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March 4th-6th Winter Storm


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14.6" storm total thru 7:00am today for Lexington (LEX) puts them at 37.5" for the season. So, 2014-15 currently sits as the 7th snowiest season on record. 

 

1) 53.0" in 1916-17

2) 42.1" in 1917-18

2) 42.1" in 1977-78

4) 41.7" in 1950-51

5) 40.7" in 1935-36

6) 38.4" in 1939-40

7) 37.5" in 2014-15

8) 34.5" in 1942-43

8) 34.5" in 1967-68

10) 34.1" in 1894-95

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14.6" storm total thru 7:00am today for Lexington (LEX) puts them at 37.5" for the season. So, 2014-15 currently sits as the 7th snowiest season on record. 

 

1) 53.0" in 1916-17

2) 42.1" in 1917-18

2) 42.1" in 1977-78

4) 41.7" in 1950-51

5) 40.7" in 1935-36

6) 38.4" in 1939-40

7) 37.5" in 2014-15

8) 34.5" in 1942-43

8) 34.5" in 1967-68

10) 34.1" in 1894-95

 

 

surprised they aren't higher on that list, quite a run there from 1916-1918

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surprised they aren't higher on that list, quite a run there from 1916-1918

 

Well, season total at LEX was only 8.2" through February 15. Makes for 29.3" in the past 18 days through this morning. That in itself would be good for the 18th snowiest season on record. Pretty remarkable late run. :D 

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Paducah is up to 28.5" for the season. Puts them at the 4th snowiest season record. Shorter period of record for them...and let's be honest, it's a snow hole. Still, pretty good relatively speaking.

 

1) 35.7" in 1977-78

2) 33.5" in 1959-60

3) 28.7" in 1984-85

4) 28.5" in 2014-15

5) 24.5" in 1978-79

6) 23.9" in 2002-03

7) 21.1" in 1969-70

8) 19.3" in 1992-93

9) 18.9" in 2010-11

10) 18.5" in 2013-14

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A few more recent LSRs.

 

1154 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 SW OXFORD 38.25N 84.55W

03/05/2015 E20.0 INCH SCOTT KY PUBLIC

 

1146 AM HEAVY SNOW LAWRENCEBURG 38.03N 84.89W

03/05/2015 M16.5 INCH ANDERSON KY PUBLIC

 

1129 AM HEAVY SNOW FINCHVILLE 38.15N 85.32W

03/05/2015 M16.5 INCH SHELBY KY PUBLIC

 

1121 AM HEAVY SNOW FALLS OF ROUGH 37.60N 86.55W

03/05/2015 M18.2 INCH BRECKINRIDGE KY PUBLIC

 

1121 AM HEAVY SNOW HODGENVILLE 37.57N 85.74W

03/05/2015 M18.3 INCH LARUE KY PUBLIC

 

 

And this:

 

1019 AM SNOW EDDYVILLE 37.08N 88.08W

03/05/2015 U0.0 INCH LYON KY LAW ENFORCEMENT

2 COMPANIES OF THE KY NATIONAL GUARD ARE DEPLOYED TO
RESCUE/ASSIST INDIVIDUALS STRANDED ON INTERSTATE 24.
POLICE REPORTING AT LEAST 300 VEHILCES STRANDED BETWEEN
EXITS 16 AND 35. MANY REPORTS OF ONE FOOT OR MORE OF
SNOWFALL DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

 

 

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Hi, guys. New poster here but longtime lurker. Just thought the lower OV could use another poster since there aren't many of us on here!

I can confirm those high snowfall totals. 13 inches at my location just southeast of Louisville. My sister 10 miles to the south has 19 inches. Just across the river in southern IN totals are closer to 8 inches. The extreme totals came from persistent bright banding late last night just south of Louisville. Snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour persisted for hours, although I don't think anyone reported thundersnow. This setup was perfect for heavy snow and was probably a once in a 25 year type of event. And all this snow fell after 2-3 inches of rain and flooding. Oh, and the temperature on Tuesday hit the low 60's!

Kudos to the ECMWF for nailing these totals days out. The NAM was persistent as well showing a foot plus. The GFS was, well the GFS, but it did ok.

 

Are you the ovweather from EasternUSWX weather board, by any chance?

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Last one that comes to mind was in 1998. Anyone remember that one?

 

 

Yeah, dumped like 22" in Louisville.  There was another one in January 1994 (just before the massive arctic outbreak) that dropped 18-24" in parts of northern KY.

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The big dog climo for the Ohio River region is surprisingly good.  Not talking east coast like but not bad considering the latitude.  They've had a number of 18+ storms in that region over the years.

 

Louisville picked up 16 inches in 94 and 22 inches in 98. We picked up eight inches of snow in 04 but had three or four inches of sleet with it. And, then in 2008 when I was in college and got dryslotted in WKY, Louisville picked up 10 inches.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY  1251 PM EST THU MAR 5 2015     ..TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON     ..DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.                ..REMARKS..    1249 PM     SNOW             2 NNW RADCLIFF          37.84N 85.95W  03/05/2015  M25.0 INCH       HARDIN             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER                  MEASURED IN SEVERAL SPOTS, SEVERAL TIMES.               CAME OUT TO AN AVERAGE OF 25 INCHES.   
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Are you the ovweather from EasternUSWX weather board, by any chance?

Yes, that is me!

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I think the past 3 weeks in Kentucky may go down as the harshest 3 week winter period in history for the state. And to think before all this most of the state was in a snow drought. In fact, the year started off dry with precip deficits for the year already over 3 inches by mid Feb.

If Louisville can reach -2 tonight, that will be the coldest temp ever recorded here in March.

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Right on. I remember you from Eastern...and was thinking you had to be in winter heaven these past three weeks. Hope to see you post more. :)

Thanks. Eastern was a bit crazy because us OV and GL folks were few and far between compared to all those crazy Mid-Atlantic and NE posters. This sub-forum is great because there is so much informative stuff posted here about our region. I love the enthusiasm (but not overbearing) of everyone here. I remember you and Hoosier. And that guy Buckeye always cracks me up!

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