Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >
Overview
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A winter storm swept through Kentucky and southern Indiana on Friday, January 12, 2018, bringing a little bit of everything: rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, and gusty winds. Icing ranged from very little up to a quarter inch in spots. Snowfall amounts ranged from 1-6 inches across the area, generally highest west of I-65. Travel conditions were significantly impacted, especially Friday afternoon through Friday night. This weather system began as moderate rainfall for all of central Kentucky and southern Indiana Thursday into Thursday night. On Friday, as cooler air slowly pushed in from the west, the rain changed over to a wintry mix and eventually to all snow. The heaviest icing ended up on the western fringe of the I-65 corridor. Ice accumulations up to 0.20-0.25 inches occurred from the Russellville and Bowling Green areas up through western Jefferson County and into southern Indiana. Although some lost power, fortunately there were no major, long-duration power outages. The snow and ice made for very difficult travel conditions, especially later in the day on Friday. Numerous multiple-vehicle accidents occurred. As the snow wound down early Saturday, overnight low temperatures plunged into the teens. |
Ice in Fairdale. Photo courtesy Kerrie Ann Bal. |
Snow/Ice
Below are storm total snowfall and ice accumulations.
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Photos & Video:
Ice & Snow Photos
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| A quarter-inch of ice accumulated on tree branches in Scottsville. Photo courtesy Jeremy Byrn |
Ice accumulation on vehicles at NWS Louisville. |
Snow coming down in Fort Knox. Photo courtesy Keri Westfall |
Snowy roads in Frankfort. Photo courtesy Jason Winn |
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| Snowy webcam image taken at Western Kentucky University Photo courtesy White Squirrel Weather |
Brandenburg snow. Photo courtesy Bonnie Ford |
Warren County snow. Photo courtesy Chris Allen |
Near Leitchfield. Photo courtesy Dustin Knight |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
333 PM EST SAT JAN 13 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0237 PM SNOW 1 SE BUFFALO 37.51N 85.69W
01/13/2018 M3.7 INCH LARUE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0213 PM SNOW CARLISLE 38.31N 84.04W
01/13/2018 E2.0 INCH NICHOLAS KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ESTIMATED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
1000 AM SNOW 1 ESE BOWLING GREEN 36.96N 86.42W
01/13/2018 M3.6 INCH WARREN KY OFFICIAL NWS OBS
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR BWG THROUGH 9 AM CST.
1000 AM SNOW SHELBYVILLE 38.22N 85.23W
01/13/2018 M1.3 INCH SHELBY KY PUBLIC
0917 AM SNOW 2 NW LYNDON 38.29N 85.61W
01/13/2018 M1.0 INCH JEFFERSON KY NWS EMPLOYEE
1.0" ON THE GROUND, 1.5" ON ELEVATED
SURFACES. 0.1" ICE UNDER THE SNOW.
0916 AM SNOW HARDINSBURG 37.78N 86.46W
01/13/2018 M3.4 INCH BRECKINRIDGE KY BROADCAST MEDIA
0827 AM SNOW 4 SSE BUCKNER 38.33N 85.41W
01/13/2018 M1.5 INCH OLDHAM KY PUBLIC
0.1" OF ICE UNDER THE SNOW.
0803 AM SNOW NICHOLASVILLE 37.88N 84.58W
01/13/2018 E1.5 INCH JESSAMINE KY PUBLIC
0751 AM SNOW 2 NW NEW HOPE 37.66N 85.54W
01/13/2018 M3.0 INCH NELSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0717 AM SNOW 1 ENE LAWRENCEBURG 38.04N 84.88W
01/13/2018 M3.5 INCH ANDERSON KY PUBLIC
0130 AM SNOW 2 W ELK CREEK 38.10N 85.40W
01/13/2018 M2.5 INCH SPENCER KY NWS EMPLOYEE
NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 2.5 INCHES OF SNOW.
1130 PM SNOW 7 WNW BROWNSVILLE 37.23N 86.34W
01/12/2018 M5.8 INCH EDMONSON KY PUBLIC
5.8 INCHES OF SNOW ON TOP OF A QUARTER INCH
OF ICE.
1130 PM FREEZING RAIN MARTINSBURG 38.45N 86.03W
01/12/2018 E0.20 INCH WASHINGTON IN CO-OP OBSERVER
1121 PM FREEZING RAIN 4 SSE BUCKNER 38.33N 85.41W
01/12/2018 E0.10 INCH OLDHAM KY PUBLIC
1115 PM SNOW JEFFERSONTOWN 38.21N 85.57W
01/12/2018 E2.0 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
1115 PM SNOW 2 NNE HILLVIEW 38.10N 85.67W
01/12/2018 M2.3 INCH JEFFERSON KY BROADCAST MEDIA
SOME DRIFTS UP TO 4-5".
1107 PM SNOW ELIZABETHTOWN 37.70N 85.87W
01/12/2018 M3.8 INCH HARDIN KY PUBLIC
1100 PM SNOW 4 NNE ALTON 38.13N 84.91W
01/12/2018 E3.5 INCH FRANKLIN KY PUBLIC
1100 PM SNOW 2 WNW FORKS OF ELKHORN 38.22N 84.83W
01/12/2018 M3.6 INCH FRANKLIN KY PUBLIC
1100 PM SNOW 4 NNE ALTON 38.13N 84.91W
01/12/2018 M3.5 INCH FRANKLIN KY PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM 4 NNE
ALTON.
