1pm Update
Good afternoon everyone. Freezing rain continues to fall across parts of central and eastern Kentucky and this action will FINALLY begin to wind down over the next few hours. Several thousand customers are without power across southeastern parts of the state because of the ice.
Light snow and flurries will continue across northern and northeastern Kentucky into the afternoon with minor additional accumulations. Your friendly weather dude picked up just over 6 inches of snow from this storm. Don’t hate! 
I will get a new post on this afternoon to take a look at our next snow chances this weekend into Christmas week so check back for that. Take care.
10am Update
Good morning to one and all. Let me say thanks for all the hard work you guys have been doing with this storm. It is because of your reports that the meteorological community across Kentucky was able to track the ice and snow lines with this winter storm.
Significant amounts of ice and snow cover much of the state right now. Parts of central and southern Kentucky continue to pick up freezing rain right now adding to the widespread icing. Many areas have picked up .25″ to .50″ if freezing rain with some amounts in southern and southeastern Kentucky working on one inch of ice! Wow.
Much of northern and northeastern Kentucky have picked up 3″-7″ of snow so far and it is still snowing in many of these areas. A few spots in northeastern Kentucky can finish with 8″ or 9″ of the white stuff before the snows wrap up early this afternoon.
I am happy with the overall forecast we put out. The only area I am not thrilled with is the transition area around central Kentucky as the freezing rain surged farther north than I anticipated. Nailing down exact lines of freezing rain verses snow is impossible to do… but I hate missing it for the folks in that part of the state.
Keep posting the weather conditions from where you live. I will have another update coming later… time for a small nap. Take care.
5am Update
Good morning everyone. Just dropping by for a quick update and to say sleep is for the weak. haha Significant amounts of ice and snow continue to fall across much of central and eastern Kentucky this morning and this will continue into early this afternoon.
Areas across central and southern parts of the state will continue to see mainly freezing rain and sleet while northern and northeastern Kentucky gets in on moderate to heavy snows. The ice is of particular concern as we could see some power outages before all is said and done.
For the areas getting in on all snow… a general 3″-6″ of snow will be likely with local amounts to 7 or 8 inches.
Travel across the entire region is a mess and is dangerous this morning as roads are ice and snow covered. This is a good day to stay home!
Here is a look at some more snow and ice reports from the NWS in Jackson…
…SNOW AND ICE TOTALS ACROSS EAST KENTUCKY THROUGH 5 AM EST…
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED BY AMOUNT AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY
THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
***********************SNOWFALL REPORTS***********************
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
—— ———————– — ————– ——-
4.0 FRENCHBURG KY MENIFEE 0422 AM
4.0 OWINGSVILLE KY BATH 0340 AM
3.0 CAMPTON KY WOLFE 0418 AM
3.0 PRESTONSBURG KY FLOYD 0405 AM
3.0 3 NE GUAGE KY BREATHITT 0400 AM
3.0 PIKEVILLE KY PIKE 0400 AM
3.0 WEST LIBERTY KY MORGAN 0344 AM
3.0 MOUNT STERLING KY MONTGOMERY 0338 AM
3.0 MOUSIE KY KNOTT 0254 AM
2.5 MOREHEAD KY ROWAN 0343 AM
2.0 HINDMAN KY KNOTT 0405 AM
2.0 PAINTSVILLE KY JOHNSON 0305 AM
2.0 ISONVILLE KY ELLIOTT 0300 AM
1.5 SANDY HOOK KY ELLIOTT 0405 AM
1.5 STANTON KY POWELL 0334 AM
1.0 FLEMINGSBURG KY FLEMING 0342 AM
1.0 4 NE JACKSON KY BREATHITT 0250 AM
0.2 INEZ KY MARTIN 0400 AM
**********************ICE/SLEET REPORTS***********************
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
—— ———————– — ————– ——
0.75 WILLIAMSBURG KY WHITLEY 0440 AM
0.50 MOUNT VERNON
KY ROCKCASTLE 0430 AM
0.50 HARLAN KY HARLAN 0410 AM
0.50 PINEVILLE KY BELL 0410 AM
0.50 BARBOURVILLE KY KNOX 0410 AM
0.25 ANNVILLE KY JACKSON 0410 AM
0.25 LONDON KY LAUREL 0403 AM
0.25 SOMERSET KY PULASKI 0402 AM
0.25 MONTICELLO KY WAYNE 0358 AM
0.25 LONDON KY LAUREL 0130 AM
0.12 CORBIN KY WHITLEY 0440 A
Ok… your friendly weather dude has to sleep some now. I will have updates as I can so be sure to check back. Until then… keep posting the weather where you live.
4am Update
Here are some snow reports from eastern Kentucky…
0334 AM SLEET STANTON 37.85N 83.86W
12/16/2010 E1.50 INCH POWELL KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES BEFORE CHANGEOVER TO
FREEZING RAIN. CHANGEOVER TOOK PLACE ABOUT 3 AM.
0338 AM SNOW MOUNT STERLING 38.06N 83.95W
12/16/2010 E3.0 INCH MONTGOMERY KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
PRECIPITATION IS NOW A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.
0340 AM SNOW OWINGSVILLE 38.14N 83.76W
12/16/2010 E4.0 INCH BATH KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
SNOWING HEAVILY…
0342 AM SNOW FLEMINGSBURG 38.42N 83.74W
12/16/2010 E1.0 INCH FLEMING KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
SNOWING LIGHTLY…
0343 AM SNOW MOREHEAD 38.19N 83.44W
12/16/2010 E2.5 INCH ROWAN KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
SNOWING LIGHTLY…
0344 AM SNOW WEST LIBERTY 37.91N 83.27W
12/16/2010 E3.0 INCH MORGAN KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
SNOW NOW BEGINNING TO MIX WITH SLEET.
