south of Cincy. Freezing rain right now on top of the 6+ we picked up last night. The roads and the interstates are a nightmare. Looks like more is coming…this has been an amazing storm…
has not been very amazing for the southern counties lol we always miss it and it seems like the rain is also trying to stay away lol o well someday we will get ours and u guys we’ll have to set back and watch and complain hehehe
u all in southern kentucky please email me and Shane I would love to chat with u a lot more
Shawn
shawncowden@gmail.com
Just went out on the roads … country roads and then went into downtown Paris area and roads were slick.
Also ALOT of ponding of water. Can’t soak in anywhere so its standing on the roads.
Some tree limbs really hanging very low and came arcross some that were down. The fire dept and road crews have their hands full cleaning up things along with K.U. so the ones I saw coming back home removed from the road. They were pretty darn heavy w/ the ICE stacked onto them.
Be careful if your heading out in the morning and near the Lexington/Paris/Winchester/Georgetown/Carlisle area.
SB
NASTY in Lexington. Still 31 at 3 am at Bluegrass APT. It dropped a degree. My satellite finally lost signal because of the ice. I tried to go outside to get some ice off the dish and couldn’t walk on the grass. I can’t believe how much moisture this system has had with it. Over 2 inches and counting liquid and all BELOW freezing. WOW.
Haven’t been out driving yet but it is raining here. There is not as much ice on the vehicles as when I went to bed last night, so I’m assuming we bumped above freezing. Be careful out there.
I live in Highview/Okolona within Metro Louisville (south of the city). I think we have had freezing rain all night. I’ve never seen anything like it…transformers blowing everywhere, trees falling apart one right after the other…even whole trees falling over. It sounds like whole houses falling down. Amazing and actually scarey. I just sit on my porch amazed!
I live in Highview/Okolona within Metro Louisville (south of the city). I think we have had freezing rain all night. I’ve never seen anything like it…transformers blowing everywhere, trees falling apart one right after the other…even whole trees falling over. It sounds like whole houses falling down. Amazing and actually scary. I just sit on my porch amazed!
Winds gusting rather loudly here. I woke up actually thinking it was thunder.
I really feel for all of you who are losing power, having trees fall, etc. I hope all of you are safe and that you are able to warm up soon.
Try to stay safe all of you that are in the ice zones. High winds and rain here North of Hazard.
Well it wasn’t a bad dream it still in the 60s 🙁
Pike Resident—you there? What’s it like at your house? Nothin’ here…guess we’ll be going to school. Oh well, that’ll make one day we won’t have to go in june!
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!!!
Wow i have never seen a forecast busted so bad by everybody. Temps were a HUGE bust by 20 degrees in Knox County. Before i went to bed i posed this question to TG
Shocking 60+ temps in Knox County Mesonet verifies. Does this change your snowfall map ? His response was
Hey Andy,
This is simply due to the warm front arcing northward into that part of the state temporarily…it’s obviously not going to stay that warm into the daylight hours today. The cold air crashed back in, and there should be enough moisture to lay down a few inches of snow in the southeast…maybe more like 2”-3” but still some accumulation before this thing pulls out.
I respect TG but i don’t think anybody expected to be as warm as it is and stay this warm. The NWS forecast in my area temps were suppose to hold steady at 44 overnite well that obviously didn’t happen still 60+. Chris if you are able can you give an updated Forecast for the Knox Whitley area ?
56 in the Pikeville Tropics.Is that right???? I guess it is. wow wonder when we will change over to snow??? It is that white stuff that falls from the sky isn’t it lol????
Where is Rolo I need my song of the day!!!! I hope everyone gets their power on soon that lost it and stay safe!!
Wouldn’t know us southern folks don’t get that stuff
Our high today was supposed to be in the 40’s, its 53 here in Corbin! I just dont see snow today for us. It must be bad in the North for UK to shut down. They are pretty stingy with their snow days.lol.
I hope everyone is warm and safe.
Tree branches continue to fall in Wilmore.I am amazed we have not lost power.
someone help me figure this thing out For SE KY (London area)-the outlook keeps changing as to whether we are going to get any snow or keep on with the rain this pm. What do you guys think? Is there a chance school should dismiss early? I’m sooooo confused!!
being a uk student i was worried about missing today. thank god they canceled.
