Winter Weather — Elliott, Kentucky

2018-11-27 to 2018-11-28 · Elliott, Kentucky

Event narrative

A Cooperative Observer north of Stark reported a storm total snowfall of 2 inches.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front brought markedly colder temperatures into eastern Kentucky early on November 26th. This allowed residual moisture to transition to light snow and freezing drizzle during the morning and afternoon. As temperatures further cooled below freezing through the evening of the 26th, a few roads began to ice up and lead to traffic impacts across eastern Kentucky as officials were forced to close them for a period of time. Precipitation finally transitioned to all light snow showers and flurries during the afternoon of the 27th as temperatures remained in the mid to upper 20s. These light snow showers continued into the morning hours of the 28th with isolated icy spots on area roadways.

Although snow and ice amounts were light, with snow amounts largely under 1 inch and ice amounts topping out at a few hundredths of an inch, isolated impacts were felt on roadways. These include:

- The overpass at U.S. Highway 27 and Kentucky Highway 1247 in Pulaski County being blocked due to icy conditions.

- Accumulating snow impacting the morning commute on Hal Rogers Parkway just west of Hazard. Additionally, a motorist crashed on Kentucky Highway 15 in Hazard due to slick roads.

- Kentucky Highway 15 being shut down near the Perry County line for a period due to an overturned truck near the Mountain Pass Dairy Bar in Sassafras.

- Slick roads causing a citizen to wreck their vehicle near Hazel Green.

The highest reported storm total snowfall amount was 2 inches just north of Stark in Elliott County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 787028. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.