Heavy Snow — Johnson, Kentucky

2025-01-19 · Johnson, Kentucky

Event narrative

Snow accumulated steadily across Johnson County on January 19th. Public reports showed the snow deepening during the day, with an estimated 1.0 inch at East Point at 1100EST, followed by an estimated 2.0 inches near Whitehouse at 1400EST, and an estimated 3.0 inches near Staffordsville by 1620EST. A final storm total of a measured 4.6 inches was reported from the Paintsville 1 E CO-OP site at 700EST on January 20th.

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 1283252. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.