An upper level storm system moved from western Arkansas across Tennessee. Moisture spread northward from the system, starting as light rain or mixed rain and snow in places south and east of Paducah. As colder air filtered in from the northwest, a transition from rain to snow occurred. The snow continued overnight, falling heavily at times from Owensboro south to the Hopkinsville area. Snow accumulations were generally from 3 to 6 inches from the Kentucky Lake area east and northeast across western Kentucky. Less than an inch occurred in the Mississippi River counties of Ballard and Carlisle. Specific snowfall reports included 6 inches two miles north of Hopkinsville, 6 inches in Owensboro and 4 miles southwest of Cadiz, 5 inches in Dawson Springs, 4.5 inches in Central City and Cadiz, 4 inches in Eddyville, 3 inches in Providence, Fort Campbell, and Draffenville, 2.5 inches in Henderson and Murray, and 1 inch in Paducah, Mayfield, and Clinton. Roads became very slick and hazardous, especially from the Kentucky Lake area eastward and northeast. Three vehicles slid off Interstate 24 near mile marker 19 in Marshall County. Multiple cars slid off U.S. Highway 641 south of Murray. There were numerous other accidents around the region. On the morning following the snowstorm, a fatal wreck was caused by lingering patches of snow and ice on Interstate 24 near exit 40 in Lyon County. The driver of a pickup truck lost control of his vehicle on the U.S. Highway 62 overpass, struck a bridge rail, then went into the median. Both occupants of the pickup truck got out of the truck, only to be struck by another pickup truck that lost control on the same bridge. The driver of the first truck was killed (indirect fatality), and his passenger was injured. The collision caused the westbound lanes of the interstate to be shut down for about an hour.

Heavy Snow in MCLEAN, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in UNION, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in HENDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in DAVIESS, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in WEBSTER, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in TODD, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 19:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in FULTON, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 17:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in TRIGG, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in MARSHALL, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 17:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in CALDWELL, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 17:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in LIVINGSTON, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 17:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in HOPKINS, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in GRAVES, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 17:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in MUHLENBERG, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in LYON, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 18:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in HICKMAN, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 17:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in MCCRACKEN, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 17:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in CRITTENDEN, KENTUCKY
From 25-JAN-11 17:00:00 to 26-JAN-11 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter