7:30pm Update Ashland
Here are a few more cams for you to track the snows across central and eastern Ky…
Somerset
Pikeville
Harlan
6pm Update
Good evening everyone. First off… thanks for all the reports… you guys are kicking some serious backside today and it is certainly appreciated. Moderate to heavy snow is working across much of the state right now and will begin to taper off across western parts of the state over the next few hours.
Snowfall rates of 1″ per hour with local 2″ per hour rates will be likely across much of central and eastern Ky this evening. The snow map I have out continues to be in pretty good shape. Reports of 4″-6″ of snow have been received from near Louisville northeast toward the Cincy area. Some folks near Cincy can wind up with a local 7″ or 8″ total.
Roads are snow covered and visibilites will be reduced to under a quarter of a mile at times.
Keep the reports coming and take care.
3:45pm Update
Here is a special update from the Storm Prediction Center on the heavy bands of snow working through our region…
BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD PORTIONS OF THE
MIDDLE OHIO VALLEY REGION THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON…WITH RATES UP TO
1 INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED.
LATEST OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW IS
DEVELOPING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 71 CORRIDOR FROM CNTRL OHIO INTO
NWRN KY….WITH AREAS OF LIGHTER SNOW ACROSS S-CNTRL OHIO. THIS
ACTIVITY IS BEING DRIVEN BY DEEP-LAYER ASCENT AHEAD OF A TROUGH
SWINGING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY REGION. SNOWFALL
RATES ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG ASCENT PROGRESSES EASTWARD WHILE BEING
AUGMENTED BY INCREASING 700-MB FRONTOGENESIS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON INDICATE THAT THE ASCENT WILL COINCIDE WITH
RELATIVELY DEEP AND SATURATED DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONES TO PROMOTE
EFFICIENT SNOW GROWTH. ADDITIONALLY…MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE
DEVELOPMENT OF WEAK SLANTWISE INSTABILITY BY 00Z ACROSS PORTIONS OF
EASTERN OHIO…WHICH WILL FURTHER SUPPORT MESOSCALE BANDING AS THE
ACTIVITY SHIFTS EASTWARD. AS SUCH…BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
ARE FORECAST TO AFFECT THE DISCUSSION AREA THROUGH LATE
AFTERNOON…WITH RATES UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR EXPECTED.
3pm Update
Snow is making steady progress across the state. Moderate to heavy bands are lining up along and south of the Ohio River from Covington to Louisville back toward Paducah. Reports of 3″ already on the ground in far northern Kentucky have been received.
The band of moderate to heavy snow can lay down an inch or two in one hour as it rolls eastward into central Kentucky early this evening. Roads will quickly become snow covered.
Temps in southern and southeastern Ky have really spiked and that tells me this system should have some good juice with it as it rolls through. As the snow sets in… temps will quickly drop below freezing and will continue to rapidly drop from there.
Keep the reports coming and I will have more updates for you guys.
Noon Update
Good afternoon everyone. Thanks for all the reports… they are much appreciated and will really be needed for the rest of the day and evening as the steady snows move in. Things appear to be right on track in terms of the timing and the expected snowfall. The big winners will be across the north with lighter amounts the farther south you live.
More updates ahead so check back. Keep updating us on the weather where you live and take care.
7am Update
Good morning everyone… sleep is for the weak. 
A band of light to moderate snow we expected to develop across parts of northern Kentucky is out there and is a bit farther south and east than we first thought. Areas along and north of Interstate 64 can get in on some light accumulations over the next few hours. The short range RUC Model is showing a quick inch of snow for some all the way eastward to the Ashland area. What is the atmosphere trying to tell us with this overachieving streak of snow? Hmmm.
The main batch of snow will be setting up shop across western and northern Kentucky through this morning before slowly working eastward today into this evening as the rest of the forecast appears in good shape.
More updates as needed… keep the reports coming and take care.
Previous Update
Good Thursday everyone and welcome to a day of tracking a fast moving winter storm across our region. We have set the stage for a while now and I will give you my final thoughts and a whole lot of tracking toys to keep you busy today. 
Here’s how it all plays out…
– A period of light snow will move into parts of western and northern Kentucky early this morning and could impact the morning commute for the Louisville and Cincy/Northern Ky. metros. It will be interesting to see how far east this can get.
– Snow will increase quickly from west to east this morning into the afternoon and reaching eastern Kentucky by early evening.
– Steady snows will only last for a 6 to 10 hour period.
– Most areas will see a 2 hour period of light snow to start. As the arctic front slams southward through the area… we will see a 2-4 hour window of moderate snow with some embedded heavy bursts. That will be followed by another 2 hour period of lighter snows that will quickly taper off.
– This is a fast moving snow maker with only flurries left by the wee hours of Friday morning. Snow totals will be highest in the north and lowest across the southeast. Here is the Last Call For Snowfall…
Some updated snow numbers for a few cities…
Covington: 6″
Louisville: 4″
Maysville: 4″
Frankfort: 4″
Lexington: 3.5″
Ashland: 3″
Morehead: 3″
Elizabethtown: 3″
Paducah: 3″
Richmond: 3″
Pikeville: 2″
Bowling Green: 2″
Somerset: 2″
– Temps today will range from near 30 in the far north and west to the upper 30s in the far southeast where the snows will arrive last.
– Arctic air will move in behind the snow with temps dropping into the teens by Friday morning and holding nearly steady through the day. Winds will make it feel closer to 0.
– Saturday night’s temps can tank if the clouds break up. I have my doubts on a lot of clearing,
though.
– Some light snow and flurries will be possible this weekend before a bigger storm develops early next week and throws more snow at us.
Here are your snow tracking tools for the day…
Live Cams
Lexington
Louisville
Paducah
Northern Ky/Covington
Richmond
E-Town
Bowling Green
I will have updates to this blog post throughout the day so be sure to check back. You can also follow my Twitter feed for some rapid fire updates.
You guys get to do all the work from here as it’s up to you to keep us all updated on what’s going on where you live. Keep the reports coming and take care.
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Thanks Chris. I’m excited!!
Oh! We had a burst of sleet this evening in Versailles. I get off at 11 and my car was ice covered.
Hip Hip Hooray the snow is on its way! A little later today and then some next week too! I’m ready!
I think the NAM was a dry blimp but does have support from some the NCEP WRF runs tonight. I think a lot of 2-3 totals across the board. thanks chris for the hard work breaks from the weather have been few and far between.
Oh no Chris you moved me from 2-4 to 1-3 boo hoo lol,well I guess I will have to take it.Congrats to the people in the northern counties.
Thanks Chris for all you do. Looks like Lincoln County is riding on the 2-4 1-3 line. Sure hope I’m in the 2-4. Love the snow.
Snowing in Louisville. Started at 2:45 am.
Boyle County/Herrington Lake: At 3:25am temp 32* Light icing. Mixture of very light precip. Not falling as heavy as radar indicates. For my area I expect total of 2-3 inches by the end. Heaviest accum between 4pm-8pm.
It’s snowing in East Point, Johnson County…
It’s beginning to stick to the roads.
Ground already white in Montgomery and Powell and roads slick
It snowed almost an inch this morning in morgan county even though it was not supposed to come so far east.. No School!
Looking at radar this thing looks to have that northeast slant meaning Lexington south are going to be on the short end again.
hey chris is snowing in flemingsburg this morning have a dusting on the ground thanks chris keep up the good work
wooohooooo i hope it stays north .. i would love no snow this time.
Looks like LOU. area and the rest of the state, except Northern Ky, will not get the forcasted 3-6. At least from the the way the radar looks. Looks to be coming down pretty good just five miles to my north.
Its snowing really good at my house! Right on the Oldham/Jeff co line. Looks like we are getting the edge of heavy band. Sharp cutoff. Probably. 25″ on the ground. But coming down good right now!
Little to nothing in Mt. Sterling. Looks like a good chance for an early dismissal day. I HATE early dismissal. There is too much risk for student drivers.
the radar shows this thing going north, is something supposed to change as the day goes on that will push it south? The artic air maybe??
Yeah, my “forecast” was high end of CB’s map for the north and low end for I64 on down and especially from Richmond on down for low end. The system was heading more east, but went back to the north east. Kept getting moderated, but tired to mention it.
As Darth Bubba said, looks like mainly a drive-by snow for all but the north, following a north east tilt.
Thought this one had a shot of a Bubba buster last night, but the temps will also shoot this one down to the low end.
That cold air & high pressure behind it pushing this event into one HUGE drive-by snow- just as the evil Darth Bubba stated 🙁
Moderation nation! Short post version:
Thought last night there was a shot for a decent Bubba buster, but looks like Darth Bubba’s call for a MEGA drive-by snow for most of the state is correct.
System is being pushed by the pressure behind it and the 32 temp does not help for fluffy snow accumulation. System is back to the north east slant as well.
Moderation on this board is awful.
Thought last night there was a shot for a decent Bubba buster, but looks like Darth Bubba’s call for a MEGA drive-by snow for most of the state is correct.
System is being pushed by the pressure behind it and the 32 temp does not help for fluffy snow accumulation. System is back to the north east slant as well.
Edwardo, click on the big radar make and click out so it shows the whole region. there is alot out to the west that we are going to get.
Dena, i always think about the student drivers in situations like this. i hope the stupidintendent is on his A game today and calls it early if needed. i abhoar early dismissal but those kids are always the first on my mind.
and can i make a suggestion? i am laaaazy and hate scrolling thru a long blog like this one. can there be a “view comments” button at the top of the blog? it would make my life soooo much easier. kthxby
Hey Chris, what happened to the Pikeville web-cam? The one showing the view of the city park was the best. Don’t forget us up here friend!
Is anyone here from Winchester? How are the roads in that area ?
thank you Miss Kate, that helped …. gosh this system is HUGE !!!!!
Just drove from Louisville to E-town. NOthing yet. Roads fine.
They’re fine
The snow over Southern Missouri and Arkansas look promising if it tracks as is and doesn’t break apart when it reaches the Kentucky River. Maybe Woodford can get dusted. That’s all we’ve had so far.
Drive-by snow = less than 4″
Well, we are in the 1-3 category now. 🙁
Oh well…Kudos to you guys in the northern half of the state. However, I must also point out that we soke up to a pink/red sky this morning, so …..who knows…maybe it will be an overachiever! Everyone be careful and safe out there today where there is snow falling.
OOPS! Meant to type we WOKE up to a pink/red sky this morning. Sorry guys…not enough coffee yet! 😉
For Kentucky, this could go down as the biggest drive-by snow evah! All of us get something, but most of us not much.
Thirty degree temps and north east flow are not the best for anything but drive-by action couple inch action. Except for you snow elites to the north 😉 🙁 🙂
Radar shows snow over us, but nothing hitting the ground in Cynthiana. Light dusting this morning. Current temp is 30
Snow starting to pick up in Oldham County…
Don’t want to jump the gun but can anyone tell me what is going on with the storm possibility for the early part of next week because I am trying to plan travel around the weather a bit. Thanks in advance!
I live off Dreyfus road in Madison county, we have almost an inch of snow about a mile down the road nothing. Amazing
All we have here in E-Town right now is horrendous fog covering everything, reducing visibility– and something spitting, LOL. COME ON SNOW. 😉
Yeah! — LOOK at the camera of E-Town up there. You’ll see what I mean! FOGFOGFOGFOGFOG!! LOL
Be patient folks. This is a Thursday evening/Friday morning storm. Has been all week (if you look at models). It’s coming, just wait.
Had a dusting of sleet this morning when I woke up. Roads were fine on the way to work.
Patience is not a virtue I have a hold of, unfortunately– God’s working on it though 😉 😀
Saying a word over and over, nicely-could you please stop saying “Drive By”
NWS in Louisville put that they are leaning toward the low end of the snow totals in their forecast discussion. This does not look as promising as it once did.
is it snowing in NKY….lol…;)
sun is shining in London …. the calm before the storm!!!
Is there ever a time to let school out early? Icing events only? Several of you are parents of school-age children–whaddaya think? tx!
From an amateur’s point of view, it appears that the heavier bands on the radar are moving due east and possibly below Louisville on a more Lexington eastern Kentucky track. I realize the bulk of the moisture is north of the region I am referring to, but most of it appears to be light moderate snow. Any experts care to share an educated opinion?
same here in barbourville, sunshine and temp. at 36*…
Chris,
Blog question, would it be possible to push the older posts to another page with a link? This would significantly help those of us who access your site through a mobile device, might also help your server bandwidth from being restricted with the traffic that your site gets. Just an idea…
kinda looks like to me that ARKANSAS is the place to be today for significant snowfall, even into west tn. and west ky..this afternoon…
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reports of 9-14″ of snow has fallen in Missouri..
It is set up just like models suggested. Take a deep breath… It’s on the way. I’m posting a 24 hour loop so you can be happy. I would not be surprised to see 20/1 ratio toward the end. http://www.meteo.psu.edu/~gadomski/WRFRAD_12z/jloop.html
well S SE ky will get a 3-4 hour snowfall and looout twards pudcah the snow /precip want rrive till towards dark so it be all snow.
i saee 2-4 inches for clay county.
i think also the precip will blow up more as it hits eastern ky as well. could be a BOYS IN THE HOOD DRIVE BY BUBBA G richmond going see 5 inches.
hmmm rolo… a couple of days ago didnt you say it was gonna be a rain/mix event and only 1-2 inches of snow?
I was thinking that, but the temps will make the snow heavy and squishy, not light & fluffy. Totals will be hurt as a result.
Still, less than 4″ is a drive-by. A 5″ snow would be a biggin’ for Richmond 😉
the radar looks impressive, but here in Gtown…nothing. Woke up to 1/2 inch of snow in Northern Scott Co. this morning…I was thankful…didn’t want the kids to be in a school bus on those slick county roads when the snow started coming down anyway.
But that perfectly describes what these events are. Sudden bursts with nothing but mainly grief for most…. Okay, I see what you mean. Why rub it in with the articulation. Got it! How about “DB”?
Is precip moving faster than expected? I’m on my iPhone and can’t see radar. Hahaha I live in Ffort. I want it to still be snowing at 5pm lol
Frankfort the KING of Dry slots!!!!
Drove to Louisville this morning for a job interview at noon. I get the job it will keep me off the blog. No snow here and I left 2 hours earlier just to be safe.
1.5 inches on ground here in covington allready…snowing pretty steadily
Bourbon County School Systems are releasing at 1:30 pm today. Glad they are doing that before it starts snowing.
More of a hurry up and wait situation for the snow 😉
Everyone be careful on roadways and please report the road conditions if you can !!
Hardly any flurries in Louisville. I thought this was one of the hotspots today. People in Louisville will be glad when I head back to Versailles. It’ll start snowing then.
Well it looks like another bust here in Nelson county. NWS has us under a winter storm warning for 3-5 inches, not a flake of snow yet and the radar isn’t very impressive. Wave 3 just released new expected total and said a Trace-2 inches for Bardstown and E-town.
must be berga then cause showing snow moderate snow over luisville and down theru bowling green.
if that the case then ye snow total be down but i just dont believe its not hitting the ground.
Soooooooo! Are we waiting for the atmostphere to moisten before the snow can fall?? What’s going on?
last time i check it a thursday evening thru early friday stoem. geesh u all are mental.
im see 2-4 inch totals up north.
SUNNY AND 40* here in Barbourville !!! come on down, and we’ll BBQ…lol…:B
Yup, same old, same old. The radar looks great but nothing happening when it comes to snow. But if it were rain we were tracking the radar would be spot on. Why is that?!
dew point are perfect, humidity perfect its not verga. u all must be blind in the areas snow now hitting ground.
this system will be out of the area by rush hour.
Fayette Co Public schools dismissing two hours early
Thanks for that link, one of the more useful tools/links that has been posted!
This system is a bust or close to it. The backside is really thinning out and a lot of the snow on radar is not even reaching the ground. What happened? Downgrades will be out shortly, I’m sure. Imagine that!
All our station around here say snow will end by midnight. They are all saying they are less and less impressed by banding and are all lowering there totals. The latest RUC models put out at the most 2 inches of snow in Kentucky.
Geesh people. We aren’t even one full hour in the warning period!!….It is setting up beautifully. Watch intensification as the front approaches. “Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can. Seldom seen in women and never in a man.”
This is from the NWS on Louisville:
BANDED MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS SETTING UP OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA
LATE THIS MORNING AS WELL AS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KY. SNOW WAS NOT
REACHING THE GROUND ACRS CENTRAL KY WITH OBSERVED SOUNDINGS
INDICATING AN UNSATURATED LAYER CENTERED AROUND 800 MBS.
Hmmm…Radar filled in all the way back to Missouri, Illinois, even Arkansas now. Doesn’t look too busted to me. 🙂
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Yeah, nicest day weve had in a while down here in southeast Ky.. Partly sunny skies, low 40’s, looks and feels nice out there!
PLEASE PLEASE I hope you are right. I pray that my cynical ‘no snow’ depression will be relieved 🙂
The accuweather radar always shows snow when it isn’t hitting the ground. The most accurate radar is the NWS radar and it clearly shows its not snowing in Nelson County.
New to blog. The people posting that there is NOTHING coming down in Georgetown and hasn’t been for awhile, is absolutely correct. The radar is incredibly impressive, but there is nothing. If temps and dew point are perfect, then this is really bizarre.
Radar does look impressive, but they’ve said all along to look for most of the snow to fall in the afternoona and evening before moving east. There is still a ton of snow coming in behind this, so everybody needs to chill out. Unbelievable that some of you are getting so worked up about this.
Do some of you just skip Chris’ forecast and just look at the radar?
He CLEARLY pointed out that this storm would impact Central KY in the late afternoon and Eastern KY in the early evening.
This storm still has a ways to go. PATIENCE!
In Owensboro, the snow has been falling for about two hours–not heavy but steady with mostly fine flakes.
I’m not saying it’s a bust, I do however do not have any idea as to why it’s not snowing. Tim, are y’all in that chat??I wanna join if you are post a link!
It is snowing;fine flakes is all. As the cold front drops southeast this afternoon the flakes will grow exponentially in size. TICK,TOCK…….
same in london …. i went out on my back deck and saw 6 robins playing …. they are a sure sign of spring – or they are just dazed and confused.
According to WKYT- Madison County is dismissing early.
I can verify at 12:05 the snow finally started coming down in NE Lou. Oldham/Jeff co. line. It’s coming down at a good clip, too. Grass is half covered in just 25 minutes! People give up to soon. This storm is going to put down 4″+ in many places everyone. I expect the radar to beef up in the next couple hours. Remember I said that 😉
PEOPLE, CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG, BUT THE HEAVIEST PRECIP IS LOCATED IN AND AROUND ARKANSAS RIGHT NOW. IF THE LOW TRAVELS THE PROJECTED PATH IN A EAST NORTHEAST DIRECTION, THIS VERY INTENSE PRECIP MAY IMPACT EAST KENTUCKY MORE THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT. JUST SAYIN….LOOKING AHEAD TO EARLY NEXT WEEK, POSSIBILITIES 🙂
light snow falling in Frankfort
My comment got moderated (imagine that)…Just letting everyone know it’s snowing at a very nice clip in NE lou. right now! Atmospher at all layers is now moist and I fully expect the radar to beef up all over the next 2 hours. This storm is NOT a bust. Have faith ppl. It’s coming and I fully expect CB’s map to hold true, with even a few suprises of higher totals in spots!
http://www.ekywx.com/kychat.htm
He also clearly states less snow the more south you are. I think CB’s max range is too high- all except north and especially south of Lexington.
Hey, it’s not me- Darth Bubba said this for the past few days. I am bi-polar, this is the good Bubba talking ATM.
Woo Hoo
WAVE3..Lowered there totals to 2-4 and it may go to 1-3. They have a live blog going on right now….Everyone will get into some snow today. Looks like the NAM is going to win out…Bust or not a bust???? Time will tell…
4in on the ground here in Edwardsport IN – been accumlating since about 5:30 this morning. Relax people its headed your way.
The further south you are, the less duration of snow, due primarilty to the north east track.
Another ankle biter for most but the northern elites.
Hi all!Tim come to my bbq 46 here in Pikeville if my weatherbug is correct and just called our local temp and it is correct.How do you want your burger Tim well m well or well done(which is my speciality)?
Amazing how the radar looks, and yet ABSOLUTELY NOTHING in the LEX area. We had more snow on the commute home last night than we do right now!
CB updated and said the expected snowfall is on track. Catch is the event can be a lot less and still fit CBs snowfall range. That is a savvy weather dude 🙂
The more south / south east you are, the more likely for the bottom end of the snowfall range. Seems I64 north has a decent chance of getting close to top range.
The radar says blizzard – yet on the ground absolutely nothing in the Lex area!
Everyone enjoy your snow! Yep, Chris said later. You will get it folks.
Bust. Well sort of. I called it several days ago… 2-3 inches for most.
Easy for you to say- you are more west and postioned well for the north-east flow 😉
RIGHT ON TIME!!!!! Snow is really coming down in Gtown now…
WOW!!!!
Yep. Got the call a 1/2 hour ago from the school’s ‘One Call’ system. They are letting out at 2pm.
Snow started in Lawrenceburg about 12:30. Not sticking on anything though…if it doesn’t pick up in intesnity this will be a low-end forecast event.
IT’S NOT COLD ENOUGH. I thought it would be colder at snow onset but it’s not. We need it to drop about 7 or 8 degrees to get this stuff to stick. Ugh.
We’ve only had a Winter Weather Warning for about 2 hours now. There are still 12 hours left on it, and you all are giving up. It’s hilarious to read these comments of people crying about there not being all kinds of snow out there already. Give it time. Geez.
It is really coming down in Oldham County…. Crestwood area.
Lawdy lawdy!!! We have sunshine and 46* down on the border!!! WHAT is Going On??? 🙂
I’m a comin’ Crystal! I’ll bring the gas…I mean beans!!! Hehe!
Starting to snow ever so lightly here in Versailles!
And, now the Weather Channel has raised theirs from 1-3 to 2-4; so no one knows apparently!
Snow has picked up in Lawrenceburg but temp has risen to 33 so it’s not sticking.
I agree 100% temp rose 2 degrees in Lawrenceburg since onset of snow–actually everything that had stuck earlier has melted. Looks like unless it picks up after dark, not much sticking.
sunny and 45!!! here in Barbourville, shootin for 50!! before its over..lol…B)
Sitting in Frenchburg (Menifee Co.) looking out my window. There is no snow flying yet 🙁 even though it shows it on the radar. Can’t wait for it to start.
No snow in lexington yet.
Just got out of school 2 hours early. Light snow with very fine flakes are falling right now. We’ve only got a dusting so far and all of the roads and sidewalks are wet.
Mets may be singing:
Don’t blame it on the suuunshine, don’t blame it on the moooonliiight- Blame it on the verga! 😉
right at 3” here in covington
Nothing happening here in Garrard County at Herrington Lake. Come one snow! I want a Thumper for my birthday!
Its 37 degrees and the sun is trying to shine through some thin clouds here in eastern Lincoln county. The radar is showing snow here, but its dry as can be.