If i was a betting man i would say no snow for knox but Laurel is probably border line since you guys are bout 15 or so degrees cooler than us there maybe a shot for you guys
Well just like we were talking before this storm hit….it’s every bit as bad as 2003. This storm has laid down an incredible impact…and when all this starts to melt we will see more flooding and the tree damage will be revealed. Wow is all you can say. 31.8°F in Lawrenceburg with freezing rain…
be safe Mitch now send us some cold air to Knox Whitley can’t handle the 60 degree heat
Faith, London should see some snow later in the day, probably just after noon. I think London might pick up 1-2″s out of this if we’re lucky. Click my name for more info on the London area.
And just like 2003, Southern KY is spared the worst of the storm. Thoughts and prayers with everyone dealing with ice this morning, stay safe.
And I will be very surprised if Laurel County dismisses early today.
33.3 degrees in icy downtown Winchester, with a drop of almost one degree in the past half hour. Steady rain falling, forming six-inch icicles that are now hanging from the already ice-coated branches. It looks like we have had some melting overnight, but refreezing at the same time. Sort of an ice relocation process.
Limbs are falling every few minutes, but so far it’s the smaller limbs. We have had no wind at all during this storm, which has probably saved us from losing a lot more of the larger branches.
Knock wood, power and DSL have been steady here on Maple Street, and I am so thankful for that.
We had quite a bit of ice yesterday morning and some downed tree limbs. Today we are flooded!! I’ll take the rain vs. the ice anyday! 34 degrees here this morning. If we are going to get some snow, I hope the ground freezes first. No fun making muddy snow angels!
Yup, basically a repeat. And the models were all over this from 24-48 hours out (though you couldn’t tell that from all the bad forecasts that had deep snow for us). So at least we got some heads up that the ice was coming.
News flash its now below 60 weeeeeeeee
The radar shows the snow line near Lexington…can anyone confirm or deny that one? If not, any idea where it really is?
Can anyone give us an update about how much if any snow we’ll get in Monticello, temperature is 39 right now.
Thanks!
I put out one of those bad forecasts, I had pretty decent snows up until late Monday on my weather blog.
31 degrees here with heavy freezing rain, no snow yet but this is lexington so i am not in shock or anything i wonder how many feet georgetown will get?
I’m in SE Lex and still rain. Louisville traffic cams did show snow.
I’m thinking the snow to end this thing is gonna be a bust: by the radar it should be snowing buckets at my house, but its just more freezing rain, and none of the observing stations to the west that I’ve seen are reporting snow, either…
Can anyone give us an update about how much if any snow we’ll get in Monticello, temperature is 39 right now.
Thanks!
yea, tack on an additional .2 to .4 inches of freezing rain, the 850s are just too warm, it could be -20 surfacewise in lex but the 850s would be 33, btw according to my weather thermometer we never got higher that 32.6 last night, sitting at 31 and lovin the ice! 2-4” wouldd have been nice but the models seriously underestimated the upper warmth but impact of 10” of snow is about the same as 1” of ice, btw 1.2” of ice accumulation here at my house, equal to that of the 2003 storm
Andy, the lex 18 weather guy has a pretty interesting theory on these crazy temps on his blog. Kinda like a chinook wind but off Pine Mountain. Kinda cool. He says hes never seen anything like this!
It’s 33 with rain here in Georgetown. Boy do I wish this would change to snow!!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry for the double post!
heavt snow in NKY!!! 🙂
Once again, and no surprise here, the big winner is the Louisville and North Central Kentucky areas. I have family up in that area, and I am concerned with what I’m hearing. It sounds like up to 100,000 without power. They had 5″ of snow by yesterday evening in Oldham County, I imagine it has to be approaching 10-11″ by the end of this thing. Meanwhile, nothing but cold miserable rain here in Laurel County. I don’t know if its a long term climate thing or just bad luck. Either way, given our luck the past 9-10 years, I just don’t ever see a Major winter storm blasting our area again. At least in our lifetimes.
Interesting to track the temperature fall on the ky mesonet. In Western KY, temps have fallen 5 to 6 degrees in the last hour.
nice balmy 59 degrees in Pikeville; disappointed kids; thankful that we didn’t get ice though
Good… Should start the transition in an hour or so over here in Carter County. 5-6 inches on ground with .75 ice, power out all over the area including my parents and in-laws… Look’s like we could see another 2-4 inches, so make that 7-10 inches of snow with almost 1 inch of ice packed in the middle… Not good at all.
