January_5_2025_Winter_Storm

Snow/Ice

...A map of accumulated ice will be added soon...

Photos 

Photos from across the area. 

Photo: Carol Howell	Photo: Ashley Duff	Louisville, Kentucky Photo: Margaret Carreiro	Forest Hills, Kentucky Photo: Brittany Myers

NWS Louisville Office	Charlestown, Indiana Photo: Amy Guidry	Photo: Tina Webb	Mercer County Photo: Tyler Young

Northeast Louisville Photo: William Slider	Lexington, Kentucky Photo: Chance McNamara	Mercer County Photo: Tyler Young	Mount Eden, Kentucky Photo: Tori Howell

Mercer County Photo: Tyler Young	Photo: Kellie Reynolds	Winchester, Kentucky Photo: Kami Cloyd	Mount Washington, Kentucky Photo: Kaycee Salmon

Photo: Alexa Riddle	Brandenburg, Kentucky Photo: Brittney Rice	Mount Washington, Kentucky Photo: Shonda Wood Williams	Peaks Mill, Kentucky Photo: Anita Skeen Manley

Storm Reports

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Louisville KY


..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     Snow             Palmyra                 38.41N 86.11W
01/06/2025  M12.0 Inch       Harrison           IN   Cocorahs         
             

1100 AM     Snow             1 W Cementville         38.35N 85.77W
01/06/2025  M12.0 Inch       Floyd              IN   Cocorahs         
            

0700 AM     Snow             1 SW Hamburg            38.37N 85.78W
01/06/2025  M11.0 Inch       Floyd              IN   Broadcast Media  

            Meteorologist reported this snow amount, 
            including 1.25 inches of sleet. 

0900 AM     Snow             1 NW Jeffersonville     38.31N 85.74W
01/06/2025  M10.5 Inch       Clark              IN   Cocorahs         
            

0700 AM     Snow             2 SW Portersville       38.48N 87.02W
01/06/2025  M10.0 Inch       Dubois             IN   Cocorahs         
            

0500 AM     Snow             1 S Saint Joseph        38.38N 85.82W
01/06/2025  M9.0 Inch        Floyd              IN   Public           

            Some sleet content. Temperature was 26.2 at 
            ob time. 

0500 PM     Snow             Pleasure Ridge ParK     38.15N 85.85W
01/05/2025  M8.8 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
           

0120 PM     Snow             3 ENE Ferdinand         38.25N 86.81W
01/05/2025  M8.5 Inch        Dubois             IN   Trained Spotter  

            Snow has changed to freezing rain. 

0700 AM     Snow             1 WSW Mentor            38.31N 86.73W
01/06/2025  M8.5 Inch        Dubois             IN   Cocorahs         
            

0800 AM     Snow             1 SW Middletown         38.23N 85.53W
01/06/2025  M8.4 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Cocorahs         
            

0850 PM     Snow             2 N Jeffersontown       38.23N 85.57W
01/05/2025  M8.3 Inch        Jefferson          KY   NWS Employee     

            Combined snow and sleet accumulation. Storm 
            total. 

0800 AM     Snow             1 WNW Forks of Elkhorn  38.22N 84.82W
01/06/2025  M8.3 Inch        Franklin           KY   Cocorahs         
            

0700 AM     Snow             1 S Buckner             38.36N 85.43W
01/06/2025  M8.2 Inch        Oldham             KY   NWS Employee     
           

0738 AM     Snow             4 SE Pewee Valley       38.27N 85.44W
01/06/2025  M8.1 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Cocorahs         

            Corrects previous snow report from 4 SE 
            Pewee Valley. No change in total value, just 
            to add that 1.2 inches of sleet included in 
            snow total. 

0700 AM     Snow             1 S Hanover             38.70N 85.47W
01/06/2025  E8.0 Inch        Jefferson          IN   Cocorahs         
          

0700 AM     Snow             2 N White Cloud         38.27N 86.23W
01/06/2025  M8.0 Inch        Harrison           IN   Cocorahs         
           

0700 AM     Snow             4 SE Pewee Valley       38.27N 85.44W
01/06/2025  M8.0 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Cocorahs         

            6.9 inches snow, then 1.2 inches mixed ice 
            pellets, snow and freezing rain. 0.18 ice 
            glaze sent in freezing rain LSR. 

