High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

A major winter storm will shift its impacts into the Northeast U.S. with heavy snow through tonight while over the Mid-Atlantic, sleet and freezing rain will diminish. Extremely cold air behind the storm will prolong dangerous travel and infrastructure impacts. Sub-zero low temperatures are expected nearly every morning from the Northern Plains through the Ohio Valley and into the Northeast. Read More >

Overview

An upper level disturbance and warm front moved through eastern Kentucky during the morning and afternoon of January 8. Precipitation arrived during the early morning hours, beginning as some light freezing rain prior to temperatures quickly warming above freezing by late morning and early afternoon. Numerous areas received a light glazing of ice, leading to several vehicle accidents during the morning. Prior to this, a stretch of nearly two weeks of at or below freezing temperatures led to several instances of water line breaks and leaks in Martin, Floyd, Pike, Perry, and Martin Counties as well as the city of Manchester. Later in the week, record warmth was observed across eastern Kentucky.

The long stretch of cold resulted in Cumberland Falls freezing up. Courtesy Anthony Roe.

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Radar imagery from 5:38 a.m. to 6:48 a.m. on January 8, 2018.

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Air temperatures above freezing at 7:19 a.m. Courtesy KYTC.	Road temperatures at or below freezing at 7:19 a.m. Courtesy KYTC.


High temperatures at Jackson, Kentucky for 13 days, ranging from Christmas through January 6, 2018.	Record warmth at Jackson and London, KY on January 10, 2018.

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High-Impact and Far-Reaching Winter Storm Continues; Cold Expands and Persists

Nearly 2 Weeks of Freezing Temperatures Concludes with Light Icing on January 8, 2018