I don’t think we’ll really understand how bad this storm is until we give it a day or two and reflect back on it…
I was a SR in high school during the ice storm of 03 and personally this is much worse, including the fact we have all this snow and we’re not going to get a warm-up… Possibly more snow on the way Friday/Sat and maybe another gulfer Sun/Mon… Crazy!
I am so sorry for the ones who did not see the snow. I know it is a disappointment. I am for one the lucky or unlucky ones that got 6 or 7 inches. But I must tell you I had to go out in it this morning it was the most messiest messes ihave seen in a long time. My feet sunk in ice on top then water was underneath all that snow. So even though we had snow up here it is a total mess.Not the snowfall I would wish on anyone.
Maybe there’s sill hope for snow: both Louisville observing stations are now reporting heavy snow and 1/4 mile visibility, temperatures down to 30. Please come this way!
Man, if we even get a half inch of snow here in LEX then its over.. there is a pine tree in the nieghbors backyard weighing down the power line if it snows i would say something bad is gonna happen there
Patience… It’s coming…
Well moderate snow is now falling in Frankfort, so maybe we’ll get a couple inches out of this. It is destructive, but I will agree with Chris…this is BEAUTIFUL to gaze upon. Textbook postcard pics to be had this morning…
Whiteout conditions being reported in and around Louisville… places seeing 3/4 of snow every 30 minutes, 1 1/2 an hour… WOW!
So what are these next systmes suppose to be? I am sitting here without power and I just don’t think our trees can take any more of anything. The friday/saturday system tain or what? Monday system rain, sleet, snow or tsunami? In KY who knows?
My mom lives in Hillsboro (Fleming County) she is without power since 1:30 this morning. She says it looks like the same as 2003 storm.
3 day overview. Let’s see. Rain-check. Ice-check. Snow-check. Flooding-check. Random heat waves-check. Earthquake-check. You’ve got to love Kentucky.
Welcome Eden! Glad to have you along. It sounds like you have a mess where you are at. Please stay safe. We are in the rain zone and I’m not complaining. I would much rather have rain then what you are having to deal with where you are at. And again, Welcome to posting on the best weather blog ever!
When does anyone expect Rolo to get on here and say
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You are now my new hero rolo. Not only do you like fried varmints and gravy,but you can predict the weather too!! LOL
ps don’t forget the biscuits with that varmint!
Snow line has moved through Frankfort.
Huge snowflake falling fast in Georgetown. Absolutely beautiful!
Raining!!!!!! It is pouring in Lexington! There is ice everywhere and our neighbors tree is split in 1/2.
This is a repeat of 2003, maybe just a tad less in precip but Berea looks like a tornado ripped right through it for miles, trees and house damage everywhere you look. I am at familys house and they were lucky keeping their power on, I live half a mile and lost power around 9 last night but our house took a beating with falling branches. This is one of them weather situations that you don’t want to happen. I hope who ever has lost power have found shelter or heat source, my thoughts and prayers are with them. We need temps in the 40s here in Berea, Chris
Displaced to Mercer County: Overnight here in Harrodsburg icing got worse trees and huge limbs down and still falling about 2 inches of thick sleet/freezing rain and some snow from the beginning. Now a mix falling.
I wanna go HOME.
here in scott county we have went from hard hitting ice to Monster snow flurries quarter sized. ! What can we do? Will it get any better.? its 34.9 degrees currently.
Anyone want to take a guess what things are going to like tomorrow morning after some light snow and temps in the low 20s?
lol. I was just thinking the same thing. Simply amazing, all the different kinds of weather we have had in a very short time.
here in scott county we have went from hard hitting ice to Monster snow flurries quarter sized. ! What can we do? Will it get any better.? its 34.9 degrees currently.
Anyone out there in Pike Co. I’m sitting in a classroom with no wondows….if anything such as ice or snow develops please let me know!!! I can hear heavy rain on the roof but that’s about it!!!
Finally woke up. Looked out the windows here in Southern Bourbon County and now there are many tree limbs that have snapped off here in our subdivision along with guttering.
Got some pretty heavy freezing rain at times and looked at the radar and see that in about 1/2 hr the brother of the freezing rain will be here.
*** reminder to self … MOVE The muscle car ya got as a present when YA KNOW the river birch tree is either gonna sag down on top of it or fall on it !!!! ***
lol, back in 2003 I didn’t move the corvette and the river birch was laying ontop of it. DUH feeling now. 🙂
Becareful once again and take your time !!!
