Winter Storm — Barren, Kentucky

2025-01-05 to 2025-01-06 · Barren, Kentucky

Event narrative

Barren County received significant ice accumulation of at least 0.25 inches, with some additional light snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches.

Wider weather episode

A major winter storm impacted central Kentucky on January 5-6, 2025. When all was said and done, the storm had dropped a swath of heavy snow and sleet ranging between 6 and 12 inches across northern Kentucky. In addition, damaging amounts of ice between 0.25 to 0.75 inches were noted across much of Kentucky. Nearly 100,000 people were without power by Monday morning. The storm then ended Monday afternoon with one last round of snow ranging between 1 to 3 inches. By Monday night, many area roads and streets were still snow and ice covered, with close to 50,000 people still without power. A several day stretch of intense cold then followed the storm, adding to the impacts from the storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1233041. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.