Heavy Snow — Pike, Kentucky

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

Event narrative

Widespread heavy and highly variable snow fell across Pike County on January 19th and into the morning of the 20th. During the afternoon of the 19th, numerous public and official reports showed accumulations mounting, with totals generally ranging from 2.3 to 4.5 inches. By that evening, totals had increased, with an estimated 5.0 inches reported by the Department of Highways in the high terrain south of Coleman. The highest totals for the event were reported by an emergency manager on the morning of January 20th, and included a measured 6.6 inches in the Turkey Creek community and a peak estimated total of 7.0 inches near Hardy.

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 1283258. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.