If anyone in Pike sees any change in weather let me know….I’m in a classroom with no windows and can only hear heavy rain on the roof!!!!
Very heavy snow here in northern kentucky. Put down an inch in less than 30 minutes.
Glad to hear your safe and warm Bernie! Hope everyone is. I feel so sorry for all who are having to deal with all the ice. What a mess it has to be. I just can’t imagine all the destruction so many will have to deal with when this is over. I’m keeping all in my prayers.
Kayla , That is a good question.
With the way the temps look for the rest of the week will be interesting to see if it will melt and then will there be localized flooding ?
Think over there you have North Elkorn Creek. We have Houston and Stoner Creek but they haven’t issued any flood watches.
Probably too your curious about the power lines ect …. ditto here …. our electric has only gone off once or twice while I was awake but may go out with whatever comes behind this stuff.
SB
very heavy snow in northern scott co.
yes they are 🙂 its a kodak moment for sure .
Woohoo 50 degrees now 🙁 much cooler than it was
Looks like a whiteout in Shelby County…woohoo!!
lextom
Man that is what I am wondering too. I am pretty sure that school will be out here for Bourbon and Paris Schools.
Power might be a problem. I don’t know how they can treat the roads with it being so wet and the ponding of water.
Will be a question I guess we can’t even ask Mr. Owl. Meaning that old commercial about how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie roll tooties pop. Turtle didn’t know and that OWL ? lol, what a good one when growing up.
Well this storm is quickly winding down and will be gone this afternoon. Tomorrow looks to feature decent weather for January standards. Will give us a chance to clean up the mess.
hvy nsow in versailles now.
If anyone in Pike sees any change in weather let me know….I’m in a classroom with no windows and can only hear heavy rain on the roof!!!!
Changeover beginning in Wilmore with HUGE flakes (they look like cotton balls)! Come on 2-4″!
i got white out!!!!
Wind has shifted from S to N and NW
Is tomorrow going to be warmer? I know Friday/Saturday will be colder… Just wondering about cleaning up everything tomorrow…
Officially changed to all snow is SE LEX.
Coffeelady,
Is it snowing in Pulaski yet and what is the current temp?
It sure is snowing cotton balls.
It’s not snowflakes falling, it’s snowballs.
teacher d no, anyway i nearly lost power last night the little box thing got ripped of but still have it I KNOW ITS DANGEROUS i have a downed power line also so many trees down snowing heavy in anderson co. we wont be in school tomm. FFOLKS IN SOUTHERN KY DONT UNDERESTIMATE THIS SNOW very heavy!!!!!
WOW !!! We just had a 10 degree drop in temps in less than 30 minutes! We were 48* and dropped to 38*…that was FAST!!I hope all you northern bloggers are safe this morning!
cotton balls in lex temp now at 30* 1/4” in literally minutes!!! imagine if the entire event was like this
Come on I want 15 inches of snow…..let’ do it….and get on to spring!!!
For now though, HEAVY snow falling in Frankfort with the WIND really picking up!! This is bad news…as it will surely make more trees snap. Looks like a blizzard in progress out there.
Yeah its gotta be coming down at 2″ or so an hour! I just hope it keeps up for several hours!
If it had been like this the whole event – Holy Cow!
I meant to say..north of me 🙂
Monster Flakes in Bourbon right now. Looks like the size of 1/2 dollars ..
( they still make those ? lol )
accumin’ up pretty quick too.
POURING SNOW IN LEXINGTON! I checked the temp on national weather service. I could be wrong but I don’t think Lex got above 32 this entire event. Blizzard outside!
Monster Flakes in Bourbon right now. Looks like the size of 1/2 dollars ..
( they still make those ? lol )
accumin’ up pretty quick too.
It’s snowing so hard and blowing here in Georgetown, you can’t see into the street. Be safe!!
BTW, no school in Scott county Thursday!
numerous trees down in my yard
nws radio off the air in lexington and campbelsivlle
BTW .. dunno if everyone else has had a problem with it but Cell Phone service is down right now. AT@T cell
Last night couldn’t call out of state and now can’t call locally in Paris.
Anyone else have that problem.
Not saying it’s AT@T bad service… they are good but wondering if your having that problem.