1030 PM SNOW BOWLING GREEN 36.98N 86.45W
01/12/2018 M2.9 INCH WARREN KY PUBLIC
1030 PM SNOW 1 WNW LIBERTY 37.32N 84.95W
01/12/2018 E3.0 INCH CASEY KY PUBLIC
1030 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 WNW LIBERTY 37.32N 84.95W
01/12/2018 E0.25 INCH CASEY KY PUBLIC
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1030 PM SNOW 1 NNW SHEPHERDSVILLE 37.99N 85.72W
01/12/2018 E3.5 INCH BULLITT KY PUBLIC
1030 PM SNOW 1 WNW LAWRENCEBURG 38.04N 84.91W
01/12/2018 E3.0 INCH ANDERSON KY PUBLIC
1020 PM SNOW 1 WNW AKERSVILLE 36.66N 85.95W
01/12/2018 M1.0 INCH ALLEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
1020 PM SNOW 1 SE CHARLESTOWN 38.44N 85.66W
01/12/2018 E1.0 INCH CLARK IN PUBLIC
1015 PM SNOW 2 NNE ABERDEEN 37.27N 86.68W
01/12/2018 M3.9 INCH BUTLER KY EMERGENCY MNGR
1/8" TO 1/4" OF ICE UNDER SNOW.
1010 PM SNOW SHIVELY 38.20N 85.82W
01/12/2018 E2.0 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
1005 PM SNOW FERN CREEK 38.16N 85.59W
01/12/2018 E1.0 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
0955 PM SNOW 4 E MIDDLETOWN 38.24N 85.45W
01/12/2018 M2.5 INCH JEFFERSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0.1" OF ICE UNDER SNOW.
0955 PM SNOW CLOVERPORT 37.84N 86.63W
01/12/2018 E5.5 INCH BRECKINRIDGE KY PUBLIC
0955 PM SNOW 1 SE ELIZABETHTOWN 37.69N 85.86W
01/12/2018 M1.1 INCH HARDIN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0955 PM SNOW 1 S BROOKS 38.06N 85.72W
01/12/2018 E3.5 INCH BULLITT KY PUBLIC
0950 PM SNOW 1 ESE BARDSTOWN 37.81N 85.45W
01/12/2018 M1.5 INCH NELSON KY PUBLIC
0945 PM SNOW 2 S SAINT JOSEPH 38.36N 85.81W
01/12/2018 M2.0 INCH FLOYD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0.25" OF ICE UNDER THE SNOW.
0945 PM SNOW 1 NW VALLEY STATION 38.12N 85.87W
01/12/2018 M2.5 INCH JEFFERSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0.73" OF SNOW FELL IN THE PAST 60 MIN.
0945 PM FREEZING RAIN 2 S SAINT JOSEPH 38.36N 85.81W
01/12/2018 E0.25 INCH FLOYD IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0940 PM FREEZING RAIN 4 NW LIBERTY 37.36N 84.99W
01/12/2018 E0.10 INCH CASEY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0940 PM SNOW 4 NW LIBERTY 37.36N 84.99W
01/12/2018 M0.5 INCH CASEY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0.1" OF ICE UNDER THE SNOW.
0916 PM SNOW 2 N ALTON 38.11N 84.93W
01/12/2018 M1.5 INCH FRANKLIN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0910 PM SNOW LAWRENCEBURG 38.04N 84.90W
01/12/2018 M2.0 INCH ANDERSON KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT LAWRENCEBURG, KY.
0905 PM SNOW 3 NNE BEDA 37.54N 86.92W
01/12/2018 M4.3 INCH OHIO KY TRAINED SPOTTER
4" OF SNOW WITH 0.25" OF SLEET UNDER IT.
0905 PM SNOW 3 NNW RICH POND 36.94N 86.51W
01/12/2018 M2.3 INCH WARREN KY PUBLIC
NEAR WBKO TV STATION.
0900 PM SNOW PAOLI 38.56N 86.47W
01/12/2018 M5.0 INCH ORANGE IN BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORTED AT PAOLI, IN.
0856 PM SNOW 1 WNW TELL CITY 37.95N 86.77W
01/12/2018 M5.0 INCH PERRY IN PUBLIC
REPORTED AT TELL CITY.
0855 PM SNOW 1 NNE RUSSELLVILLE 36.86N 86.89W
01/12/2018 M2.5 INCH LOGAN KY COCORAHS
0.25" OF ICE WITH 0.5" OF SLEET ON TOP. 2"
OF SNOW ON TOP OF THE SLEET AND ICE.
0850 PM SNOW LA GRANGE 38.41N 85.38W
01/12/2018 M1.0 INCH OLDHAM KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT LA GRANGE, KY.
0845 PM SNOW SHEPHERDSVILLE 37.99N 85.72W
01/12/2018 E2.0 INCH BULLITT KY PUBLIC
REPORTED NEAR SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY.
0840 PM SNOW PEWEE VALLEY 38.31N 85.49W
01/12/2018 M1.5 INCH OLDHAM KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT PEEWEE VALLEY.
0835 PM SNOW LEITCHFIELD 37.48N 86.29W
01/12/2018 M3.4 INCH GRAYSON KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT LEITCHFIELD.
0830 PM SNOW MOUNT WASHINGTON 38.05N 85.55W
01/12/2018 E2.0 INCH BULLITT KY PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL REPORT NEAR MT.
WASHINGTON, KY.
0830 PM SNOW 3 SE CORINTH 36.75N 86.74W
01/12/2018 E2.0 INCH SIMPSON KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT MIDDLETON, KY.
0815 PM SNOW FRENCH LICK 38.55N 86.61W
01/12/2018 E4.0 INCH ORANGE IN PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL REPORT.
0810 PM SNOW 2 S PROSPECT 38.32N 85.60W
01/12/2018 E1.5 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL REPORT.
0805 PM SNOW CLARKSON 37.49N 86.22W
01/12/2018 M1.0 INCH GRAYSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
1" OF SNOW ON TOP OF 0.1" OF ICE.
0805 PM SNOW 2 NE LOUISVILLE 38.24N 85.71W
01/12/2018 E2.0 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOW REPORT NEAR CHEROKEE PARK.
0805 PM SNOW CLARKSON 37.49N 86.23W
01/12/2018 M1.0 INCH GRAYSON KY TRAINED SPOTTER
1" OF SNOW ON TOP OF 0.1" OF ICE.
0745 PM SNOW 1 E SHIVELY 38.20N 85.79W
01/12/2018 E0.5 INCH JEFFERSON KY PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL REPORT.
0735 PM SNOW 1 SE GLASGOW 36.99N 85.91W
01/12/2018 M0.6 INCH BARREN KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT GLASGOW, KY.
0720 PM SNOW 1 ENE CROMWELL 37.34N 86.79W
01/12/2018 M3.0 INCH OHIO KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT CROMWELL, KY.
0700 PM SNOW PILOT KNOB 38.29N 86.35W
01/12/2018 E1.3 INCH CRAWFORD IN PUBLIC
SNOW IS ON TOP OF 1/16" OF ICE.
0645 PM SNOW CORYDON 38.21N 86.12W
01/12/2018 E1.0 INCH HARRISON IN PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL REPORT.
0619 PM SNOW RUSSELLVILLE 36.85N 86.89W
01/12/2018 M1.0 INCH LOGAN KY PUBLIC
1" OF SNOW AND 0.5" OF SLEET REPORTED ON TOP
OF EARLIER GLAZE OF 0.25" ICE.
0615 PM SNOW MEMPHIS 38.49N 85.76W
01/12/2018 M0.6 INCH CLARK IN PUBLIC
REPORTED AT MEMPHIS, IN.
0600 PM SNOW 1 NE FERDINAND 38.24N 86.85W
01/12/2018 E5.0 INCH DUBOIS IN PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOW REPORT JUST NORTHEAST OF
FERDINAND, IN.
0555 PM SNOW LEWISPORT 37.94N 86.90W
01/12/2018 E2.0 INCH HANCOCK KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT LEWISPORT.
0545 PM SNOW 2 SSE GUSTON 37.86N 86.20W
01/12/2018 E1.0 INCH MEADE KY PUBLIC
ABOUT 1" OF SNOW ON THE GROUND NEAR 60 AND
1238.
0455 PM SNOW 1 SE ELIZABETHTOWN 37.69N 85.86W
01/12/2018 E0.5 INCH HARDIN KY PUBLIC
REPORTED AT ELIZABETHTOWN, KY.
0445 PM SNOW HILLHAM 38.51N 86.70W
01/12/2018 E2.3 INCH DUBOIS IN PUBLIC
REPORTED AT HILLHAM, IN.
0445 PM SNOW CELESTINE 38.39N 86.78W
01/12/2018 E4.0 INCH DUBOIS IN EMERGENCY MNGR
SOME SLEET INCLUDED IN DEPTH.
0445 PM SNOW PORTERSVILLE 38.50N 86.98W
01/12/2018 M3.3 INCH DUBOIS IN EMERGENCY MNGR
3" SNOW REPORTED ON TOP OF 0.25" SLEET.
0430 PM SNOW 1 SE WICKLIFFE 38.35N 86.62W
01/12/2018 E2.0 INCH CRAWFORD IN BROADCAST MEDIA
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL ON STATE ROAD 145 JUST
SOUTH OF PATOKA LAKE IN CRAWFORD COUNTY.
0415 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 NNW BOWLING GREEN 36.99N 86.45W
01/12/2018 M0.20 INCH WARREN KY BROADCAST MEDIA
MEASURED BY METEOROLOGY STAFF ON WKU CAMPUS.
0345 PM FREEZING RAIN SCOTTSVILLE 36.75N 86.20W
01/12/2018 M0.25 INCH ALLEN KY PUBLIC
PIC VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
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