0300 AM SNOW ISONVILLE 38.07N 83.05W
12/16/2010 E2.0 INCH ELLIOTT KY AMATEUR RADIO
0305 AM SNOW PAINTSVILLE 37.82N 82.81W
12/16/2010 E2.0 INCH JOHNSON KY AMATEUR RADIO
ALL CITY STREETS IN PAINTSVILLE ARE EXTREMELY SLICK.
3:15am Update
It is becoming obvious the ice is coming farther north at a quicker pace than we thought. Freezing rain has surged northward through the Lexington area already. There is a lot of freezing rain and sleet yet to go and this will likely lead to significant icing for much of central and southern Kentucky. This would include Lexington and Louisville as well as many other cities. Ice accumulation may exceed a half inch and this may lead to power outages.
Farther north and east… moderate to heavy snows will continue into the overnight hours for such cities as Covington, Maysville, Morehead and Ashland to name a few. We will have to watch these areas as well as the freezing rain continues to work northward.
Roads are a mess across the entire region so please use extreme caution if you have to be out in this.
Keep giving us reports from where you live and I will update as needed.
3am Update
Here are some snow and ice reports from the NWS offices…
0106 AM FREEZING RAIN MANCHESTER 37.15N 83.77W
12/16/2010 E0.25 INCH CLAY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
0130 AM FREEZING RAIN LONDON 37.13N 84.08W
12/16/2010 E0.25 INCH LAUREL KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
0135 AM
FREEZING RAIN SOMERSET 37.08N 84.61W
12/16/2010 E0.12 INCH PULASKI KY COUNTY OFFICIAL
0124 AM SNOW HAZARD 37.25N 83.20W
12/16/2010 E1.0 INCH PERRY KY AMATEUR RADIO
SNOW BEGINNING TO MIX AT THIS TIME.
0205 AM SNOW 4 NNE GLENCOE 38.76N 84.79W
12/16/2010 M2.3 INCH GALLATIN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
NAPOLEON KY
Previous Update
Good Thursday everyone and welcome to our Winter Storm Tracker. The time has come for us to actually track the storm across the state and to do a lot of nowcasting. This is where you guys are so important to the weather community as you now have the voice. Let us know what is happening where you live by giving us frequent updates. Be sure to tell us your location so we can get a better understanding of how this storm is actually playing out.
Before we get to the tracking toys, a few thoughts…
– The forecast we have out appears on track and there is nothing I have seen tonight to change my thinking. A general 3″-6″ swath of snow will be setting up for northern and northeastern Kentucky. The southward extent of this is all depending on the switch to ice. Areas along and north of a line from Oldham Country through Madison County then southeast toward Perry and Letcher Counties appear to be in good shape for several inches of snow.This would include the Lexington metro. Somewhere in the region should see a band of higher amounts setting up with totals that can max out at 8″.
– The southern edge of the areas I outlined above will likely switch over to freezing rain to go on top of the snow and this may lead to some serious icing issues. Most of south central and southeastern Kentucky appear to be in line for a significant amount of freezing rain. Ice totals can exceed half an inch. This would be enough to lead to power outages in some areas and cause some trees to come down.
– Farther west toward the Louisville area and the I-65 corridor… any snow should change over to freezing rain with the potential for .25″ accumulation of freezing rain. Local amounts can flirt with a half inch. This would also be enough to cause some possible power issues.
– Travel tonight and Thursday is STRONGLY discouraged!
– This will be a fast moving system that will produce significant amounts of snow and ice within a 12-15 hour window for most areas.
Here are your tracking tools…
Current Temps
Live Cams
Lexington
Louisville
Richmond
Northern Ky/Covington
Ashland
Pikeville
E-Town
Bowling Green
I will have updates as needed so be sure to check back. This is now mainly in your hands so help us out by updating the conditions from your hometown as much as possible.
Have a great and safe Thursday and take care.
Thanks Chris. Snow here in Versailles. I hope it stays that way!
Snow in Paintsville!
Icing starting to get significant in northern pulaski. Radar shows some breaks in the precip to our south and west. Hope it warms above 33 before the next round of showers move in.
Snow coming down pretty hard in Winchester!
SW Lex at mow and nciholasville it is snowing. Fine flakes but accumulating fast
Only about 1/2 inch of snow thus far in SE Lexington. Gonna have to call bust on this one, as there is not much left out there on the radar for us, as it is not filling in very well in WKY. Oh well…can’t win them all.
Heavy snow in North Pike Co!!! Picked up .5″ in the last little bit. Hope we can keep the cold.
Guys, get in here for live chat with your fellow weather nuts haha http://ekywx.com/kychat.htm
freezing rain here in Barbourville,knox co. 25* ice coating everything, and its windy as well..
Fine snow in Lawrenceburg. Was snowing at a pretty good rate, but has slowed a bit.
Codmedy. This is just beginning. Just keep watching that radar.
Spelling comedy, codmedy, is the comedy. C’mon proofread…
Gotta look at the big picture….
http://www.accuweather.com/us/radar/sir/ne/radar.asp?play=true
Freezing rain here in London. Ice on everything. Coming down heavy too.
For the L O V E of M A R Y…….Have you been forgetting to wash the fruit before you eat it snow lover?
light glaze here in bwg looks like the 32* line is getting close though.
Snowing pretty good in Richmond now. We’ve gotten about a quarter inch since 10 PM. Roads are covered everywhere.
I have looked at that, and for Lex Metro it doesn’t look good. I think NE KY is gonna get nailed with some big snow. Just don’t like the path that stream is headed. Seems like we need WKY and SE MO to fill in for us to get the big snows.
It appears we in S. Jessamine aren’t going to be in on the good snows as we have already switched over to freezing rain after about 1.5 hours of light to moderate snow. Hopefully the line is just warping a bit and we go back to snow, but given history, not too optimistic. 25 degrees, freezing rain in Wilmore.
Hi patty. Me too.
Very steady medium snow coming now from the south in N Madison.
About an inch in Millville (between Frankfort & Woodford Co)
It’s been icing the whole time here in London. I am worried. It’s going to be an all ice event for us looks like. Is there a possibility that the temps may never get above 32 Chris?? Thats what I am worried about. Does anyone know? Or is it pretty much a certainty that it will go above 32 though this?
