Winter Storm — Mercer, Kentucky

2018-03-11 to 2018-03-12 · Mercer, Kentucky

Event narrative

Reports indicated that between 6 and 10 inches of snow fell across the county.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm produced a band of 4-10 inches of snowfall across central Kentucky during the evening hours March 11 through the morning hours March 12. The heaviest totals of 8-10 inches occurred east of I-65, from Washington/Marion/northern Taylor counties east through Fayette and Madison counties. 9 inches was measured at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington.

The snowfall was heavy and intense at times, accumulating 1 inch per hour in many places. The snow was extremely wet, which put a high load of weight on trees and power lines. There were numerous reports of downed trees and power lines. In addition, there were widespread school closings across central Kentucky with reports of traffic accidents and hazardous travel conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 734799. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.