Heaviest snowfall central Ky. will be 4-8pm.
What I can’t figure out is where the dry air that is obviously over the LEX area came from. Especially since it snowed overnight!
it was snowing on Winchester Rd near the county line when i left work. when i got home on Old Richmond near the river no snow. so its a comin’
Snowing heavily in Frankfort, but it’s tiny little snow drops or maybe frozen rain drops. Chris, thanks for all your hard work and I love the web cams! I had to laugh, though, because every web cam picture looks snow except Richmond!! The force of Darth Bubba won’t be penetrated!! 🙂
What I can’t figure out is where the dry air in the low levels in the LEX area came from. Especially since it snowed overnight!
Light snow in Maysville – no accumulation yet. We’ve had several episodes of snow flurries and light snow but no accumulation since around 8 a.m. we had a light dusting that caused a few slick spots. It’s going to have to snow awfully hard over the next few hours to get the predicted 4 inches.
Thing is this system could downgrade for most of us and CB will not have to adjust his map at all. Shrewd map strategy 🙂
The only reason he would need to adjust is if it went up….. Enough said.
I still like 4″ for me. Southern part has some dark blues within it.
Exactly what I have been thinking as well Derek!
At 1:00 PM 1 3/4″ in Independence
snow began around 6:30
NOTHING IN SW LEX…NADA, ZILCH, ZIP, ZERO….
Snowing in Carlisle. It is very fine.
moderate snow (heavy at times) coming down in north E-Town. Grass is almost covered. It started at 11:45 this afternoon. 🙂
Wondering why SPC doesn’t have anything out on that band….
The snow is starting to pick up here in Shelbyville.
Special Weather Statement from the NWS in Louisville:
…WINTER STORM WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THAT PART OF SOUTH
CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEAR THE OHIO RIVER
THROUGH 4 PM EST. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD ALL OF EAST CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AS WELL AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY. SNOW
WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE ACROSS
THOSE NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY COUNTIES ADJACENT TO THE OHIO RIVER
WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE HALF TO 1 INCH AN HOUR.
SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATELY HEAVY ACROSS THAT PART OF SOUTH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HODGENVILLE TO
GLASGOW BY LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO OR REMAIN AROUND THE 30 DEGREE MARK
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES COMBINED
WITH THE SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION LATE TODAY.
USE EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON WHILE TRAVELING ON AREA
ROADWAYS. SLOW DOWN…AND ALLOW YOURSELF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR THE LATER UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. UP TO DATE WEATHER
INFORMATION AND THE LATEST FORECASTS CAN BE OBTAINED 24 HOURS A
DAY AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=KYZ034&warncounty=KYC211&firewxzone=KYZ034&local_place1=Shelbyville+KY&product1=Special+Weather+Statement
We’re getting dumped on in New Albany. 3″ on the ground with big flakes and lowered visibility. Let’s hope we get a few hours of it!
Snowing in Etown since before noon. Moderate and heavy at times– I am surprised! Grass is almost covered!! 😀
Snow just started in downtown Lexington.
If you looked at the radar, you would think Morehead/Rowan Co and Fleming County areas would be getting nice moderate snows..have NOT seen a flake of snow since early morning and that was about it..a flake of snow..so NOTHING here so far…:( but as my name says I remain optimistic..haha
anyone have temps for lawrenceburg?
A wet snow still falling in Owensboro with a little more intensity over the last hour. Total accumulation here so far is about 2-3 inches.
Moderate snow in Georgetown, the ground covered quickly. The dark blues on radar look to be about 1/2 hour away. I think Chris’s map is dead on for this event.
Now snowing at a pretty good clip in South Lexington. Very fine but coming down pretty hard.
2″ already here NE Lou (oldham/jeff line) I told you guys to hang in there. It would come! Snowing hard right now…
On the radar it looks like the band of heavier snow is expanding west of Louisville.
Drizzle rain in Richmond and 35 degrees.
Snowing in Elizabethtowntown since before noon. Moderate and heavy at times– I am surprised! Lawn is almost covered!! 😀
Still on the warm side here in London around 41 Partly cloudy with quite a bit of sunshine Looks like snow coming but i suspect it wont amount to much here. Joe Bastardi over at accuweather says cold snowy pattern will last maybe up into late March many snow storms a coming down the pipe SOUNDS GOOD TO ME LET IT SNOW
its coming Bubba! it just started at my house. it will be there shortly.
Light snow Herrington Lake near Danville. Temp.34* falling. Snow will increase thru 4pm then continue moderate to heavy in Boyle/ Garrard area thru 8pm.
Light snow has started here at the office in Nicholasville.
LIGHT SNOW NOW….250PM
That’s my measurement as well. Still coming down nicely. We will be pushing the upper limits so long as it holds together.
Thinking the same for anderson county too. Whats interesing is that the band in cky and southern in hasnt moved much, but out in wky, its moved a lot.
45 and bright sun shine here in carrie of knott county. hoping for as little snow as possible
Light snow falling in Wilmore. Started at about 2:25-2:30p
sun was out really nice in london, but then it started getting really dark and now is very calm with dark clouds … something is going to happen!!!
as we speak i just looked out and can see a few flakes falling here in Richmond it just started
Is this thing moving due east or northeast?
NWS in Louisville, they had us (Frankfort) at 2″ today and 2 tonight, then they moved us down to 2″ today and 1″ tonight and now we’re at 3″ this afternoon evening and 2″ for tonight. I like that they are obviously on top of things, kudos to those guys.
It is snowing hard in Marion County, alreading a dusting on the grass but not sticking to the roads much yet.
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We are now up to 3″! Still coming down nicely!
Snowing in Richmond….glad I stocked up on chocolate…..I mean groceries.
just over 4 inches now on the ground here and heavy snow, big flakes 😀
Temps in Lawrenceburg have begun to fall. Was 33.4 at 1:30, now at 32.4
Roads becoming snow covered FAST in lawrenceburg. LMK says this band should become almost n-s orientated by evening
Roads in Shelbyville are snow covered. It’s been snowing pretty heavily for a while now.