Moderate powdery snow in Bath Co
It’s snowing moderately and 23 currently in northwest Lex.
NE Louisville near Oldham Co. line. Light snow changed over to very light freezing rain @ 11:55
i’m in corbin and we have freezing rain! everythig is coated in ice already!
Light rain in Pulaski Co….temp still at 26*…same as freezing rain….this will be a mess here
Im not crazy…look at the radar. It is a West to East moving pattern…not a Northwest to Southeast pattern we need for heavy snow. It’s over within two hours. Less than two inches of snow tops. Believe me, I want a snow and/or ice storm as much as anyone, but I dont feel its gonna happen for Lexington at this time. Oh well…enjoy the snow NE KY.
JoeT… I hear you, if it don’t get 6 or 7 degrees warmer soon, we are in for a long night and morning here in good ol’ shopville!
Hey there everybody. Reporting in from Lebanon Junction over in Bullitt County ky. Had some freezing rain start around three hours ago. Left out around 11 or so. Everything from what I can tell is iced over. That was only the beginning from what I hear. There will be more. Looks like no work later I guess. All be safe and use discernment in driving.
Light snow thus far here in northern Johnson County, but we’re just getting the front edge of precipitation. It sure clouded up in a hurry a few hours ago …
been snowing a fine (small flakes) snow in Morehead for about an hour…not much of a coating yet..but starting to come down at a pretty good clip..the latest nam, has us getting hit pretty hard with snow..hmmm…interesting. Thanks to all and to all a good night haha
Snow still coming down here in Bourbon County at a really good clip.
Was just outside and was really cool to actually HEAR the snow falling. Moderate snow coming down. Some burst too.
Ice…freezing rain….take your pick….whatever it is ….it is covering my car and driveway!
Haha, don’t worry pal, I remember my first snow too. Patience is the name of the game, and there is NOTHING on that radar that can convince me Lexington is going to get a good snow all night long.
Man you are absolutely clueless.
Chris,
Great county to county coverage on your updates for the storm. This is the first time in a while I’ve seen this type of description come from both you AND NWS at the same time. It shows you guys are on the same page and not in direct competition with one another, but working together to get this forecast RIGHT.
As far as what’s going on in my location on the northwest side of Lexington (I’m mobile tonight,) the snow is coming down at a decent clip. I would not call it heavy, but it is more moderate snow than anything. Snowfall rates “probably” approaching .60 to .75″ an hour; so if this part of town were to see this type of snowfall for 12 hours without a switch–and it snows like this the whole time…..we’re looking at right around 6″ of snow. Given the prospects that a changeover will occur, I’m hoping that it waits till later, because I’m no fan of ice (and I dont think anyone is.)
But……as one old saying goes….”rock ’em, sock ’em….” it’s coming down pretty good.
12:40AM 1″ of new snow tonight 5″ old snow on the ground snowing hard road covered with snow in Handshoe, Ky. Will the Snow pack help keep the ice away?
Snow coming down heavy in Pikeville.
Sleet & FR Rain Mixing with the snow in Frankfort at 12:35. Way to early for that?
1 inch of snow so far, 3to6 forecast. Warm air aloft is winning the battle! ICE SUCKS!
Snow and sleet mixing in Estill County. It’s coming down hard, the road outside my place is covered. Keep the person who wrecked their car into the Kentucky River in your mind tonight.
Although I do not agree with Snow Lover, there is certainly no need to be rude…
Chris, nothing yet in South Ashland. Radar says all over us. Must not be making it to ground yet. Is it the pollution bubble in Catlettsburg?
Hi everyone!!! Its snowing pretty good here in Lex off man o war/ Richmond road area!! Roads are horrible!!!! Be careful!
They’re not being rude. They’re just simply stating ignorance to weather
Mainly sleet now in N Madison
I remember one time when me and howard were little, maybe 22 or 23 years old, we stayed up real late one night waiting for it to snow but it never did. We finally went to sleep and when we woke up there was snow on the ground.
Freezing rain in Southern Clay…ice is on everything. Scanner/road workers are guess 1/2 inch of ice on the roads. Don’t know how legit that is, but definitely a good coating of ice right now!!
Good old light rain and drizzle in Pulaski Co. with a temp at 27*…that would be frz rain and drizzle folks…nasty nasty nasty…..hope u folks up north get 2feet of snow. Cause this is a mess. 🙁
I remember one time when me and howard was little and we stayed up real late waiting for it to snow but it never did. We finally fell asleep and when we woke up there was snow on the ground. ugh…moderation.
MikeM too late! It’s changing to sleet and freezing rain I think. Are you at work?
Been snowing for awhile in Perry County.
The cars are covered already.
I have been driving around the lou. area since the precipitation started the interstates in the local area are great. Main secondary streets are not bad,even my neighborhood road is super. My driveway is hazardous.
Looking at the radar returns out to the west I believe Louisville area is looking at fz. rain to be the main liquid for this event. What a let down.
Heavy snow in Whitesburg for the last 2 hours or so.
25 degrees and Heavy Sleet right now. Had been freezing rain. I have posted a pic of my car on Brandon Robinson and Jim Caldwell’s facebook pages. Its iced over and you cant even open the doors up anymore.
a little less than an inch right on the fayette/madison co line, right by the river. i can see I75 and traffic is very light and moving slower than normal. stay safe out there!
snow in southeast pike co/ elkhorn city about a half an inch. let it snow
Sorry Chris but, the heavy smack of snow will not happen this go around in the areas along the I-64 area. Lived here long enough to know this will be a glancing blow of 1 to 2 in. snows at best around I-64 area.(frankfort) The heavy round of snow just has not developed. Hey, 2 out of 3 is not bad. (bad song 70’s)
About 1am Bubba. I’m near the Pilot truck stop off 75 just south of the Clays Ferry bridge and you’re right, little ice pellets instead of flakes at this time.
freezing rain in harlan everything has a thin coat
Hello everyone! I second the comments that the roads are getting very bad here in Lexington. My husband just got home from work and said that he almost was hit by someone who could not stop their car. He was going straight and they were pulling up to an intersection to his right. They couldn’t stop and had he not had room to room to get out of the way, the car would have slid right into him. His said it was getting very nasty out there! We are in the Gardenside area. Be safe, everyone!
