Heavy Snow — Breathitt, Kentucky

2025-01-19 to 2025-01-20 · Breathitt, Kentucky

Event narrative

Snow accumulated throughout the day on January 19th. Several reports between 2.6 and 3.6 inches were received during the afternoon and evening. The highest amounts were reported late in the evening, with a public report of an estimated 4.3 inches in the Bowlings Creek community at 2300EST, and a final measured storm total of 4.3 inches by an NWS Employee at the NWS Jackson office at 2250EST.

Wider weather episode

A storm system moving up the coast on January 19th, 2025 transitioned rain to a widespread snow. A period of steady snow in the morning transitioned into more intense, scattered snow bands and squalls during the afternoon and evening before tapering off overnight. The storm produced a distinct northwest-to-southeast snowfall gradient, with accumulations ranging from 1 to 3 inches in the northwest to over 4 to 7 inches in the far southeastern counties, where persistent banding was enhanced by the terrain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1283249. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.