Good afternoon, folks. One round of light snow moved across the region this morning, with the main show currently pressing in from the northwest. This is along and just behind a slow-moving arctic front blowing across our region.
A Winter Weather Advisory is out for the entire state and region through Tuesday…
Some thoughts:
- This is a healthy swath of snow moving in, and it’s slowing down.
- The best chance for snow across the west and north is this evening, with that action slowly dropping south and east. Southeastern Kentucky won’t get the best snows until Tuesday and Tuesday night.
- A general 1″-3″ is likely for the entire region. Some embedded heavier bands of snow can drop 4″ amounts. Given the random nature of these bands, it’s hard to pinpoint exactly where they set up.
- There’s no reason for a snowfall map, because everyone is within the same range. π
- Some snow showers and flurries may develop on Wednesday, putting down additional light accumulations.
- Bitterly cold temps will surge in behind the front. The numbers by Tuesday afternoon will range from 10-15 in most areas, with wind chills much colder. Zero or below temps show up by Wednesday morning.
I will update things later today, and have the latest on WKYT-TV starting at 4pm.
Here are your tracking tools to take you until my evening update…
Hamburg Area from WKYT Studio
Lexington
Fifth Third Pavilion Live Cam
Downtown Lexington
I-75 @ Newtown Pike
Lexington
I-75 @ Clays Ferry Bridge South
Between Lexington and Richmond
US 60 @ US 127
Frankfort
US 60 @ Chenault Road
Near Millville
Winchester
Georgetown
I-64 at KY-801
Near Morehead
Louisville
Bardstown
I-65 MP 92.4
Elizabethtown
Louie B Nunn MP 3
Near Glasgow
Natcher Parkway MP 5
Near Bowling Green
I-24 MP 7 @ US 62
Paducah
I-275 approaching KY 20/Airport
Near Covington
I-71/I-75 at Buttermilk Pike
Near Covington
I-71/I-75 at 12th St.
Covington
Make it a good one and take care.
Thanks for the update, Chris!
WSW from Mexican border all way to Memphis. Don’t see that very often.
Thanks Chris. Wow! WSW is a south to the border. That is unusual. Hope our area gets in on the heavier snow. Have s good one all.
Areas that rarely over decades get frozen type storms are getting their second this year. Trippy.
Seems warming up more than expected.
No complaints there.
Could that give more energy to the clipper system?
Its warming up as expected here even though the temps dropped to 10 overnite its up to 41 now
I hope that means there’s more moisture to work with…
Dew point here is 24 atm
40 and sunshine here in knott county. What little snow that was on the ground is all but gone. Fresh surface to see what falls with this system anyway
With the enhancement from the Gulf, meteorologist may have to up grade to a winter storm warning for this developing storm. At the current, looks like everything is coming together for a decent snow event.
Looks like that deep moisture might only get to Eastern Tennessee and not further north than that.
Still snowing in Sellersburg and 30 degrees.
While I appreciate the enthusiasm from Chris, this is another swing and a miss……this system is not healthy and not slowing down…..most areas won’t even get an inch out of this system.
Thats why you’re not a meteorologist and Chris is…smh
Well, if the NWS can get one right, so can someone in blue suede shoes. π
No, just no.
This would make the third time folks have suggested things are not panning out this winter and you have refuted (the previous two did not pan out). I think your refutes are jinxes and will jinx this event as well π
Start patronizing and perhaps the opposite effect π π
But Elvis died on his commode. π
We’ll see, been snowing for 2 hours at my location in East Louisville and so far there is zero accumulation….
Snow has a T-Shirt about it: Warm Hate Me
Spent the day at Perfect North. Snowed all day there, beautiful and had a great time!!! βοΈβοΈβοΈ
So for those in the Louisville/western ky areas that are currently being hit by the clipper system how much snow are you guys getting from the clipper? Just trying to figure out what can be expected in Ashland.
Probably no more than a dusting, which is typical for our area.
And Melva where you located again?
Around the Huntington /Ashland area
Yea I’d like to know where you live, as well. We got 1 inch officially overnight in Louisville and the snow is steady right now, to where we should easily get another couple inches by the time this is over.
Owensboro – It’s just been a steady light snow so far. In fact; it seems to be melting on the car and sidewalk that I had cleared. CB stated that heavier bands may show up this afternoon and evening. NWS extended the WWA until midnight now when it originally was to expire this evening. I’m looking forward to seeing some heavier/moderate snow falling.
4″ so far here in Paducah… and it’s stalled over us, so…
Western KY has got their long awaited snow the last few days
Drew , I live here far part Western, ky by the river it’s been snowing since 8 this morning it’s currently coming down hard in big flakes I say we got 2 or 3 inches so far.
the radar looks like we should be seeing snow…nothing coming down in Georgetown atm.
WKY getting thumped
Looks like Paducah is getting hammered right now.
Paducah definitely looks to be getting pounded! Lucky!! Once again it’s been snowing for hours here in my area of Louisville and it’s amounted to no more than a dusting on cars :X I’m not sure where the commenter above lives in Louisville and got an inch last night but definitely didn’t where I live… maybe 1/2 inch at best. I wish we’d get some of that heavy stuff!!
Will be surprised if there is much snow actually on the ground unless in the west or NW. Warm air has spoiled the few chances most of us have had already and keeps getting underappreciated in forecasts and models.
Is this going to be another bust for SE KY? Looking at the radar it looks like this thing is hanging in W Ky and wall is set up preventing it moving southeast. Can someone explain?
Front looks to be stalling out or just creeping and I do mean creeping at a snails pace. Reminds me of summer when you have a training effect of thunderstorms over the same area, except with this itβs snow. Therefore Western Kentucky getting into Winter Storm Warning criteria in my opinion.
Nano-sized flakes in my part of Louisville which have not accumulated much.
The snow in Owensboro is quite intense and has been for a little while now!
the system is stalling in west ky.. some places have hit 4-6 inches
Looks snow lovers in Paducah are winning this winter hands down. Congrats to you, especially since your area usually gets the short end of the stick. Now if only we could get the rest of the state into the winners circle. It can certainly happen but most are increasingly skeptical.
Anybody notice as the precip moves west, it kind of dissipates nearing the center of KY?
Well let’s just hope this energy doesn’t fizzle by the time it reaches SE KY Troy! I wouldn’t be one bit surprised to see over 6 inch reports in West KY….pretty impressive, slow moving banding!
Snow globe “glitter” flakes in Lexington. Patio and cars are sparkling. I suppose that it won’t take much to get the roads slick again. Looking forward to “the main event” to show up. Here’s to hoping!
Team #WhatCouldHaveBeen…Im winning so far π
Dome is up on richmond! I guess we don’t like to play in the elements
Look at the radar- it goes away when nearing. Uncanny!
Amazing so many times over the years to watch different radars and see band after band heading toward Central KY only to hit the usual dry slot and disapate.
Still coming down in Floyd County, IN. Been snowing for six hours or more.
Paducah KY resident here. It has snowed 6-7 inches since 8 this morning with more falling.
Paducah is now under a winter storm warning (as I stated earlier I thought Western Kentucky was approaching winter storm warning criteria) 4 inch snowfall amounts are coming in all around western Ky and snow just keeps redeveloping in that area. Not going to be surprised that 6-7 inch snowfall will occur in and around Paducah KY
Is there even a remote possibility that this clipper could trend back N/NW now that it appears (untrained eye) to be merging with some gulf moisture? The system out of TX seems to be catching up to it…
On second thought; I realize the extreme cold coming in is suppressing it gradually.