SB
Heavy snow, gusts over 30 MPH…we are approaching BLIZZARD conditions now! Be careful!! Many radio towers are becoming disabled, my cell phone is out, power is flickering…
finally changed to snow in Fleming Co – snowing hard
We still have nothing but wet and ice covered trees in Estill. I miss the SNOW! WE just have—–wait I just looked outside and I see huge flakes coming down!! It is so stinking pretty! Everyone take care!!
The snow has really been coming down here for the last little big. I thought it might not stick right away but, I was wrong. Still some flooding too. I guess we’ll have the rest of the week off from school. We too have had spotchy cell service the last couple of days.
Masterson Station
Moderate Snow, very windy, tree branches snapping like toothpicks…!!!
My cell phone is going in and out…
Inlaws have no power, *sigh* (I have to go get them now)
You will have to wait for the new Max Vid, he will not go outside with the blowing snow…lol I’ll make after the snow stops…
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Blizzard conditions??? How long is this supposed to last, until 3-4:00?
no snow here ..YET.. but the temps. went from 50* at 9am..down to currently at 40* with rain…so Im hoping for a change over SOON !!!!!!!!!…IF NOT IM GONNA GO ABSOLUTELY NUTS…OK.OK..SO IM ALREADY THERE..SO WHAT..LOL…
Moderate rain and windy here in Letcher County.
Conditions are worse now than last night. With all the ice on everything and drop a couple of inches of snow on top of that.
Now the wind is starting to howl, we’re going to seeing Alot more tree’s and lines start coming down.
heavy snow and 33* in eastern Mason Co.
HUGE heavy snowflakes in Bourbon/Winchester line-trees are really swaying in the wind too. Still have power-how is power in Bourbon(ClarkEnergy)? If anybody knows please respond. How long will this snow last? Stay safe everybody!
FYI: Clipper coming in Friday, could lay another 1-2″…
check it out
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/12/images/gfs_slp_048l.gif
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Get Ready Tim….we are now switching over to the white stuff…big flakes mixing in with the rain.Our kids are coming home from school at 11:00…It should be at your place in a couple of hours!Down to 36*
It is definitely turning into near- blizzard conditions: we’ve gotten 2″ in the last hour, and now the wind is really picking up with near a whiteout and rapidly dropping temps! Our power has flickered out a couple of times, but still holding, let’s hope it stays that way!
I am still alive!!! 🙂 New update should be posted sometime just after the noon hour so check back. I hope many of you are enjoying the heavy snow right now!!!
practically ALL of the s.e. ky schools DISMISSING EARLY!!! HEADS UP…
knox, laurel, whitley..all dismissing early…
down to 39* awaiting some action…IF WE MISS THE SNOW WITH IT THIS CLOSE, WELL WE’LL GO THERE IF THAT HAPPENS…LOL…..
2 inches of snow so far on top of the ice/snow/sleet we had. Still snowing! Down to 32 degrees now.
Is it actually going to make it to Pikeville this time? We got next to nothing from the first batch, save for a dusting of snow and a 1/2″ of sleet. We’re at school today and I’d sure like to go home early, though I highly doubt that. Maybe we can get off tomorrow and Friday. Any thoughts? Just raining steady here now…
I don’t think anyone wanted to hear that this morning, Vin.
How are things on the other side of Leestown/?
It won’t be here long from the looks of the radar, but I’m enjoying every minute of it. Can you imagine how much snow we would have had if all this event had been snow? A snow lover’s dream come true for sure!!!
We got a really brief bit of sleet mixing with snow. Now it’s all SNOW!!! And it’s saying we are at 36 degrees. It’s getting heavier now. WOW, this has come in really quickly just like Chris said it would.It was pouring the rain about a hour ago.
For those of you that missed out on the snow this go around… Looks like Monday, we do it all over again, and this time it’s showing ALL snow, (at least right now)
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/12/images/gfs_slp_120l.gif
Not dismissing this storm at all, it’s very dangerous out there, but I’m bored, so there ya’ go… lol
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Thank you Chris! I’m hoping the rain changes over in a few minutes… Blizzard conditions sound good, but I don’t know if my power lines can take it…
I’m back! Power went off @ 10:30 last nite, back on at 11:00 this A M. I doubt it will stay on. Trees crashing all nite, not limbs, but trees. I have never heard the like. The creek is almost over the banks and the pasture is all water. I fired up the coffee maker, and threw a ham in the oven. I pray the electric company can keep the power on. Chris, thanks for your excellent forecasting, you helped me to prepare for this storm. Last nite it was very dark. We just don’t know how reliant we are until we loose it. Snowing very heavy here now, we tried to get to Morehead, but too many trees in the road. Everyone be safe, and beware. Keep warm and dry.