Snow/Sleet, 24 degrees and a whole lotta stoke here on the NW side of Lextown, U.S.A. Keep on pumping it out Momma Nature!
In Radcliff it is all freezing rain temps are at 26 and solid layer of ice is on everything. Rain is not falling very fast and temps are steady for past 5 hours.
Calling someone clueless or accusing them of not washing fruit before they eat it is a little beyond pointing out ignorance. There are children who read this blog and although I can’t speak for Chris I am sure these aren’t responses he would approve of. Perhaps someone could explain to Snow Lover why the snow will not just move out to the east instead of making insulting comments. Not trying to bicker with you, this blog has always been a positive enviroment for people to talk and learn about weather, not get insulted for their ignorance.
Light freezing rain in Versailles. Already a glaze of ice outside.
True’dat Rabbit Man!!!
Light snow has now changed over to freezing rain…..about an inch of snow on my car, glazed over with ice……not good!
Freezing rain in Rockcastle, but a dry slot moving in. I never thought I would be happy to see that.
Comms or Patrol Ashland???
Where you at Chelle?
Why is it 25f yet I have freezing rain instead of snow? Just confused.
Jake
hmmm this system is doing some interesting things…mix bag of everything here in lex now
Started snowing in Bath County, KY around 11 p.m. Roads are snow covered. Looks like we have about 3/4 of an inch. State Transportation crews have been out since midnight.
I work in Versailles this weekend. Relaxing in the basement with my youngest child with a nice fire tonight. Hoping for no school tomorrow. Hoping for snow. Hope your doing ok.
Well, ignorance isn’t bad, it’s just the absence of knowledge.
Sooty patty i’ve been moderated
30 degrees here in Rockcastle. Need just a little more to end the ice threat.
Jake, its 25 at the ground but about 3-5 thousand feet above the ground its 33-34 degrees…not enough time to refreeze into snow on its way down
Also,a bad artist name meatloaf,and a bad movie he was in, the legendary cult following The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Same thing here Tommy ( Henry Clay eat side of Lex) Was all snow now snow / sleet. I assume rain will be next.
I just saw your car that was really iced over when Wymt broke in with a special report just now and Jim Caldwell showed it.
It is now sleeting here in Lex. Blah!
Fresh 1″ of snow in Northeast Clark County. Pouring down as of 0124.
Is this weekends system a no go at this point? I know some were talking about it a couple of days ago but haven’t seen anything about it today.
I need to move away from Southern KY..its always a mess down here. Chris Bailey? You need to hire a person to overlook your blog? I can email you my resume..LOL
well only about 1/10th ice here in bwg now changing to rain.
Sleeting hard in Lexington now. Looks like we got around 1/2″ of snow before it switched over.
In midway,KY and it is all sleet and rain. It is coming down hard. If I roll down the window it makes a lot of noise. It was snowin like crazy earlier now it’s sleet n snow whit more rain involved now
I have caught a break in the form of a dry air pocket. Another seems to be forming not far behind this one as well. Keep the dry air coming and the freezing rain out.
Hello!! We (Owingville in Bath Co.) have been snowing since about 10:30 moderate snow at around 11. Just went and checked..1.5 inches of new snow on my car!! Woo Hoo!! Keep it comin’
Nothing in Ashland at 1:46am, however the white clouds seem to be getting brighter and closer to the ground. Its a matter of time before the white stuff begins to hit the ground!
any power outages reported yet?
Steady, light to moderate freezing rain in Versailles. Only snowed for about an hour or so before switching to freezing rain. This is looking to be a major ice event more and more.
here in lexington off of tates creek where it is pouring the rain currently. looking at the radar it looks like we will continue to get in on some heavy precip for a while. doesnt look good if its going to all fall as ice
I’m inside New Circle in Lexington. All freezing rain now. Essentially no sleet at this point. It’s still 25*F. This could turn into pretty bad ice accumulation tonight.
Just walked home from campus at UK through a pretty thick sleet. The Physical Plant guys are out in full force trying to keep the paths clear, but I’m not sure how well that’s working for them. They had salted the paths, and then brought a brush through to sweep the snow off the path… and the salt with it!
Folks…I just took a walk out to our road in Pulaski Co. Its a solid sheet of ice…u cant even walk on it. This is awful.
Guys, Whitley, Harlan, Knox, Bell and surrounding areas are completely iced over, emergency services are non existent. Please do not travel.
Hello everyone,
Here in Hueysville(Floyd CO) The snow has been coming down at a pretty good clip for over 2 hours. We have about 1 to 1 1/2 inches of new snow, and it is still coming down. Rt550 is in horrible shape and Rt80 isn’t much better, went to Martin around 1:00 and didn’t see any signs of a snow plow what so ever I guess they are going to wait until it stops snowing until they come this way with the plows, but that is just my opinion. Any way hope everybody stays safe and warm catch you guys later
East Somerset here. Very bad ice situation here. Looking at the radar, looks like another round coming our way. Multiple wrecks being reported across the county, some salt trucks usings chains. Very dangerous situation…stay home if at all possible!
Freezing rain 1/4 or more ice on road 27* it’s a mess here in London we never get snow hardly but we sure can get a mess how does it not snow when it’s 27*
Hey Snowghost…fellow Pulaski County neighbor here…I live up on Sugar Hill….it’s a complete mess here…unreal.
Very sporadic snowflakes are starting to fall in Worthington (Greenup Co).
It is sleeting and freezing rain now in Winchester after snowing about an inch.
