A slow moving weather system brought accumulating snowfall to eastern Kentucky on January 16, 2018. Snow first began falling along and north of Mountain Parkway during the overnight hours of January 15th into the 16th. A couple of particularly heavy bands of snow set up across portions of eastern Kentucky during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 16th, prompting the issuance of a set of winter storm warnings for several counties. Snowfall amounts varied from as little as 1 inch in Fleming County, to as much as 6 inches in portions of Estill and Morgan Counties, with generally between 2 and 5 inches falling throughout much of eastern Kentucky. Due to extremely cold road surface temperatures, the snow quickly accumulated on area roadways, leading to hazardous travel conditions and numerous vehicular accidents. This included one on Interstate 75 near London, causing multiple lanes to be shut down for a couple of hours.
Snowfall totals across eastern Kentucky were as follows:
Estill County
6.0in (4 SW Irvine)
Morgan County
6.0in (Ezel)
Wolfe County
5.4in (Toliver)
Lee County
5.2in (2 WSW Beattyville)
Owsley County
5.1in (Island City)
Powell County
5.1in (Bowen)
Jackson County
5.0in (1 WSW Clover Bottom)
Laurel County
5.0in (Keavy)
Magoffin County
5.0in (3 SE Royalton)
Menifee County
5.0in (Frenchburg)
Rockcastle County
5.0in (Brodhead)
Martin County
4.9in (2 E Inez)
Breathitt County
4.6in (2 NNW Jackson)
Elliott County
4.5in (9 N Sandy Hook)
Pulaski County
4.5in (Somerset)
Rowan County
4.5in (Morehead)
Johnson County
4.3in (Elna)
Bath County
4.0in (2 S Farmers)
McCreary County
4.0in (Whitley City)
Clay County
3.6in (Oneida)
Floyd County
3.3in (3 WSW Prestonsburg)
Pike County
3.3in (Whitepost)
Montgomery County
3.0in (4 NE Mount Sterling)
Perry County
3.0in (Hazard)
Letcher County
3.0in (Jenkins & SE Whitesburg)
Knox County
3.0in (12 S Manchester)
Wayne County
3.0in (Monticello)
Whitley County
3.0in (Williamsburg & Woodbine)
Knott County
2.8in (Carrie)
Leslie County
2.5in (Thousandsticks)
Harlan County
2.0in (Harlan)
Bell County
1.5in (Beverly)
Fleming County
1.0in (4 NNE Flemingsburg).

Heavy Snow in ROWAN, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 05:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 16:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in ELLIOTT, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 17:15:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in MENIFEE, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 05:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 16:40:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Winter Weather in BATH, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 02:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 15:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in POWELL, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 03:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 16:25:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Heavy Snow in ESTILL, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 03:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 16:15:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in PULASKI, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 04:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 16:20:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Heavy Snow in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 07:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 18:10:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Heavy Snow in LAUREL, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 05:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 17:20:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Heavy Snow in CLAY, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 18:20:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in JACKSON, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 05:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 16:55:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in OWSLEY, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 05:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 17:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in BREATHITT, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 18:25:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: NWS Employee

Heavy Snow in LEE, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 05:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 17:15:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in WOLFE, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 05:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 17:20:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: NWS Employee

Heavy Snow in MAGOFFIN, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 18:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Public

Heavy Snow in JOHNSON, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 18:45:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in MORGAN, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 05:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 17:40:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in FLEMING, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 00:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 14:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Winter Weather in MONTGOMERY, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 02:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 15:15:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in WAYNE, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 04:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: 911 Call Center

Winter Weather in WHITLEY, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 07:15:00 to 16-JAN-18 18:20:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winter Weather in KNOX, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 07:15:00 to 16-JAN-18 18:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Amateur Radio

Winter Weather in LESLIE, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 19:10:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in PIKE, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 07:15:00 to 16-JAN-18 22:15:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 08:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 21:30:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Winter Weather in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 08:15:00 to 16-JAN-18 19:45:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 08:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 19:20:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Winter Weather in FLOYD, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 20:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in MARTIN, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 19:40:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Heavy Snow in ROCKCASTLE, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 03:30:00 to 16-JAN-18 16:10:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Winter Weather in KNOTT, KENTUCKY
From 16-JAN-18 06:00:00 to 16-JAN-18 19:50:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Public