Good Sunday and Happy Saint Patrick’s Day. Green is the flavor of the day, but white is going to be the dominant color across the northern part of the state. A round of snow will work across this area as chilly rains spread throughout the rest of the commonwealth.
This wet snowfall will primarily be on grassy and elevated surfaces. It may come down hard enough to cause a few slick spots on area roads. The numbers are never perfect, but here’s a general look at what MAY fall…
It’s going to be a very fine line on where the wet snow starts and ends and this may end up being more of a localized event. Areas south of Interstate 64 will be all rain with temps several degrees milder than the 30s of the north.
Let’s follow whatever shows up…
I-75 @ Clays Ferry Bridge South
Between Lexington and Richmond
Kentucky Horse Park
Lexington
View of Downtown
Cynthiana
I-71/I-75 at Buttermilk Pike
Near Covington
I-71/I-75 at 12th St.
Covington
I-71/I-75 at Mt. Zion Rd.
Near Covington
I-71/I-75 at I-275
Near Covington
I-275 at Mineola Pike
Near Covington
US 60 @ US 460
Frankfort
I-64 @ 3rd St. Exit
Louisville
Downtown Louisville @ 2nd & Broadway
Louisville
After today… we track possible strong storms and another blast of very cold weather. I will update that mess later today.
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day and take care, laddie.
So what kind of chance are we talking about for Severe Weather on Monday and where is the best chance for it.. Me and a Date of mine on Monday would like to know so we can chase it.
Don’t chase unless you are trained! It is especially dangerous in this part of the country due to trees! If you do go, have supplies on hand along with a weather radio and radar, don’t just blindly drive around in a storm. I’m not trying to be rude, but I don’t want to see people hurt due to lack of preparedness.
Monday’s severe threat is looking more of a damaging wind event. Smaller chances of isolated twisters, large hail.
As CGM40 mentioned, our part of the country has trees galore. Add to that our uneven terrain. Also, our severe wx peak is earlier compared to the plains states so there are fewer hours of daylight. Furthermore, KY and TN tornadoes are more apt to be rain wrapped. Not exactly great chasing conditions, especially without the right training and equipment.
Interestingly, many professional chasers in the plains states say they fear lightning and car crashes more than tornadoes.
There is no such thing as a professional when it comes to storm chasing.. But having said that Ive chased Storms ever since I could drive in Kentucky for 16 years. Ive done live reports for Chris and T.G. in the past. I respect the power of Mother nature and that is what keeps me safe, I gather information as much as possible. Its those who don’t gather information and those who don’t respect the power of mother nature that get hurt trying to get their jollies in Severe Weather.
My Car has all 7 weather radio frequencies built in the radio and I am a spotter for the JKL National Weather Service.. Ive Got this.
Another blown forecast. Only rain and no snow at my house! Oh well.
Snow started in Sadieville.
Sleet mixing in the Louisville area after a high of 72 degrees yesterday
33 and rain in Frankfort, UGLY
Lets comment on this week’s snow chances. Lol. This weather pattern is loaded with snow and warm teasers. Speaking uh teasers I love uk chances in the eye of the little dance.
Why not just post web cams of ski resorts in Colorado? At least the scenery is nice. I don’t want to see Central KY web cams. I know what they are going to get, exactly what the web cams are showing, cold miserable rain. And if Cincinnatti gets snow, I don’t want to see it either. Sour grapes yes.
Snowing heavy in Crestwood
Looks like the 33° rule is coming into play again.
Heavy sleet in Frankfort temp 33
We have about three inches in Crittenden, Ky!
We have had three inches or less in Richmond all winter…
Still a chance of severe t-storms Monday from southeastern KY into central TN. Strong damaging winds is the threat with highest probability, smaller chances of large hail and an isolated tornado.
Just got back from vacationing in the Cayman Islands. A very rare treat for me. Not rubbing it in, but it was fantastic except for the sunburn. Now back to dreary overcast (57 degrees here in Nashville), even snow in far northern KY. So ready for spring! 😉
Back to work on Monday 🙁
A look back in history:
17 March 1892 → A winter storm in southwest and middle Tennessee produced 26 inches of snow in Riddleton and 18.5 inches in Memphis, setting the record for the city for deepest snowfall. Nashville recorded its greatest one day snowfall of 17 inches.
End of week storm has a Southern snow look. Could be a few inches deep into Miss./Ga. Kentucky will miss out once again. Snowing pretty good in Lou. right now.
How bout them U of L Cardinals…..Should get #1 over all seed. UK should, in my eyes, get into the dance, but it isn’t looking good for them….
I don’t want Miss. and Ga. to get snow. Heck, I don’t want snow this time of year. If they get snow then that means we get cold. Not what I want with my March weather when average highs are around 60 degrees. Spring is lost and winter is stuck in an in between mode of too warm for snow but too cold to go outside. Miserable.
Been looking at the models per the end of week storm. Wonder if my part of TN could get some white if that low is nudged a little more north.
Yea, UofL seems to be peaking at the right time, they could go all the way.
Can’t help but give a cheer for my WKU Toppers (the guys) for winning the Sun Belt Tournament thus getting an automatic NCAA birth.
I grew up in east TN but I think even the Kentucky men have slightly better chance at NCAA than Tennessee men (at least the KY LadyCats are doing relatively well). Tennessee’s chances (the guys) in NCAA largely evaporated after their poor showing against Alabama in SEC tournament. Not the greatest times for Tennessee sports (Titans, Vol football, Vol basketball guys and gals, Pat Summitt’s health challenges and all).
Wow, just watched the Ole Miss men upset Florida. Lots of other upsets as well.
These upsets may further put nails in NCAA coffins for Tennessee and Kentucky.
Ky beat the SEC champions on their home court without Noel??
UMMM Noel is who won the game for us that night. He played with 4 fouls last like 10 minutes and had 4 huge blocks then.
Per the possible southern snow this weekend.
http://theweathercentre.blogspot.com/2013/03/march-22-potential-gulf-coast-snowstorm.html
Of course, still very early. As Chris Bailey would say, it’s just one run of just one model (the GFS).
With the looks of that map I am not sure if I want it to go north or south. I would say it is nice NOT to be in the sweet spot five days out. The DOME lives here in KY.
36° and heavy snow in Cynthiana.
Sleet covering the ground in Frankfort temp holding at 33, 20 miles north of here in Owen Co. Several inches of snow, this is crazy!
pouring the snow here, has been snowing since 7:30 am this morn, everthing is white except for our road right now but i figured that will change temp has been 33 – 34 deg all day it is not 32.4 deg!!
At this point in the year softball/baseball has started and I’m completely over snow for the year! Bring on true spring and summer!
Snow? I haven’t seen more than 3 inches of snow all year, in my part of Richmond. Not even an inch at any one time… Not that different from last year really… Lots of cold rain though…
I gave up following the forecasts about three weeks ago. Forecasts may be fine but not accurate, as the tools they have to build them with are rubbish; like trying to build a house with a rubber hammer, bent nails and a dull saw – you can work really hard but the product won’t be worth much.
I just live in “wake-up and see what happened” mode. I think that is where I will start next autumn and I will just stay there until the models are corrected.
I’m confused – how could there be 3 to 6 to 8 inches of snow in parts of northern KY when I’m looking at the northern KY cams and all I see is bare ground?
Yep – I’m with you bro’. I see nothing…
LOL
Just because you don’t see it on a few select cameras does not mean it isn’t out there elsewhere. 😉
Kind of like the snow south of the KY river… It may be out there, I just never see, not does my yard or neighborhood…