Very heavy freezing rain in Lexington on campus, looks to be bad tonight. I`m walking in this mess to Tolly ho to grab a burger, maybe breakfast. I`m glad they stayed open.`
Was woken up by sleet pellets banging against our bedroom window. Maybe 1-2 inches of snow, but if it doesn’t turn back, that’s it for us.
1 last update Chris? The Ice Storm has moved north into North central KY. Any last thoughts would be great??? Frankfort will end up with 1.n of snow vs 6? Big Difference! ICE Accumulation is now a guess at this point???
A cold rain here in Hustonville… 32*
went out side just now and measured the snow on my back porch 3 and 1/2 inches of new snow, the 1 to 1 1/2 I reported earlier was just a guess, I made sure to measure where there wasn’t any snow that hadn’t been swept off from the last round and it is still pouring down!!
heavy freezing rain now in southwest fayette…pretty intense at times
Worthington (Greenup Co)–20 minutes after spotting the first VERY sporadic flakes and our road and sidewalks are covered. When it hit, IT HIT!
Freezing rain in london. This has been going on for a couple hours now (on and off)! I’m getting concerned about losing power… any reports of lost power yet? Anyone in London been on the roads or know what condition they are in?
The good news in Pulaski Co. is that the temp has warmed up to 29* at my house…..the bad news is that its still raining steady… 🙁 this is a mess here
hang in there only a few more hours.
At 3am snow still falling heavy at times in Pikeville.I would guess and say we have had at least 1.5 inches of new snow.I know my sleet and Ice is coming and I dread it.
Here in Bourbon County I just came in from outside and all is calm right now but from looking at the radars some more is to come in.
Nice coat of snow outside. No freezing rain that I have noticed either on the road/cars/house windows or anything. Just about 2 to 3 inches of snow right now.
32 here but still moderate rain. Need to push another 3 degrees to have any sort of slow melting
Its 26 here and moderate freezing rain/sleet.
Spoke with some friends with the law enforcement in Pulaski Co……. Roads are a mess county wide…I’ve done called off my wifes work day..lol. Don’t go out at all.
Moderate, freezing rain In northern clay co. The ice accumulation is almost two-tenths of an inch.
Freezing rain starting to take its toll. Trees and power lines looking stressed, not a good sign with a few hours left.
Well Sleet has now mixed in with my snow in Pikeville.What is the difference in Sleet and Freezing rain?
nothing majior powerlines holding steady, 31 degrees and a rising in gunnchester.
its bad slick.
Still snowing fairly heavily, 3+ inches in Owingville, Bath co. No sleet, No ice yet:)
hey Rolo..its your old gambling buddy from Somerset….hows the ponies been for ?
Yeah, Chris….I noticed you posted about the time I was going to update again. Looks like the freezing rain has mixed in earlier which is going to cut down on snow totals.
We can only hope the ice doesn’t get too bad.
Be careful out there everybody.
Sleet will be ice pellets that bounce…frz rain..is just rain…u think its rain..but it freezes when it lands on the surface
Moderate snow in Ashland right now, small flakes, paved surfaces covered, but falling at a pretty good clip. No snowfall for quite a while after radar indicated snow above us, but finally kicked in. If it snows at this rate for a while, I can see a significant accumulation. Hoping the ice line doesn’t overtake us here, and praying for those already dealing with it.
–PastorChris
Ashland
Disappointed I thought this time the atmosphere would of been colder. I hate ice. I hope nobody loses their power. Although it will be nice to see the shinny crystal trees in bloom tomorrow.
Mt. Sterling – Went out to take measurement at 3:30 and the porch was too slick to get very far. Sleet was coming down, but my best guess is we have between 1 and 2 inches of new snow.
a lot of ice falling in Richmond. Looks like an ice rink outside. Power lines look coated already and sparkly trees. Hope this stops soon!
rain is falling so fast that its actually helping the cause in Pulaski Co….main roads are now slushy…driveway is still frozen solid..but in 3 hours this should be melted off the main roads.
I may be crazy but it doesn’t look like we have allot of ice here. No snow at all that I can tell and 30 degrees. I am sure it is raining but not real heavy as of now.
Just got home from work in Paintsville.
The roads are completely covered and extremely slick.
The snow is still coming down moderately. Very heavy and wet, like a slush puppy.
Light freezing rain right now about a .25 coating… roads ice where cars have already driven. Be safe everybody
US 60 (Winchester RD) Clark Fayette CO line
Here in Salyersville, it changed to sleet around 3:30AM. Probably had about 2 inches of snow up to that point. Have no idea how slick the roads are but I don’t think I’ve heard a single vehicle drive past since I got up at 5AM.
Its 31 and freezing rain. A report of 3/4 inch of ice here. Earlier I heard tree branches falling.
Here in pike county the sleet/ice is coming down at a decent pace roads in my area cowpen are frozen over but seen some salt trucks in the last 30 mins
Can you say slippery
It is sleeting here in Johnson County near the Magoffin line. Been sleeting for a couple of hours now.
33 degrees and Rain now. Icing is over with for us.
now you just have to wait for the sun to thaw the surface so it won’t freeze on contact i just went out and its raining but it freezes when it lands. The roads are very bad btw
About 3 inches now in northern Lawrence County. Heavy wet snow falling now.
Not sure how long our power will last (based on history- not long), but I hate being right. As expected and warned about yesterday, most of N Madison’s mix is freezing rain.
Kentucky weather SUCKS- especially central KY.
Knoxville TV Stations are saying Power Outages are starting to come in Southeastern KY..
In NE Louisville main roads not to bad. Side roads not that great. Sidewalks, parking lots, neighborhoods… Forget about it.
Light rain falling in Georgetown right now. Was hoping for all snow. Changed over around 1:30 to sleet then to freezing rain. The icicles around the edge of my house are melting though. Hoping for a change back to snow soon.