The flakes in Frankfort are bigger and coming down heavier now. Roads are covered — probably time to shut down and try to get home! Be safe, everyone!
after sun and 47* today…clouds have rolled in with gusty winds…it will be interesting to see how fast the temps. drop and the snow starts…
Amazing!! Go to noaa.gov and put in a Lex zip code and pull up the radar and loop it.Watch as it gets close to Lex and weakens. It looks like the dome is well and alive? Use 40509 as zip
It’s been snowing in Bardstown proper now since about 1:30, but only in the last 45 min’s has it really began to accumulate…1.5″ on my deck now and looks like we’re soon to get a heavier band quite soon…the sky is darkening to the W/NW. So happy we are finally getting a Daytime snowfall so that I can sit back and actually WATCH it! 🙂 You guys to the E/SE of me should be getting in on the snow-luv pretty soon! 🙂
What county is that you’re in with the snow.
Eastern Boyle County about 3:40pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjgyOf-gmlc
Its about 33 or 34 degrees here, and its finally started doing something now. Looks to be maybe sleet. I would love to see some big heavy snow flakes. Come on snow!
Raining in Rockcastle county. At least something is falling from the sky.
kenton covington, ky
folks look for WINTER STORM WARNING FOR sSE KY too, look at the moisture hoe its strtych out to sw, its going train as it moves in,
i se 6-8 inches for SE KY maybe more.
i think the weather guys have missed this one in a good way.
You think this band will begin turning counterclockwise?
I see rolo bouncing all over the place again. Must mean we are all due for a 3 inch snow.
Wind has picked up and the rain has changed to snow here in Rockcastle county.
hey guys i would like to get some pics of the snow from you guys to put on my web site! (click my name to see) or go to riddlesweather.com anyway..my email is lincoln.riddle@uky.edu .. lol thanks guys!
It’s really starting to come down here in Lexington. Some of those snow bands to our Southwest look pretty menacing.
Seeing a few flakes here in Somerset, downtown area 🙂 Makes me happy
Yes because looks like a cold front will be moving thru Lawrenceburg to E-Town about 7pm so it should gradually turn N/S.
Wow! I just checked the TWC forecast for tonight and it calls for “heavy snow”. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that forecasted for Lexington by TWC.
I’m also in Lexington and the snow is really starting to fall. By the time its all over we’ll have enough snow to make a huge snowman. Now I just have to make sure we have enough hot chocolate!
E’town has snow…good call weather man…
Sweetness!! Long period of snow!! 🙂
very excited to get to use the snow board my husband just made to measure our snow total on Friday. Yea!
When that front passes the heavier snows should end followed by a period of light snow. That same front should cross me about 8pm.
The snow is really coming down now. Its starting to stick to everything but the road. A 4 inch snow sure would be nice.
Western Marion County has an inch of snow on the ground. Aproximately 45 minutes ago, we only had a dusting..
Roads are covered and very few main highways have been plowed.
“Wall of Snow” Analogy is very accurate.
just in from sledding…I live in Hebron, KY by airport….about 5″ on the deck snowing moderate to heavy at times ……need to know where to send pics…please help
Absolutely no Snow Accumulation in Gallia County Ohio (southeastern Ohio)
Moderate snow in Waco
The ground is white again in Paris-snowing coming down at a pretty steady clip. The flakes have gotten bigger and the wind is really swirling them around!
Wonder how much we will end up getting? Be careful out there, I’m sure the roads will get worse with the falling temps after dark
Just starting to snow in Ravenna at about 4:45. We have had nothing up until now.
really like the looks of that 3:45 update for southeast ohio! really coming down now, finally sticking to the roads. Looks like it is coming down close to an inch an hour right now! heading outside!!
Snowing heavily in W Franklin co. About 1 1/2″ – 2″ here on sidewalk and car. Roads are very slick. First salt truck just went by. Looking for alot more snow…ugh
HAHAHA, I thought SEKY was only going to get 2″ maybe. I’m going to go on and put my prediction out for the next storm, we’ll get 2 to 15 inches.
The Red Baron has lots of work to do on his CAPz model.
Red Baron is a smack talker about accuracy or his number was finally up 😉
Snow ending in Louisville by 6. Frankfort will be lucky to finish with 3? Another low end storm! 3to5 was forecast.
Anybody think SE KY may be in for a surprise?
Rolo, ease up on the “beverages” 😉
They would need it to snow about twice as long as it is going to for that. The heavy stuff is not in their path. Zero wrap around with this.
Is there more after this, they were talking about 2 systems……
Was their ever any doubt? Yes! Plenty on this blog… It is nice and white in Lexington though. Still snowing, but the heaviest seems to have pushed east of northwest Lex..Still snowing lightly though….Perhaps another inch I suspect. It looks like there may be possibly two inches as I type this.
likes bout 12 inches from being a FOOT!!!! here in gunchester.
Rolo seems to think so, but I’m not sure why. Though I dislike the TWC, they do have a nice map that provides perpsective to this system. If you look at the flow, east, south-east KY seems to not be in for a lot of snow. None of us are, compared to the north, but that has been obvious for awhile now.
Perhaps CB sees something, but there is not much time for this system. Pressure & cold air are pushing it north east- quickly.
http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive?animation=true
THERE!!!! UGH I always do that with their,there
This currently is the second part.
HEY CHRIS IS REALLY PIUTTING IT DOWN HERE IN FLEMINGSBURG AT 5.30 THANKS FORTHE GOOD WORK
AHH!!!! lol today has officially brought in the most traffic on my site!! hahah thats awesome! check it out, simply click my name. Riddlesweather.com also i said earlier i would like some photos so to anyone who has snowy photos they would like to share send em to me! my email is lincoln.riddle@uky.edu
WKYT was doing a story about the Transportation dept keeping an Eye on the Roads from the Main Hub in Frankfort and what was on the Transportation Cabinet’s screen??????? Bailey’s blog…LOL
Thanks BubbaG. Still hoping we may be in for a little surpise, but if not, hopefully we will be next week!
