Arctic air, coupled with a slowly sagging cold front, helped produce a prolonged winter storm over Kentucky from the afternoon of March 2nd through noon on March 3rd. Initially, a nearly stationary front was located near the Ohio River during the late morning hours on the 2nd. Southwesterly flow aloft along and north of this boundary produced mixed precipitation across extreme northern Kentucky by late afternoon. This front slowly moved south, and by mid-evening lay along the Tennessee Border. Several waves moved along this boundary, bringing widespread mixed precipitation to central Kentucky before low pressure moved east during the late morning of the 3rd. Precipitation changed from rain to freezing rain, sleet and then snow at each location as cold air became progressively deeper. Along a line stretching roughly from Bowling Green through the southern Bluegrass, prodigious amounts of sleet fell, with sleet accumulations of over 2 inches across many counties. During the early morning on the 3rd, a deformation band then set up across the same location, producing an additional 3 to 5 inches of snow. Farther north, along the Ohio River and the northern Bluegrass, lighter amounts of mixed precipitation fell, with sleet and snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. Warm air along the Tennessee border at the beginning of this event reduced sleet and snow accumulations to 1 to 3 inches.

Winter Storm in WARREN, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Freezing rain during the late afternoon brought a light glaze of ice before changing over to sleet by evening. Substantial sleet accumulations of over 2 inches fell near Bowling Green before changing over to snow. An observer in Bowling Green measured 4. 8 inches of sleet and snow.

Winter Storm in SHELBY, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Between 3 and 4 inches of snow and sleet were reported from several locations around the county.

Winter Storm in LOGAN, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 18:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Freezing rain brought a glaze of between one and two tenths of an inch of ice. Sleet then developed, accumulating around 1 inch before changing to snow. Snow continued through the morning hours on the 3rd, bringing an additional 3 inches.

Winter Storm in MARION, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 18:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Just over 5 inches of snow followed a half inch of sleet and a light glaze of ice.

Winter Storm in WASHINGTON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The emergency manager relayed a report of an accumulation of two inches of sleet followed by 3 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in ALLEN, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 19:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter near Scottsville reported freezing rain with icing amounts between one quarter and one half inch. This brought isolated power outages around the county. Freezing rain changed to sleet and then snow with another one and one half of an inch accumulation.

Winter Storm in OHIO, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light freezing rain deposited one tenth of an inch of ice before turning into sleet during the evening of the 2nd. Sleet accumulated to around 4 tenths of an inch before turning into light snow. Two inches of snow accumulated before ending the next morning.

Winter Storm in TRIMBLE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 10:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer reported 4 inches of snow near Bedford.

Winter Storm in MERCER, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Substantial sleet brought accumulations of around 2 inches before changing to snow. Snow brought an additional 2 to 3 inches.

Winter Storm in MADISON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Freezing rain brought icing of one tenth of an inch before changing to sleet and snow. Significant sleet brought accumulations from 1 to 2 inches before changing to snow. An additional 2 inches of snow fell.

Winter Storm in FAYETTE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

The Lexington media reported from 4 to 5 inches of snow and sleet. Light freezing rain preceded this with icing of around one tenth of an inch. The snow observer at the Lexington airport measured a storm total of 5 inches of snow and sleet.

Winter Storm in SIMPSON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 18:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Freezing rain brought a light glaze before switching over to sleet and then light snow. Substantial sleet accumulations of between 1 and 2 inches were measured before light snow brought another inch.

Winter Storm in BARREN, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Freezing rain brought icing of around one tenth of an inch before switching over to sleet during the late evening. Substantial sleet accumulations of up to 2 inches developed before precipitation changed over to light snow. An additional inch of snow fell.

Winter Storm in ADAIR, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 20:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

In Columbia, the Adair County emergency manager reported light icing, followed by 2 inches of sleet and then 3 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in CASEY, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 20:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The emergency manager reported around one quarter of an inch of ice, followed by 5 inches of sleet and snow combined.

Winter Storm in JESSAMINE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Icing of up to two tenths of an inch was followed by 1 inch of sleet and 4 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in NICHOLAS, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Sleet accumulated one quarter of an inch before changing to snow.  Four inches of snow was measured in Carlisle.

Winter Storm in GRAYSON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Freezing rain during the evening of the 2nd brought ice accumulations of around one quarter of an inch. This turned into sleet and then snow by late evening.  One half inch of sleet accumulated, followed by 2 to 3 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in BUTLER, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light freezing rain changed to sleet and then snow during the late evening on the 2nd. A glaze of one tenth of an inch of ice was followed by one half inch of sleet and another 2 inches of snow before ending the next morning.

Winter Storm in HENRY, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 10:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light freezing rain deposited a tenth of an inch of ice during the morning hours on the 2nd. After a several hour break in precipitation, sleet and snow developed during the afternoon. Around 4 inches of sleet and snow accumulated north of New Castle.

Winter Storm in NELSON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer measured 2 inches of combined sleet and snow near New Haven. Across the southern portions of Nelson County, sleet accumulations varied from one half to one inch.

Winter Storm in WOODFORD, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Freezing rain brought a light glaze before changing over to sleet and snow. Sleet then accumulated to around 1 inch before changing over to snow. Total sleet and snow accumulations averaged between 4 and 5 inches across the county.