Just got my pregnant wife off to work! She’s hardcore… Removed about a 1/4″ of ice from her car. Looks like we may have gotten around an 1 1/2″ – 2″ of snow before the change-over… NW Lextown, USA.
well i just took the dog out to potty and about killed myself on the ice!!…my goodness…everything is coated..walkways,steps,the road,trees,its rough out there at the moment, mesonet is showing temps. up to 34* here in Barbourville. so things should start thawing out…
only thing that is gonna help that is the sun ice will continue to build until daylight road crew hasn’t touched 11 yet from what they were saying on the scanner and there was somebody ran through somebody’s yard on 1304 and hit a parked car
Still all snow here in Morehead looks like we have picked up around 4 inches so far, and roads are very bad.
Someone PLEASE tell me if the snow will melt with the rain that ends this storm in Johnson County? Will there be any snow after it changes over and what temp will we see?
WOW..temps. have spiked to 45 degrees in albany in clinton co. along the border…so i would say we will here in extreme s.e. ky as well ..just what i thought yesterday..but there was always hope it might stay all snow..didnt get a whole lot of snow, enough to coat everything,then went to sleet and quickly to freezing rain, now its just rain and 34..blah… looks like Chris is in the sweet spot…check out that camshot from ashland..
probably about 3 inches snow right now in West Liberty, starting to change-hopefully to sleet but I think it’ll be freezing rain.
Looks like the Lex area got about 1″ to 1 1/2″ of snow before the change over. Majority of precip looks to be ice/sleet.
Lawrenceburg hasn’t gotten hardly any snow accumulation… but the ice is pretty awful. You could play hockey in my driveway right now. GFS nailed yet another storm from a week out. Awesome.
Yuck! Seems like a significant coating of ice here in north lexington- have no idea how much, but things are frozen solid.
Hey just checking in on the road conditions here in pineville..is it safe to say I need to stay home?
Just drove in from Harrodsburg Rd. near Jessamine Co. line to Palumbo. Standing water is bad but overall the roads aren’t in terrible shape right now. New Circle was moving at around 40mph. My neighborhood road was probably the worst, but I didn’t slide any. Be safe everyone.
As expected, warm air kicked cold air’s butt and a lot more ice than CB and the other mets expected. I may be devil’s advocate to some, but this puppy had ice written ALL over it.
I wish it was a bust like the Rolocoaster said. In a way it was, since the snow is a lot less and ice, a LOT more.
Only fair hope now is sustained temps above 32 degrees today.
Raining pretty hard right now here in N’ville. Everything has not quite a 1/2 inch of ICE. Power lines and trees are sagging some, but its not too bad yet. Still icing though. If it were to do this ALL day I would be worried, but it looks like the back edge is now close to Louisville. Think we will be ok as far as power and other utilities go, IF it lets up soon. Side roads are terrible at best. Main thoroughfares are pretty well treated, just kind of slushy. Everyone be careful and stay safe!
BubbaG – If I remember correctly, you were the first that I heard to call for ice in the 2009 storm while others were calling for rain (maybe it was snow)? I believe it was you. Something along the lines of “…folks, I see a lot of ice in this pattern…” Something like that. If that was you, you’re pretty good at this stuff. I know it was someone who frequently posts to this blog.
BubbaG – If I remember correctly, you were the first that I heard to call for ice in the 2009 storm while others were calling for rain (maybe it was snow)? I believe it was you. Something along the lines of “…folks, I see a lot of ice in this pattern…” Something like that. If that was you, you’re pretty good at this stuff. I know it was someone who frequently posts to this blog. Sorry if this is a duplicate — moderation maybe?
it above freezing and not that bad at all if u got ANY SENSE AT ALL.LOL
as i said at 3 am its ot bad at all.
moderate rain that not freezing anymore melting away any ice..
now this is in S/SE KY.
could hit 50* here in the south today…hmmm ..wont hurt my feelings at all…snow is one thing but .75″ of ICE is ##@^#%&^ !!!!…
hey mike just saw ur post, been a decent year at the track. im on vacation till GULFSTREAM opens next month.
The GREAT news is that the LEX area is now at the freezing mark. So it appears that from I 64 southward, we should see the ice and snow start to fade away as we head toward lunchtime.
POURING here & I’d say we have at least 5″+. The snow is pretty deep in spots & the roads here are horrible!
Yep, and just as that situation, CB and the local mets underestimated the warm air impact. Not sure why this keeps happening…. kind of like Groundhog Day.
We got about .5″ snow and then about an 1″ of sleet and now all rain. Sadly, not the type that just washes away.
0.5″ (Half an inch).
Like this event, they were all calling for a mix, with more snow and in more areas.
I wonder where the rain/snow line is right now?? It’s hard to tell on the webcam if its still snow in ashland or not..by megans post im assuming its still snow up there…..
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well this one is in the record books now, time to start sniffing out the next event coming down the road…Can you beleive that Christmas is just 9 days away!!! wow…
Yeah, and I had dreamed about the ice storm before it even became a news event. In the dream, a lady – whom I have never seen before – was visiting us. It had something to do with my work. I had to run to my car to get something out of the trunk for her. I stepped outside and saw the ice. I ran in to tell my husband that he needed to move his car into the garage. In the dream, it appeared to be around 1″ of ice. About 4-5 days later the storm hit. I should have prepared at that point, but blew it off. We were without power for 7 days. Didn’t leave because we have pets. We survived and now have some memorable stories to tell our grandchildren. Our son will be able to vouch for us. I have had the feeling since late summer there would be ice this winter. I hate when those gut feelings press on my mind. Just thought I would share that story. I hope we never have a repeat. It wasn’t fun.
here is 8am snowfall totals from NWS..JKL..
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=jkl&storyid=61215&source=0
Where are you at that it could be 50? I have wondering if the snow would stick around after the rain begins or will it be washed away?
couldn’t agree more
On my drive to work from NW LEX to SW LEX I would describe it as slush at worst with main roads like new circle just wet. Not as bad as expected and not complaining at all. The ice/slush mix cleaned off my car easy too, not like other ice storms. Feels nice & warm out, so should help the salt trucks.
yeah, i know the feeling outside here we are up to 36* with wind/rain..feels balmy after temps. in the single digits and teens…
up to 48 in clinton co. now…running around 40 along the border ky/tn..while still in the 20’s along ky/wva border…got love or hate ky. weather…
Not wanting to take away anything from what’s going on today….but does anyone have any thoughts about Christmas? 9 days away & i’m getting anxious!!