If the cold pattern keeps up through February, there should be some good chances. Not for central KY of course, but everybody else 🙁 😉
I am highly skeptical of that model. If it so good, then why has it not appeared in any peer-reviewed meteorological journals?
Email them to me you snow hog lol j/k On the right it says emaiL Chris click that.In the mean time I am sitting at 40 degrees come on temps drop.Oh Jim I am packing now on the way to your house.I am going to stop by and get Tim and Rolo Coffee and more.
Snow/sleet in south Corbin. My daughter just screamed, “the trampoline is covered!!” Doesn’t take much to excite kids!
I saw that too! rewound just to be sure!
Yeah we use it all the time. It really helps us when you guys post local conditions and routes that might need attention. We will send a truck that way, I’ve done it many times.
I see what you’re talking about, Rolo. I think some parts of SE KY could hit Warning criteria, however, whether a warning will be issued is another story entirely lol.
It’s about 11.99983 inches from being a foot here in Inez, KY.
Back edge of moderate snow filling in between Lexington and Louisville–looks like more bands forming.
Temp has fallen to 28 in Lawrenceburg as it gets dark. Around 2 inches accumulation so far. The 2-4 forecast looks good here.
Wait a minute! Fell asleep and dreamed we had all that. 12 inches from a foot here, too.
It is raining pretty hard at the moment here in Magoffin County.
heavy snow here in Barbourville,knox co…HUGE FLAKES…already a good coating…
Snowing heavy here in east Lincoln co. I guess we have bout a good inch maybe inch and a half. It looks like we might get the high end of the forecasted total.
Started snowing here in Somerset about 4:45. Mixed with a little rain at first. By 5 pm all snow, and by 5:15, was snowing heavily and flakes getting bigger. Still pouring as I type this. We probably have about an inch already and still coming down. Went out to grab some kerosene, and highway 27, although pretreated, was beginning to get snow covered in a few places. (Inside lanes)
Our side road was snow covered and getting very slippery when we came in.
Be careful out there, folks. IT is slick and only gonna get worse.
UK, I hate you. Lol
yup that model busted with this system. getting your own model going is hard and then it’s adjusting this and that for each event. pick the wrong parameter and your redbaron with a busted model.
Snowing in Hazard now. Everyone stay safe and enjoy!
2 ish here in Bowling Green a lot of 2-3’s south of I-64 looking at the nws reports. with the amounts over 3 further north.
About an inch or so on the ground and roads in downtown Richmond. Roughly 2 inches or so on the parked cars.
I do want to say that Richmond really dropped the ball as far as road conditions go. I work just off the bypass in a very busy area of town and the only time I ever saw a salt truck or plow was around 3 PM today. Never saw once since then.
And you could tell they hadn’t been out because Eastern Bypass is in TERRIBLE shape right now. I mean, really bad. Avoid it if possible. I drove home at around 6:15 and it was this bad. I mean really? We couldn’t get a truck or two on the most traveled road in Richmond? I could understand if it was at 3 AM and they weren’t out, but no salt trucks or plows on the bypass anytime between 3 PM and 6 PM during the rush hours?
you guys got any openings, 15 years exp. here. and i need a chage lol
Snowing at Rt 1750, Johnson County…looks really wet.
Not sticking anywhere yet.
we got about 2 to 2 1/2 here in RIchmond and still comming down hard
My cousin in Taylorsville said she had 4″ of snow on the ground.
Apparently, they listened to Darth Bubba’s forecast too much
Just checkin in from brandenburg…soild 3.5 inches on the ground. So now im wondering about the next system…any potential?
fayette co out tomorrow.
i bet the rest of the surrounding counties will now follow suit.
Old Richmond Rd (US25) is pretty slow going. cars are creeping by. a salt truck will go by and traffic will speed up for about 5 min, then go back to the crawl.
I75 northbound at exit 99 is moving alright. slower than usual but not a snails pace. Southbound is moving slower than northbound.
na bubba i was wrong its moving to fast to get alot. 2-4 tops unless it put breaks on.
i be out of state by midnite the snow will.
It is snowing hard all of a sudden in Northern Bell Co. Grass, deck and car are getting covered but not the road yet.
About 2″ in north Richmond with moderate blowy snow. Due to temps earlier, most is on grass or roofs that are insulated well. Road are starting to get covered now. Probably more dangerous tonight wet first, since layer of ice afterwords.
We should hit the 3″ mark posted by CB.
Wonder how the east and south east are panning out?
3 inches on the ground in Bourbon county, Temp at 29. Still snowing considerably.
Some say the South may be in for a suprise and I was wondering about Johnson County?
Temps helped so far, but roads will probably be skating rinks later tonight.
2″ in north Richmond, so should hit the 3″ mark mentioned by CB.
This type of snow in the “olden days” would slam us with ten plus inches. 1993 was like this, but snowed a LOT longer.
Ok wagon, I am going to explain this so everyone that lives in Richmond Ky is aware of this.
The Public Works Department is to make all streets, courts and cul-de-sacs safe and accessible for vehicles properly equipped for winter driving conditions during and after a storm, in accordance with the guidelines set forth herein. We will attempt to clear all arterial and collector streets to bare pavement, and maintain a clear bare driving track on either side During and after the storm, some streets may be snow-packed and snow can be expected to accumulate adjacent to the traveled portion of a road to the extent that a motorist’s sight distance may be greatly reduced or impaired.