unoffical measurements at my house in lex…
ice 1.2”
sleet 0.4”
snow 2.2” and still falling heavily
from my point of view this is a harder winter storm than feb 2003 more ice more snow and cold conditions prior to the event, down to 27 here
Folks in SE Kentucky gonna get some snow love Monday night…!
http://www.nco.ncep.noaa.gov/pmb/nwprod/analysis/namer/gfs/12/images/gfs_slp_132l.gif
Ok, Off to get the Inlaws… be safe out there folks, and Godspeed..!!
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I believe it when I see it Vinny.
Thanks Chris! Glad you are still with us…man it is coming down now on the border! The ground is covered and winds are really kicking up! It’s very pretty…be safe everybody!
I live on the McConnell’s trace side of Leestown and it’s pretty nasty over here. Trees are sagging badly and there is a lot of ice and water pooling near the curbs. Thankfully the power is still on.
Linda, and Vicki…If you both blow real hard you might get the snow to me…
O.K. I’ve officially lost it.. I’m setting here cheering for snow to fall like my 9yr old cheering at the ball games…:(:):P
Heavy mix here in Corbin!!!! At 38 ???
Hey Tim, I’ve got my Big Fan out, faced it in your direction. lol Blow Baby Blow. Tim needs some snow love too!!!
Man, Vinny, that would be nice. But you know how our luck has run for the past ten years. Model runs five or six days out are worthless trash. Heck, I’m following the Rolo line, Old School is gone forever.
This low will track through Eastern KY and end up as all rain for us and a thumping for Cincinnati northward.
HOLY TOLEDO BATMAN !!!!!!!!!!
HEAVY MIX AT (( MY HOUSE )) YES IT IS GONNA SNOW IN THE TROPICS TODAY!!!!!
WHAT THE CRAP ARE THOSE BIG WHITE THINGS FALLIN OUTTA THE SKY …OH IS THAT WHAT SNOW LOOKS LIKE…WELLLLLL!!!
:):):):):)
all snow here in Corbin now
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH
1123 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009
…MAJOR WINTER STORM TO THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR PARTS OF
EASTERN KENTUCKY…
.AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON…COLDER AIR WILL MOVE BACK INTO EASTERN
KENTUCKY. THIS WILL CAUSE FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE REGION TO
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW.
KYZ079-080-083-084-113-115>118-120-282300-
/O.NEW.KJKL.WW.Y.0003.090128T1623Z-090128T2300Z/
PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-KNOTT-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-
PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SOMERSET…LONDON…MONTICELLO…
WHITLEY CITY…HINDMAN…HAZARD…MANCHESTER…HYDEN…
WHITESBURG…PIKEVILLE
1123 AM EST WED JAN 28 2009
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON.
AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN WILL BEGIN TO TRANSITION BACK TO
SNOW BY MIDDAY BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN IS
ANTICIPATED ON THE RIDGES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
SUN IS ABOUT TO COME OUT IN FRANKFORT AND LEXINGTON SOON! WOOHOO!! SKIES ARE CLEARING RAPIDLY. I love snow, but after this ice storm I’m ready to start seeing this stuff begin melting.
lol vinny lookin at the gfs 4-5 days out lol, i need some time between storms so i can breathe and sleep and eat, but that low should track to our northwest i dont see ky getting two major winter storms in a 1 week period that has never happend since i have lived here
Batman its 40 degrees in Pikeville with a cold rain falling,I don’t know if Pikeville will make it to see snow or not I am not going to hold my breath!!!I was given a cat today was not expecting it so I didnt have my pet carrier as I started to my car it jumped from my arms and went back under the ladies pet shop oh well when it rains it pours and speaking of rain?????
lex should melt most of this mess by sundown
The Winter Weather Advisory, while warranted, is pretty much an afterthought. And speaking of which, the snow is pretty much an afterthought for us snowbirds in southern KY. The back edge of the snow looks to be in Pulaski Co., so maybe we get an hour or so of heavy snow. Most folks will see up to an 1,” the luckiest will squeeze 1.5 or 2″ out of the backside snow. Maybe CB has some good news about the clipper that may affect us Friday nite.
