A significant winter storm occurred during the morning and early afternoon of January 19th as an area of low pressure moved northeast from northern Alabama into eastern Tennessee, and eventually into central Virginia.  The combination of the surface low, along with abundant Gulf moisture, and a strong upper level disturbance produced a large swath of wintry precipitation across eastern Kentucky.The precipitation initially began as a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain in the southern portion of the County Warning Area (CWA) during the early morning hours.  As the precipitation spread north and east, it was mainly in the form of snow at first.  The precipitation turned to sleet in the southern portions of the CWA by mid morning, then to freezing rain, and eventually to rain by late morning.  In areas receiving heavy snow to the north, snow gave way to some light sleet by around noon, and shortly afterward changing to a light mix of sleet and freezing rain, and then mostly light rain by mid afternoon.Snowfall totals across eastern Kentucky from this event ranged from 6 to 9 inches north of a line from Irvine (Estill County) to Booneville (Owsley County) to Inez (Martin County).  This includes Fleming, Bath, Rowan, Montgomery, Elliot, Menifee, Morgan, Powell, Johnson, Martin, Magoffin, Wolfe, Estill, Lee, and Owsley Counties.  Also, 4 to 6 inches of snow were reported from Rockcastle, Jackson, Breathitt, Knott, Floyd, and Pike Counties.Areas in the southern CWA received a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain.  This area includes Wayne, Pulaski, McCreary, Laurel, Whitley, Knox, Clay, Bell, Leslie, Perry, Harlan, Letcher, and Pike Counties.  Reports of 1/2 to 1 inch of sleet were received in Whitley, Knox, and Wayne Counties with a thin topping of ice in many areas from freezing rain.Pike County reached winter storm criteria by not only a heavy snow report in northern Pike County, but also another report of 1/2 of an inch of sleet on top of 2 inches of snow in the southern portion.

Winter Storm in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in CLAY, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in KNOX, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in LAUREL, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in LESLIE, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 05:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 09:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 08:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in WAYNE, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 05:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 09:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Winter Storm in WHITLEY, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 05:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in BATH, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Property damage: 0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in LEE, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Heavy Snow in MAGOFFIN, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Heavy Snow in MARTIN, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 08:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in MENIFEE, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in MONTGOMERY, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in MORGAN, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in OWSLEY, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Heavy Snow in POWELL, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in ROCKCASTLE, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Heavy Snow in ROWAN, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in WOLFE, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Heavy Snow in KNOTT, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in BREATHITT, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heavy Snow in ELLIOTT, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in ESTILL, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Heavy Snow in FLEMING, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Heavy Snow in FLOYD, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 08:00:00 to 19-JAN-02 12:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in JACKSON, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 06:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 10:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Heavy Snow in JOHNSON, KENTUCKY
From 19-JAN-02 07:30:00 to 19-JAN-02 11:30:00 (EST)
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT