Heavy Snow — Pulaski, Kentucky

2025-01-10 · Pulaski, Kentucky

Event narrative

Snow fell intermittently in Pulaski County, beginning around midday on January 10th and continuing through the evening. During the evening of the 10th, initial reports showed significant accumulation. At 1704EST, a member of the public reported a measurement of 2.5 inches at Somerset. At 1740EST, another public report noted 2.0 inches of snow 2 miles east of Pulaski County Park. By the following morning, January 11th, storm totals showed higher amounts. A social media report showed 3.0 inches, 2 miles east of the Pulaski County Park. An amateur radio operator reported 3.5 inches of snow along Slate Branch Road, 3 miles northwest of Bronston. The highest reported total came from the Department of Highways, with approximately 5.0 inches of new snowfall 1 mile south-southwest of Somerset.

Wider weather episode

A complex winter storm impacted eastern Kentucky on January 10th and 11th, 2025. The event featured the interaction of a northern stream weather system with a plume of moisture from the Gulf of Mexico. Snow began to spread across the region on the morning of the 10th, becoming widespread and significant by the afternoon. The peak of the event occurred during the evening of the 10th, with bands of heavy snow producing snowfall rates of up to one inch per hour at times, particularly across southern and southeastern counties. By the morning of the 11th, the steady snow had tapered off from west to east, ending as flurries. The storm produced a widespread snowfall of 3 to 5 inches, with the highest totals of up to 7 inches amplified by orographic lift in the highest terrain of the southeastern mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1283113. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.