Heavy Snow — Perry, Kentucky

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

Event narrative

Perry County saw some of the highest, but also most variable, snowfall totals from the event on January 19th and 20th. On the morning of January 20th, the CO-OP observer at the Hazard Water Works(HAZK2) measured a storm total of 3.5 inches. However, a public report from late on the evening of the 19th, at 2328EST, noted a much higher, measured total of 7.0 inches of snow 1 mile south-southeast of Delphia.

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 1283257. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.