Heavy Snow — Whitley, Kentucky

2025-01-19 · Whitley, Kentucky

Event narrative

Snow fell across Whitley County on January 19th. An early public report from Corbin around 1215EST noted an estimated 1.5 inches of snow. The highest reported amount for the county was a measured 4.0 inches from CoCoRaHS station KY-WH-11, observed at 2250EST that evening.

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 1283259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.