0700 AM     Snow             1 N Frankfort           38.21N 84.87W
01/06/2025  M8.0 Inch        Franklin           KY   Utility Company  
           

0700 AM     Snow             2 NNW Shelbyville       38.24N 85.25W
01/06/2025  M8.0 Inch        Shelby             KY   NWS Employee     
           

0222 PM     Snow             2 S Pewee Valley        38.28N 85.49W
01/05/2025  M7.9 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
          

0309 PM     Snow             Mount Washington        38.05N 85.55W
01/05/2025  M7.8 Inch        Bullitt            KY   Public           
            

0531 PM     Snow             2 WNW Floyds Knobs      38.33N 85.91W
01/05/2025  M7.8 Inch        Floyd              IN   Public           
            

0620 PM     Snow             3 SSE Buckner           38.35N 85.41W
01/05/2025  M7.8 Inch        Oldham             KY   NWS Employee     

            Sleet ongoing at time of observation. 

0930 PM     Snow             2 N Shelbyville         38.25N 85.23W
01/05/2025  M7.8 Inch        Shelby             KY   NWS Employee     
            

0145 PM     Snow             2 SE Shively            38.17N 85.80W
01/05/2025  M7.5 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
            

0415 PM     Snow             2 SSW Highview          38.11N 85.65W
01/05/2025  M7.5 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Official NWS Obs 
           

0733 AM     Snow             2 S Brooks              38.05N 85.72W
01/06/2025  M7.5 Inch        Bullitt            KY   Cocorahs         

            Also reported less than a quarter inch of 
            ice, but no direct measurement. 

0800 AM     Snow             Charlestown             38.45N 85.67W
01/06/2025  M7.4 Inch        Clark              IN   Public           
            

0342 PM     Snow             5 E Fern Creek          38.14N 85.50W
01/05/2025  M7.3 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
           

0125 PM     Snow             New Middletown          38.16N 86.05W
01/05/2025  E7.0 Inch        Harrison           IN   Trained Spotter  
            

0130 PM     Snow             Shepherdsville          37.99N 85.71W
01/05/2025  M7.0 Inch        Bullitt            KY   Public           
            

0149 PM     Snow             Saint Anthony           38.31N 86.83W
01/05/2025  M7.0 Inch        Dubois             IN   Trained Spotter  

            Snow has changed to freezing rain. 

0247 PM     Snow             Corydon                 38.21N 86.12W
01/05/2025  M7.0 Inch        Harrison           IN   Public           
            

0300 PM     Snow             2 W Forks of Elkhorn    38.22N 84.83W
01/05/2025  M7.0 Inch        Franklin           KY   CO-OP Observer   

            Sleet and freezing rain mixing in at time of 
            observation. 

0600 AM     Snow             Connersville            38.39N 84.41W
01/06/2025  M7.0 Inch        Harrison           KY   Cocorahs         
            

0800 AM     Snow             4 NNW Bedford           38.65N 85.35W
01/06/2025  M7.0 Inch        Trimble            KY   Cocorahs         
            

0115 PM     Snow             Middletown              38.24N 85.52W
01/05/2025  M6.8 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
           

0200 PM     Snow             3 NNE Louisville Int'l  38.20N 85.73W
01/05/2025  M6.8 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           

             
0213 PM     Snow             2 SE Louisville         38.23N 85.73W
01/05/2025  M6.8 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Trained Spotter  
             

0311 PM     Snow             4 SSW Saint Matthews    38.20N 85.66W
01/05/2025  M6.8 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
             

0800 AM     Snow             4 NW Sadieville         38.43N 84.59W
01/06/2025  M6.8 Inch        Scott              KY   Cocorahs         

            Also measured various ice accumulations on 
            different surfaces. Likely had at least 0.2 
            flat ice accumulation here. 

0836 PM     Snow             1 ENE Mckinley          38.76N 86.18W
01/05/2025  M6.6 Inch        Washington         IN   Cocorahs         
             

0700 AM     Snow             1 N Mckinley            38.76N 86.20W
01/06/2025  M6.6 Inch        Washington         IN   Cocorahs         
             

0246 PM     Snow             3 SE Chambersburg       38.49N 86.33W
01/05/2025  M6.5 Inch        Orange             IN   Public           
             

0305 PM     Snow             1 NW Floyds Knobs       38.33N 85.88W
01/05/2025  M6.5 Inch        Floyd              IN   Public           
            

0314 PM     Snow             Saint Matthews          38.25N 85.64W
01/05/2025  M6.5 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
            

0700 AM     Snow             3 W Jeffersontown       38.21N 85.62W
01/06/2025  M6.5 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Cocorahs         
             

0900 AM     Snow             Shakertown              37.82N 84.87W
01/06/2025  M6.4 Inch        Mercer             KY   Emergency Mngr   

             
0330 PM     Snow             1 WNW Forks of Elkhorn  38.22N 84.83W
01/05/2025  M6.3 Inch        Franklin           KY   Public           
             

0700 AM     Snow             2 ESE Leopold           38.09N 86.55W
01/06/2025  M6.3 Inch        Perry              IN   Cocorahs         
             

0700 AM     Snow             2 N Georgetown          38.23N 84.55W
01/06/2025  M6.1 Inch        Scott              KY   Cocorahs         
             

0110 PM     Snow             3 ESE Jeffersontown     38.19N 85.51W
01/05/2025  E6.0 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
             

0121 PM     Snow             Elizabethtown           37.70N 85.87W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Hardin             KY   Public           
            

0130 PM     Snow             Lawrenceburg            38.03N 84.89W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Anderson           KY   Public           
            

0137 PM     Snow             1 SW Shepherdsville     37.97N 85.73W
01/05/2025  E6.0 Inch        Bullitt            KY   Trained Spotter  
            

0200 PM     Snow             Waddy                   38.13N 85.07W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Shelby             KY   Public           
            

0206 PM     Snow             2 NE Prospect           38.37N 85.59W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Oldham             KY   Public           
           

0213 PM     Snow             Jeffersontown           38.21N 85.57W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
            

0230 PM     Snow             2 NE Harrisonville      38.10N 85.03W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Anderson           KY   Public           
            

0300 PM     Snow             2 NNE Lexington         38.07N 84.49W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Fayette            KY   Broadcast Media  

            Snow had transitioned to sleet and freezing 
            rain at observation time. 

0305 PM     Snow             2 NE Central            38.13N 86.13W
01/05/2025  E6.0 Inch        Harrison           IN   Public           
           

0307 PM     Snow             1 WNW Forks of Elkhorn  38.22N 84.83W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Franklin           KY   Public           
             

0309 PM     Snow             Valley Station          38.10N 85.86W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           
            

0311 PM     Snow             6 NNW Forks of Elkhorn  38.30N 84.85W
01/05/2025  E6.0 Inch        Franklin           KY   Public           
             

0345 PM     Snow             La Grange               38.40N 85.38W
01/05/2025  M6.0 Inch        Oldham             KY   Public           
            

0700 AM     Snow             1 SW Versailles         38.04N 84.74W
01/06/2025  M6.0 Inch        Woodford           KY   Emergency Mngr   
             

0800 AM     Snow             3 NNW Breckinridge      38.47N 84.38W
01/06/2025  M6.0 Inch        Harrison           KY   Cocorahs         

            Mentioned 0.5 inch of ice crust with snow. 

0800 AM     Snow             2 ESE Jeffersonville    38.29N 85.70W
01/06/2025  M6.0 Inch        Clark              IN   Cocorahs         
             

0800 AM     Snow             4 N Alton               38.14N 84.93W
01/06/2025  M6.0 Inch        Franklin           KY   Cocorahs         
            

0800 AM     Snow             3 SW New Zion           38.15N 84.52W
01/06/2025  M6.0 Inch        Fayette            KY   Public           
             

0352 PM     Snow             1 NE Glensboro          38.00N 85.06W
01/05/2025  M5.8 Inch        Anderson           KY   Public           
             

0900 AM     Snow             Harrodsburg             37.77N 84.85W
01/06/2025  M5.8 Inch        Mercer             KY   Emergency Mngr   
             

0308 PM     Snow             Radcliff                37.82N 85.94W
01/05/2025  E5.7 Inch        Hardin             KY   Public           

             
0225 PM     Snow             6 E Shoals              38.67N 86.68W
01/05/2025  M5.6 Inch        Orange             IN   Amateur Radio    
            

0235 PM     Snow             1 W Bryantsville        37.71N 84.67W
01/05/2025  M5.5 Inch        Garrard            KY   Public           
             

0310 PM     Snow             Goshen                  38.41N 85.59W
01/05/2025  E5.5 Inch        Oldham             KY   Public           
            

0350 PM     Snow             Pewee Valley            38.31N 85.49W
01/05/2025  M5.5 Inch        Oldham             KY   Public           
            

0210 PM     Snow             Hawesville              37.90N 86.76W
01/05/2025  M5.3 Inch        Hancock            KY   Emergency Mngr   

            5 inches of snow and 0.25 inches of sleet. 

0110 PM     Snow             2 ENE Keene             37.94N 84.60W
01/05/2025  M5.0 Inch        Jessamine          KY   Public           
            

0112 PM     Snow             Lancaster               37.62N 84.58W
01/05/2025  M5.0 Inch        Garrard            KY   Public           
             

0309 PM     Snow             Coxs Creek              37.90N 85.47W
01/05/2025  M5.0 Inch        Nelson             KY   Public           
            

0311 PM     Snow             2 SSE Saint Matthews    38.23N 85.63W
01/05/2025  M5.0 Inch        Jefferson          KY   Public           

             
0350 PM     Snow             Henryville              38.53N 85.77W
01/05/2025  E5.0 Inch        Clark              IN   Public           
            

0800 AM     Snow             6 SSW Lexington         37.97N 84.54W
01/06/2025  M5.0 Inch        Fayette            KY   Public           
            

1000 AM     Snow             Loretto                 37.64N 85.40W
01/06/2025  M5.0 Inch        Marion             KY   Emergency Mngr   
            

0150 PM     Snow             1 SSW Georgetown        38.19N 84.56W
01/05/2025  M4.8 Inch        Scott              KY   Public           
           

0700 AM     Snow             4 SE Colesburg          37.75N 85.74W
01/06/2025  M4.8 Inch        Hardin             KY   Cocorahs         
            

0326 PM     Snow             Winchester              38.00N 84.19W
01/05/2025  E4.5 Inch        Clark              KY   Public           
             

0400 PM     Snow             2 ESE Richmond          37.74N 84.27W
01/05/2025  E4.4 Inch        Madison            KY   Public           
            

0122 PM     Snow             3 SSE New Market        38.49N 85.59W
01/05/2025  E4.3 Inch        Clark              IN   Public           
            

0600 AM     Snow             5 N Bradfordsville      37.57N 85.15W
01/06/2025  M4.2 Inch        Marion             KY   Cocorahs         
             

0123 PM     Snow             5 NNE Nicholasville     37.94N 84.55W
01/05/2025  M4.0 Inch        Jessamine          KY   Public           
             

0227 PM     Snow             2 ESE Richmond          37.74N 84.27W
01/05/2025  E4.0 Inch        Madison            KY   Public           
           

0624 PM     Snow             Perryville              37.65N 84.95W
01/05/2025  E4.0 Inch        Boyle              KY   Trained Spotter  
           

0800 AM     Snow             1 SSW Balltown          37.72N 85.51W
01/06/2025  M4.0 Inch        Nelson             KY   Cocorahs         
            

1000 AM     Snow             Lebanon                 37.57N 85.25W
01/06/2025  M4.0 Inch        Marion             KY   Emergency Mngr   
           

0232 PM     Snow             Stanford                37.53N 84.66W
01/05/2025  M3.8 Inch        Lincoln            KY   Emergency Mngr   

            Freezing rain at time of observation. 

1000 AM     Snow             New Market              37.50N 85.32W
01/06/2025  M3.4 Inch        Marion             KY   Emergency Mngr   
            

0330 PM     Snow             Berea                   37.58N 84.29W
01/05/2025  E3.0 Inch        Madison            KY   Public           
           

0700 AM     Snow             4 SE Gravel Switch      37.54N 85.00W
01/06/2025  M3.0 Inch        Casey              KY   Cocorahs         
             

0800 AM     Snow             1 SE Liberty            37.31N 84.92W
01/06/2025  M3.0 Inch        Casey              KY   Cocorahs         
          

0700 AM     Snow             3 SE Allendale          37.33N 85.55W
01/06/2025  M2.1 Inch        Green              KY   Public           

            2 inches snow and 0.1 inch sleet. 

0754 PM     Snow             Buffalo                 37.52N 85.70W
01/05/2025  M2.0 Inch        Larue              KY   Public           

            Combined snow and sleet total. 

0800 AM     Snow             1 NE Danville           37.65N 84.76W
01/06/2025  M2.0 Inch        Boyle              KY   Cocorahs         

Environment

Cold temperatures in the mid and upper 20s were in place across the region on Sunday morning when precipitation begin. Initially, it began as snow with intense rates between 1 and 2" per hour across northern KY and southern IN. This was due to strong low to mid level frontogenesis which yielded many snow and sleet totals in the 6 to 9" range. However as a warm surge of low level air moved into the area, it overran the cold air at the surface and changed precipitation to sleet, and then finally prolonged freezing rain. The event then ended on Monday with one last round of snowfall that yielded another 1 to 3" of snowfall.

Figure 1: A strong surface low passed just to the south of KY	Figure 2: A strong mid level low pressure system was also noted, and was the main driver of the last round of snow on Monday.	Figure 3: Mid level frontogenesis showing up nicely over the areas that saw the heaviest snow.

Figure 4: A warm "nose" of air overran the cold sub-freezing air at the surface to produce mixed precipitation, mainly freezing rain, across almost all of Kentucky later Sunday into Sunday night. Nearly 100,000 folks were without power by Monday morning.	Figure 5: This was an incredibly moist system that held the equivalent of around 1.5 to 2" of liquid equivalent precipitation. This image shows where the deepest moisture resided near the peak of the event.	Figure 6: Additional lift in the atmosphere was provided by a strong upper level jet stream entering the area as well.