Snowing very hard in Carter County now… This is going to be one big mess…
Haven’t you went and got them yet lol j/k stay safe they just issued a winter weather advisory for pike and a bunch of others
Bluegrass Airport has lost power.
A generator is being used to power the runway lights and security checkpoint
STILL A MOD. MIX HERE..COME ON,,,COME ON…THE PRECIP IS GONNA BE GONE BEFORE IT GOES TO ALL SNOW….MY GOODNESS..WHAT A STRESSFUL MOMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heavy snow, with huge flakes falling in Manchester!!!! I hope it lasts!!
Huh?
AIRPORT has lost power.
A generator is being used to power the runway lights and security checkpoint.
just saw that on the Wkyt website.
WOOOOOW
I agree with Russ 100% Where is Rolo?
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Russ… if i dont go over to all snow soon im gonna be lucky to even get an hrs. worth of snow outta of it..what an excitement to get ya head cut off at the very moment…:(
I am thankful to be able to say that we kept power throughout the night, though our neighbors across the street can not say the same. At the current moment there are almost 7,000 outages in Boyd County. It has been raining most of the morning, but has recently changed to big, beautiful snowflakes.
Letcher County schools dismissing at 12:30pm. 375,000 Kentuckians without power…second-largest number of outages in state history since the remnants of Hurricane Ike moved through Kentucky in September.
I forgot my theme song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXPMYA7EqYE
I can’t buy a snow or a cat. what are you going to do???????
And probably Friday too…..
Hang in there man. If it don’t happen today, but we can get lucky Friday. LOL, well maybe. I live about 2 miles south of London, and we have some VERY heavy snow occurring. We’ve picked up a quick half inch or so. I bet the snow will end within the half hour or so, so at this rate, an inch of snow is better than looking at my brown,swampy back yard.
WELL…I’m officially finally,finally getting all heavy snow..but its moving out so fast.. no whether its gonna have time to accum.. is A WHOLE OTHER PROBLEM IN ITSELF !!! MAN ITS LIKE TRYIN TO WIN THE STINKIN LOTTERY!! JUST TO GET SNOW…
mod. snow
36*
Still got power here on S. Maple St, thankfully.
I went out and took the ice off the van just before the rain went to snow. Looks like we have almost an inch and a half of ice, and then a nice fluffy layer of snow. Seems to have stopped snowing at the moment.
Power is out in part of downtown, closing the post office, Central Bank and IGA, among others. Lots of ponding in the streets, trees sagging lower and closing some streets by the moment.
Road conditions downtown a slushy, slick mess. I did not venture from downtown, so I can’t tell you all any more than that.
Take care folks!
What are you smoking you know there will be no accumulation for us Tim Sorry
heavy,blowing snow…i hope it last long enough to AT LEAST WHITEN THE GROUND…Borek on 27 just said snow would end in London in the next 20-30 Min.. THAT FIGURES!!!!!
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We got it all from 9am to 11:30- rain, freezing rain, sleet, ice, BIG snow, then wind! Gotta love KY! Temp was 34 this am, water standing everywhere- the slough is over it’s banks and you can see the water running under the ice through the field. Temp is down to 30 now and the snow has stopped after about an inch on the ground. Power’s flickered a couple times. Limbs down everywhere- I feel like crying for the trees. One big old oak uprooted across the road- fell away form the road but took about 2 foot of pavement with it when it went!
I don’t think so. lol
You live in Florida making your observations ?
We got it all from 9am to 11:30- rain, freezing rain, sleet, ice, BIG snow, then wind! Gotta love KY! Temp was 34 this am, water standing everywhere- the slough is over it’s banks and you can see the water running under the ice through the field. Temp is down to 30 now and the snow has stopped after about an inch on the ground. Power’s flickered a couple times. Limbs down everywhere- I feel like crying for the trees. One big old oak uprooted across the road- fell away form the road but took about 2 foot of pavement with it when it went!
At least there is no school then i’m happy but its hard to get out in the snow and go do stuff.
Andy, do you have any advanced training in Meteorology? If you have had any training then you probably went to Penn State where all of the other jerks came from! Leave these guys along and get a life
You posted on TG’s, Chris’, and Jim’s and all you have to say are things that make it look like you knew this would happen. If that’s the case why don’t you start your own blog or website and tell the rest of us exactly what will happen! You weather God you
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