Because the city cannot economically justify the cost of providing the same response on every street, the city has a snow control plan that provides for a priority system based on public need. The following priorities set the guidelines for snow control activity:
All arterial and minor arterial streets considered to be the minimum network which must be kept open for emergency vehicles will be. Concentration is focused on all priority 1 streets and emergency facilities are treated with de-icing material and plowed as soon as possible thereafter. So in a nut shell all the main roads are taken care of first but due to the heavy snow and only 8 trucks the every street will not be plowed and taken care of untill it stops snowing thats why we are under a winterstorm warning and people are advised to ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. Give yourself extra time and stopping distance if you are out tonight, And remember the men and women that are in the Snowplows, and Emergency vehicles tonight and away from the family please keep them in your prayers……
Thanks
Snowplowdriver40475
The eastern bypass is a state hwy it dont belong to the city of Richmond if you have a complaint please call the state hwy garage.
Absolutely pouring here in harlan county
Just measured 2.5″ on my back deck. It’s still snowing pretty good here.
At 32* down on the border and snowing at a pretty good pace! We have roads and ground all covered now!!! You done Good Chris!!
no problem crystal! come on up!
It is snowing in Knox County now. Let’s wait and see how much we get.
Really coming down at East Point, Rt 1750
Starting to stick to everything.
we have 3.5 inches on our deck, and the snow is winding down. We just built a snowman, made snowcream on the deck and have a fire going in the den. Life is good…
Thanks Chris, for your hard work through all this.
So….. whats next? 😉 😀
The 24th, 28th, 30th and February 2 is looking really good….;)
Traveled Hwy 33 from Burgin..mostly snow covered. Hwy. 34 Danville to Hwy.27 very bad snow covered and packed in areas. Noticed some drifting.
You wouldn’t be union, would ya now? 😉
😀
Blaspheme i can’t believe that you posted something from TWC you should be horse whipped 😉
between 3-4 inches in Campbellsville, roads are covered, winds picking up a bit blowing and drifting some
Looks bad in Anderson Co too. Anybody been out on 127?
Highway 27 South of of Jessamine is in bad shape, husband usually drives a car to work in Danville, but he came back and got my tahoe with 4X4 lol BE CAREFUL out there!
33 and sleet in Pikeville no snow yet.
We have a solid 4″ on my patio. Measurement taken on my patio table away from the house and no drifting evident. Still snowing. Nice!
NW Lexington, very near Masterson Station and the Coke Plant.
Well obviously you know how to copy and paste, but in all of your useless rambling, I failed to see an excuse as to why the MOST TRAVELED ROAD in Richmond was not plowed, at the very least for rush hour. You said there were 8 trucks….then where in the heck were those 8 trucks during rush hour? Surely to God, one of those trucks could have gone down the bypass sometime between 3 PM and 7 PM. And obviously you weren’t plowing the side roads either because the road in front of my house was covered too. I guess you all are too busy sitting on your butts reading CB’s site instead of actually getting out and working.
Yeah, I know it says to “only travel in an emergency” but there was ZERO snow on the ground when I went to work. It was not until 3 hours before I got off work that the snow started. I’m sure my boss would have been REEEEAL understanding if I were to have said, “Hey guys, gotta go home now…supposed to start sticking in a couple hours….”
It’s a really, really, dumb policy to “not treat roads until it stops snowing.” That’s putting citizens lives in danger who HAVE to be on the roads when it’s snowing. So congratulations, I’m sure all those who wrecked tonight will understand…
endleswavz
Ur in Lex right? It does look three or four good inches to me. I haven’t measured it, just eyeballing it.
well just as the good stuff gets to my area, DRY SLOTS HAVE TAKEN OVER!!!…:( one or two good bursts, not even 1/2″ here in knox co…and its started melting off if it dont snow anymore…
4 inches in Bourbon County, temp 26.1, the colder it gets the more it snows, very gusty out, wind is howling slightly.
We have 2.5 inches in Masterson Station in Lexington.
Danville area 3:30-6pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-SJEK68Bh4
I left work at 6 got home at 8 in Lexington. I live 6 miles from work. Wish I would have walked. Roads are horrible! Snow really intensified few hours before it hit.
Just started snowing in Pikeville my car is already covered it is pouring!!!!!!!
BubbaG, Rolo, WXman, tornadolarkin, mitch, Lincoln, do any of you see major potential with the Monday system?
Spotter reports of 4 inches at Perryville and 3 inches at Danville at 8:23pm
Chris I will trade my snow cam for yours.Now I know why you moved you are in the sweet spot lol. No I know you got trade of getting up at 3 am.
We have about 4 inches in Marion County and still snowing!
Not great in Richmond – two inches or so. I will be looking for grass in the morning. If the trend continues, the grass will be there, as always…
Once again — perhaps next week’s storm…
This. The infamous snow day escapes our grasp once again.
2″ and counting here…
3to4 in. in Frankfort as storm ends, Chris said 4 inches. Chris is right on target for this area as expected! 🙂
Not great in Richmond – two inches or so. I will be looking for grass in the morning. If the trend continues, the grass will be there, as always…
Once again — perhaps next week’s storm…
NEXT!!!
brandon had to rake all the snow in his drive-way up just to get that amount…LOL…..
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just over 1″ here in my area of knox co…and that is mainly on grassy surfaces so far… that dry slot killed the snow for my backyard….
Amy… make sure you’re not in a blown area… I’ve taken 6 measurements on my property for my spotter report and 3.25″ is the smallest measurement I have gotten. I’m in Marehaven which is the subdivision adjacent to McConnell’s Trace…
Still snowing hard in Carlisle. We have around 3 inches on the ground. Great job CB.
The snow has ended in Shelbyville with a total of 3″.
Closing in on 2.25 inches here in Adair County! Radar doesn’t show it but it’s still snowing!
Not great in Richmond – two inches or so. I will be looking for grass in the morning. If the trend continues, the grass will be there, as always…
Once again — perhaps next week’s storm…
you must have tall grass…i live between richmond and berea and with most of all the snows this winter our grass has been covered. We have at least 3 at our house.
Great hammer of Thor, that is pworefully helpful!
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