On December 24th, Christmas Eve, a low pressure system traversed along the Gulf Of Mexico. Moisture streamed up into the area but the Jackson CWA was spared  the heavier snowfall as that occurred further east. The event was worthy of Winter Weather Advisories with a Winter Storm Warning issued for the higher elevations in Harlan and Letcher counties. A powerful east coast low pressure developed and traveled up the east coast. The fully developed low pressure system brought northerly flow into eastern Kentucky and created an extended upslope event. The event prompted the continuance of the advisories and winter storm warnings into December 27th till noon.

Winter Weather in KNOTT, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 18:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 12:38:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Four inches of snow had fallen in Mousie since 6 pm yesterday.

Winter Weather in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 13:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Five and a half inches of snow had fallen in Fonde since Friday night, with 3 inches of that having accumulated overnight.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 05:38:00 to 26-DEC-10 17:38:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three and a tenth inches of snow fell in Turkey Creek over a 12 hour period. The storm total snowfall was 6.1 inches.

Winter Weather in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 26-DEC-10 00:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 18:52:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An inch of new snow had fallen in Mintonville over the previous 19 hours. The storm total snowfall was 5.7 inches, with a snow depth of 5 inches.

Winter Weather in LAUREL, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 24-DEC-10 23:12:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Two tenths of an inch of snow fell in Keavy.

Winter Weather in WHITLEY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 24-DEC-10 23:20:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

An inch and a half of snow fell in Woodbine.

Winter Weather in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 24-DEC-10 23:56:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An inch and a half of snow fell in Somerset.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 10:55:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The total snowfall in Ashcamp since Friday night was 4.5 inches.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 10:55:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Two and a half inches of snow had fallen in Gulnare since Friday night.

Winter Weather in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 11:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Three and a half inches of snow fell in Baxter at an elevation of 1200 feet.

Winter Weather in POWELL, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 00:48:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

The Mountain Parkway was covered in snow from Campton to Clay City. A half an inch of snow depth was reported.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 21:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

K4AVX reported that 7 inches of snow had fallen in Viper since Friday evening.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

KA4AOU reports 4 inches of snow on the ground in Rowdy.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 10:55:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Two and a half inches of snow had fallen in Pikeville since Friday night.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 10:55:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Five inches of snow had fallen in Hardy since Friday night.

Heavy Snow in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 12:10:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Five and a half inches of snow fell on Little Black Mountain overnight at an elevation of 3800 feet. Between 9 and 11 inches of snow had fallen since Friday night and it was snowing heavily when this report was called in.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

KI4VJB reported that 4 inches of snow was on the ground in Hazard.

Winter Weather in CLAY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

KG4SXT reported that 5 inches of snow was on the ground in Manchester.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 10:55:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Five inches of snow had fallen in Virgie since Friday night.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 10:55:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The snow depth 2 miles north northwest of Dice was 3.5 inches.

Winter Weather in MORGAN, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 24-DEC-10 23:13:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A tenth of an inch of snow fell in West Liberty. The snow was covering the roads and was coming down heavily.

Winter Weather in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An inch of snow had fallen 5 miles west southwest of Somerset since midnight. The storm total snowfall was 5.7 inches, with a 5 inch snow depth.

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 21:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

KJ4LOB reported that 9 inches of snow had fallen since Friday evening in Hallie.

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 21:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

N4UTG reported that 9 inches of snow had fallen in Ermine since Friday evening.

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 21:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

KK4WH reported that 9 inches of snow had fallen in Whitesburg since Friday evening.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 09:20:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An inch and a  half of snow fell 2 miles north northwest of Dice.

Winter Weather in LESLIE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Two and a half inches of snow fell in Thousandsticks.

Winter Weather in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 10:45:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three inches of snow fell in Ferguson.

Winter Weather in FLOYD, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 10:54:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

One and four tenths of an inch of snow fell in Emma.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 19:38:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The storm total snowfall 4 miles southeast of Shelbiana since Friday night was 6 inches.

Winter Weather in OWSLEY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 21:13:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Four inches of snow had fallen in Booneville since Friday evening.

Winter Weather in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

AF4YJ reported that 6 inches of snow was on the ground in Baxter, at an elevation of 1200 feet.

Winter Weather in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 18:00:00 to 27-DEC-10 08:37:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Seven and a half inches of snow had fallen in Pine Knot since Friday afternoon.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 16:00:00 to 27-DEC-10 08:50:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

On Hall Mountain, at an elevation of 1550 feet, in the Viper area, 9.7 inches of snow had fallen since Friday. A new snow accumulation of 2.7 inches had occurred since noon on Sunday, with a snow depth of 7 inches.

Winter Weather in BREATHITT, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 08:46:00 to 26-DEC-10 08:46:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Two and a half inches of snow fell in Jetts Creek since yesterday.

Winter Weather in LESLIE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 21:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Six inches of snow fell in Smilax over a 36 hour period.

Winter Weather in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 21:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An inch and a half of snow fell in Ferguson over the past 12 hours. The snow depth was 4.5 inches.

Winter Weather in BREATHITT, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 21:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:20:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

One and six tenths of an inch of snow fell 2 miles north of Jackson.

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 18:00:00 to 27-DEC-10 09:15:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Seven inches of snow had fallen in Thornton since Friday evening. Two inches of new snow had fallen overnight.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 26-DEC-10 10:40:00 to 27-DEC-10 10:40:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Four inches of new snow had fallen in Delphia during the previous 24 hours. The total snow depth was 7 inches.

Winter Weather in FLOYD, KENTUCKY
From 27-DEC-10 00:00:00 to 27-DEC-10 14:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Two and a half inches of snow fell overnight 2 miles north of Prestonsburg.

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three inches of snow fell in Whitesburg overnight, with a total snow depth of 6 inches.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:50:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Two and a half inches of snow had fallen as of 730 am, with another half inch having fallen since then.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:55:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three inches of snow fell overnight in Delphia with 5 inches currently on the ground.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 14:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three and a half inches of snow fell 8 miles north northeast of Pikville over the past 18 hours.

Winter Weather in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 00:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 17:55:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Two and a half inches of snow fell in Fonde.

Winter Weather in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 01:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Five and a half inches of snow had fallen in Fonde since Friday evening. Three inches of this snowfall occurred overnight.

Winter Weather in FLOYD, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 07:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Two and on tenth of an inch of snow fell 3 miles west southwest of Prestonsburg over the past 24 hours. The storm total snowfall was 3.1 inches, with a snow depth of 3 inches.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 19:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Three and a quarter inches of snow fell in Buckhorn over a 36 hour period.

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 09:31:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

N4VBV reported that 8 inches of snow was on the ground in Whitesburg.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 26-DEC-10 19:00:00 to 27-DEC-10 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An inch of snow has fallen in the past 12 hours 2 miles south of Shelbiana. The snow was blowing and drifting.

Winter Weather in MORGAN, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 20:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The running snowfall total in Relief was 2.5 inches.

Winter Weather in LAUREL, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 20:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The running snowfall total 1 mile southeast of London was 2.8 inches.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 20:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

The running snowfall total in Delphia is 2.9 inches.

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 24-DEC-10 20:00:00 to 25-DEC-10 07:15:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: NWS Employee

The running snowfall total 2 miles west of Mouthcard was 1.4 inches.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 25-DEC-10 22:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 11:17:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Three inches of new snow fell overnight in Viper at an elevation of 1550 feet. The total snow depth was 7 inches.

Winter Weather in BREATHITT, KENTUCKY
From 26-DEC-10 07:00:00 to 26-DEC-10 19:40:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

One and seven tenths of an inch of snow had fallen 2 miles east southeast of Talbert since 630 am on Sunday morning. The storm total snowfall since Friday evening was 5 inches, with a snow depth of 4 inches.