I took my jacket off cause I was getting too hot cleaning the slush off my driveway. Short sleeves! 🙂
Barbourville/knox co. area already 36 here and 48 just to my west in albany/clinton co…
Thanks Tim! I haven’t ventured out yet..was wondering what our “official” total may be..it is snwoing very hard right now in Morehead, Or at least on the Northern Side..towards Flemingsburg.if it keeps this up we may definitely reach the high end of the totals or even more..:)
wow..if you stay all snow your def. in the “SWEET SPOT”… you’ll end up with over 7 or 8” easy…
YUP! AND that is exactly what I’m hoping it will do haha! We are talking the huge quarter size flakes comiing down as really good clip..I believe CB said the early morning hours would be when we saw the heaviest snows..so if it keeps it up..with 4 or so already on the ground..i could see 7 easily I would think…Appreciate all you do man..
In southwestern Fleming County it is all snow!!! It is beautiful!!! My son and I are getting ready to go out and build a snowman. 🙂
got a tweet of 5″ of snow in ashland and still snowing …if you all get the heavy precip. that just moved through here (as heavy rain 🙁 ) if you get that slug of moisture as snow..your gonna get THUMPED!! enjoy is all i can say while i wipe the tears from my eyes…LOL…
Well good morning all. Glad to see that everyoe apparently still has power this morning, which is a good thing…
We had snow last night and it quickly turned to sleet and feeezing rain. It is a mess here, with rain falling on top of the thin layer (.25) of ice we got. Slushy and slippery. But our temp is at 32, according to my desktop temp. I for one, am glad that this thing is a quick hitter and gone. The ice we have is bad enough. Everyone stay safe out there. “Wet looking” roads are deceiving. Thars ICE on them there roads!
Umm can anyone help me on this weekend is there still a threat for snow or not Please answer if u know. Thanks!?!?
here in carrie in knott county got about an inch of snow that change to a skiff or freezing rain. been just plain ol rain since before daylight everything is slushy and melting away.
36 out as well
OK – now, how about the next storm? What is on the horizon?
A good 6.5″ of snow on the ground here in Rowan County with a snow/sleet mix
It is now 24 degrees out
How do I find that map to show the Lexington area and possibly including Lawrenceburg and Winchester? Thanks!
Yeah I have been wondering the same thing!!! And would apreciate some help !!
Unconfirmed from kentucky weather chat: “Over an inch of ice northern Whitley co.”
We have about 1/2 inch of ice here in south Lincoln. It is raining here now but, that is not helping much….the streams are starting to flood.
Looks like CB and the mets busted for part of the area and got some others right. So instead of a bust, it is a bu’.
Mets so far = 0.5 out of 3.0 and CB 2.5 out of 3.0.
It was still a winter storm, just far less snow for most areas than called. I am being generous with the 50% for this one 😉
Things look to be quite for a while.
that warm surge coming up from the south is gettin a kick in the butt i think…Albany ky. surged to 48..(just t my west) and mesonet here in knox went up to 36 …but now albany is down to 40 again and here in knox its down to 34 again…SOOOOO..you all in ashland area may stay all snow, hmmmm i wonder if we’ll go back to snow before it ends…
Hey Bubba will there be any snow left on the ground in northeast ky after the rains or are we even switching to rain only up here??
Snow was a bust in Oldham County…Just a little ice. Main roads seem o.k.
Still hoping for a white Christmas. Any chance C.B. ???
1.12″ of precip. here in knox. since midnight!!! that sure would have been a nice FOOT OF SNOW…oh well…
Drizzle here and temp right at 32 so some melting going on. Feels balmy out there compared to yesterday morning when it was 3!
C.B. is in la..la..land right now, he’s on a snow high…lol..I think I just saw him on THe weather channel…doing the belly flop off of the WSAZ news tower!!!…LOL…LOL…LOL…it was a man in RED SANTA SHORTS with no shirt on…they said he was a local weather man who was having a snowstorm breakdown…LOL…LOL….
Currently 33*..Boyle County recieved a
dusting of snow/sleet and .25″ of ice.
Roads are bad but most roads were
pretreated and kept it to a slush.
I worked overnight in Mercer County and
conditions were the same.
Just north of Hazard. I woke up to no electricity. It just came back on. People are saying the roads are slick here.
Anyone in the Morehead area we are now under a code red, which means no vehicles are aloud on the road unless its an emergency
well looking toward whats next..J.Bastardi still thinks snow will run across I-40 area and then up the coast for the weekend..so i guess we’ll see maybe what chris has to say about that..
Nasty is the only way to describe the weather outside my windown atm..dense fog/drizzle/35*…
yup, surprised yesterday when the maps were showing 3-6″ for us in the OC. Oh well maybe a white Christmas!
Anybody heard from Crystal about what is going on in Pikeville? Ashland and P-ville look like it’s gettin deep!
I was thinking the same thing. I’ll see if I can get her on FB.
It has been hammering the snow down in Charleston since 4 this morning. At least 4-5 on the goung here in Cross Lanes and still coming down at a fast rate. Roads are in horrible condition.
So it’s not the right kind of snow for a snowman. We had to come back in anyway because it was too deep for him to walk!
just checkin in.
how is it your way, rolo?
Freezing rain in Paintsville right now. Making an icy mess.
Just south of Pikeville, we have had about 3 inches of snow and at least 1/4 inch of ice, if not more. Power just came back on, it is very bad here!
Pville all rain, freezing rain. We got a good 2″ last night before switching over its just a big mess
Its 34 and Raining here in Middlesboro. Expect to get below freezing again tonight. We finished with .80 inches of ice.
So is all this mess supposed to freeze back up tonight?
Tim, I know nothing about how the weather functions…what would that mean for the state of Kentucky?
been raining here in floyd co all morning. snow began changing to sleet around 4:00am, then switched to rain sometime around 7 or 8? rain now beginning to mix with snow again
Louisville had no snow at all – just ice. How’d that happen? Sure was looking forward to sledding 🙁
Up here in Ohio Chris hit it right on the money. He said 3″-6″. The NWS wilmington issued many winter storm warnings for the surrounding area. but left a few counties in the winter weather advisory. I called them last night to ask what the hold up was on issuing winter storm warnings for the rest of southern ohio. They said you will be lucky to get 2″ out of this storm. they proceeded to say that there was no way they were issuing a winter storm warning for that area. Well at 8:00 this morning the quickly filled in there viewing area with a winter storm warning. we have received upwards of 6″ of snow out of this, it’s still snowing hard as the snow is moving out, but closing in on 7″ total for the storm. They probably thought i was stupid until this morning.
its fine, wet roads is all.
Freezing Rain has finally completely stopped here at Winchester Rd and New Circle Rd in Lexington. Roads were slushy but managable when we went to lunch around noon.
Got alot of snow here, pretty deep 🙂 Roads are horrible though. Unless it’s an emergency, people this way shouldn’t be on the road. Just wondering, has anybody else noticed the moisture in Ill, looks like it’s trying to head this way? Any thoughts?
temps hovering around 36 all day and a steady rain here in knott county. creeks have rose quite a bit from the melt off
FOR THOSE COUNTIES WHERE THE WARNING WAS SET TO EXPIRE AT NOON…PLAN
TO EXTEND THE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM. FREEZING LINE HAS BEEN HOLDING
FAIRLY STEADY ALONG THE HAL ROGERS PARKWAY AND ROUTE 80 FROM PULASKI
COUNTY INTO PERRY COUNTY. DO NOT EXPECT ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES
TO EXTEND MUCH FURTHER NORTH THAN WHERE THEY EXIST NOW. JUST RECEIVED
REPORTS OF ICY CONDITIONS ON I-75 AROUND LONDON WITH MULTIPLE
ACCIDENTS. POWER OUTAGES ALSO REPORTED IN LESLIE AND PERRY COUNTIES.
WITH PRECIPITATION CONTINUING AND TEMPERATURES RIGHT AT FREEZING
WILL NEED TO EXTEND THE WARNING
yeah, same here, 35,fog,heavy rain from time to time…creeks are running high here as well in knox co..with 1.31″ of liquid since midnight according to mesonet..if that would have only been snow..wow…
Chris must be carrying around a box of 5 Hour Energy. lol.
weekend look to be a miss as of now, coast could get hammered.
I say BAILEY will have to have a down day or so or his cloths might be out in the yard at some point.lollllllllll
the fact is Chris THE LEGEND Bailey makes all local/anymets look foolish.
I think it is ashame that CB not at a KY STATION. he was a weather watcher back in the BRIAN COLLINS days, learn so much etc. I am sure he had offers from other ky stations but he is a loyal guy also.
hopefully one day he be back and have the airways er he belongs.
will it be snowing next week.
testing, 1-2-3… WAKE UP!!!
jerry jacks back on general hospital!!!
sorry rhonda so long to answer you, it means there might be snow somewhere along the ky/tn border…if it all pans out..
Tim, just got a chance to read many posts and make a comment…Albany might have hit 48 this morning, but here in southern Pulaski County where I am at least, we never made it to 40…and I am closer to Albany than you are…
Its a very damp kind of cold outside….but the rain/frz rain has moved out, at least.
Yeah that was kinda crazy…I saw the same thing this morning on TWC where northern suburbs of atlanta was 35* and 10 miles south at the airport it was in the 50’s!! those warm fronts have a way to keep everyone confused I think…lol..
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here is the updated long range from JKL…
LONG TERM…/SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/…UPDATED
THE EXTENDED FORECAST BEGINS ON SATURDAY WITH A BROAD UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH ACROSS THE EASTERN US. MODELS HINT A FEW WEAK AND HARDLY
NOTICEABLE WAVES…SO WILL BE POSSIBLE TO SEE A FEW FLURRIES SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A BRIEF UPPER LEVEL TROUGH COMES THROUGH MONDAY
CLEARING OUT THE AREA BEFORE A CLIPPER SYSTEM COMES INTO THE AREA ON
TUESDAY. MODELS UP TO THIS POINT HAVE HAD GOOD CONTINUITY.
RECENT MODEL RUNS HAVE MOVED THE HEAVIEST QPF FURTHER SOUTH AND HAVE
PLACED A BULLSEYE IN EASTERN KENTUCKY SO THERE IS SOME INCONSISTENCY
IN RECENT RUNS. I DID TRY TO KEEP THE FORECAST CLOSER TO THE
PREVIOUS SHIFT DUE TO LOW CONFIDENCE. AT THIS POINT FOR TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY…WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
A INCH OR 2 HIGHER IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS.
Not a problem, Tim. That doesn’t sound too bad, then. Thanks!
So the pink squiggly lined area WAS correct and the data that said ice and not snow was too.
You guys mocked me and my asking about the pink squiggly map CB posted, but the results fit.
NEVER DOUBT THE PINK SQUIGGLIES!! 😉
35 degrees here and drizzle.
Do any of these upcoming clippers have a chance to phase and produce a big storm? The freezing rain made the snowcover in my area of Louisville look pretty ratty. I’m hoping we can get something to whiten it up before Christmas?
if it snow then noone family will be able to come in for christmas.
This weekends possible storm could produce some decent snows on the Tenn/KY border. Then the clipper for mid week will be more for Eastern and Southeastern KY for the most as well again.
good shot mon-tue. hopefully another clipper around christmas eve. to me these snow chances look more like 1-4 snows with a touch more for upslope north of the low track of course.
12z euro does show some light snow under 1/2 inch for the southeast Saturday.
Was this ice the beginning of the end of snow that winter in the Lexington area? In hoping it is just a break due to it being so busy.