Winter Storm in MONROE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 19:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Ice deposited around one tenth of an inch of ice before changing over to sleet and then snow.  One to 3 inches of sleet and snow then fell with the higher amounts across the northern portion of the county.

Winter Storm in BOYLE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 18:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

The Boyle County Highway Department reported up to one quarter of an inch of icing, followed by 2 inches of sleet and then 4 inches of snow.

Winter Storm in SCOTT, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A third of an inch of sleet fell before changing to all snow, which then accumulated around 4 inches near Newtown.

Winter Storm in LINCOLN, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 18:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Around 5 inches of snow fell on top of 1 to 2 inches of ice and sleet.

Winter Storm in HARDIN, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 14:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

A NWS employee in Vine Grove measured 3 inches of snow and sleet. Considerable amounts of sleet fell across the southern portion of the county, with accumulations between one half and one inch.

Winter Storm in FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 15:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer just west of Frankfort measured just under 3 inches of sleet and snow. Of this amount, over one half inch fell as sleet.

Winter Storm in CUMBERLAND, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 20:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Heavy sleet accumulated to over 2 inches in Burkesville before changing over to snow. After the changeover, 2 to 3 inches of snow fell.

Winter Storm in JEFFERSON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Just under 3 inches of snow and sleet fell during evening of March 2nd, ending during the early morning on the 3rd. During the morning hours on the 2nd, freezing rain brought a light glaze throughout the Louisville metropolitan area.

Winter Storm in GARRARD, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

The Garrard County emergency manager reported that around 3 and one half inches of snow fell on on top of one and one half inches of sleet.

Winter Storm in LARUE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Freezing rain brought a tenth of an inch of ice before changing over to sleet and freezing rain.  Three inches of sleet and snow were measured at both Upton and Hodgenville.

Winter Storm in BRECKINRIDGE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light freezing rain that began during the late afternoon brought icing up to a quarter of an inch before changing into sleet and then snow. Sleet and snow accumulations reached 2 to 3 inches before ending as snow during the early morning hours.

Winter Storm in RUSSELL, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 19:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Freezing rain brought a glaze of around one tenth of an inch before changing to sleet and snow. Near Salem, sleet accumulated to around 1 and one half inches before changing to snow. An additional one to two inches of snow fell after that.

Winter Storm in MEADE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Freezing rain during the afternoon on the 2nd brought a light glaze of ice before changing over to sleet and then snow by early on the 3rd. Along with the icing, 2 to 3 inches of sleet and snow fell across the county.

Winter Storm in EDMONSON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Snow and sleet accumulations of 5 inches were reported near Brownsville. Sleet alone accounted for 2 inches of this total.

Winter Storm in HART, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light freezing rain brought icing of around one tenth of an inch before changing to sleet. Substantial sleet accumulations of 2 inches were measured before changing over to snow, bringing another 2 inches of accumulation.

Winter Storm in TAYLOR, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Freezing rain brought a tenth of an inch of ice, before changing into sleet. Over 2 inches of sleet fell before precipitation changed into snow, bringing another 2 to 3 inches.

Winter Storm in OLDHAM, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 15:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer near La Grange measured 2.5 inches of snow and sleet at 7 am on the morning of the 3rd. Additional snow after the measurement added another inch to the total.

Winter Storm in CLINTON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 20:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Freezing rain with light icing changed to sleet and snow. At Cumberland City, over 1 inch of sleet fell before changing to snow. Snowfall amounts then varied from near 2 inches near Russell County to less than one inch near the Tennessee Border.

Winter Storm in METCALFE, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 18:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Freezing rain brought icing measured at between one and two tenths of an inch. Precipitation then changed to sleet with substantial accumulations of between one and two inches. Snow brought an additional one to two inch accumulation.

Winter Storm in CLARK, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 13:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Between 4 and 5 inches of snow and sleet fell near Winchester.

Winter Storm in SPENCER, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer northwest of Taylorsville measured 4 inches of snow and sleet.

Winter Storm in ANDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Over 4 inches of sleet and snow fell in Lawrenceburg.

Winter Storm in HANCOCK, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 15:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Freezing rain that began during the late afternoon on the 2nd brought a glaze of around one quarter of an inch before changing to sleet and snow by late evening. Sleet and snow accumulations reached 2 to 3 inches before precipitation ended early on the 3rd.

Winter Storm in GREEN, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 17:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 12:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

An observer reported that freezing rain brought up to one quarter of an inch of icing before changing to sleet and then snow. Four inches of sleet and snow were measured near Greensburg.

Winter Storm in BULLITT, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

An observer near Shepherdsville measured 2.5 inches of snow and sleet. Of this amount, just less than one half inch was sleet.

Winter Storm in BOURBON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 16:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 11:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Light freezing rain changed to sleet, then snow. Sleet and snow accumulations averaged around 4 inches.

Winter Storm in HARRISON, KENTUCKY
From 02-MAR-14 15:00:00 to 03-MAR-14 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Freezing rain during the late afternoon changed over to sleet and then snow by early morning. Four inches of sleet and snow fell near Cynthiana.