An unexpected heavy snow event occurred across Bell, Harlan, and Letcher counties on February 7th, 2021. Snowfall amounts varied from an inch in Thornton in Letcher county to nearly 10 inches  near Rock House in Harlan county. Several other locations had snowfall amounts ranging from 3 to nearly 7 inches. Nearly 4000 power outages were reported across our forecast area as a result of this snow event.

Winter Weather in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 09:00:00 to 07-FEB-21 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 4.5 inches of snow had fallen in Strunk.

Heavy Snow in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 04:20:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 9.8 inches of snow had fallen near Rock House.

Heavy Snow in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 04:20:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 6.5 inches of snow had fallen in Mayking.

Winter Weather in MCCREARY, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 07-FEB-21 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A trained weather spotter reported that 2.5 inches of snow had fallen in Whitley City.

Winter Weather in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 05:15:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 6 to 7 inches of snow had fallen in Frakes.

Heavy Snow in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 04:20:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that  8 to 9 inches of snow had fallen near Mary Alice.

Winter Weather in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 04:25:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A resident of Beverly reported that 2.5 inches of snow had fallen at his location.

Winter Weather in PERRY, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 09:00:00 to 07-FEB-21 09:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 3 inches of snow had fallen near Slemp.

Heavy Snow in BELL, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 04:55:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

The 24 hour warning point in Pineville reported that 3.5 inches of snow had fallen and that it was still snowing heavily at the time of this report. The snow was coming down so fast that snow plows could not keep the area roads clear.

Heavy Snow in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 06:32:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 6 inches of snow had fallen near Wallins Creek.

Heavy Snow in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 06:36:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 4 inches of snow had fallen near Carcassone.

Heavy Snow in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 06:32:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 6.5 inches of snow had fallen near Loyall.

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 03:40:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

An inch of snow had fallen at Thornton, and it was still snowing heavily at the time of the report.

Winter Weather in WHITLEY, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 07:00:00 to 07-FEB-21 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

A volunteer weather observer reported that 1.1 inches of snow had fallen near Deering.

Winter Weather in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 07:00:00 to 07-FEB-21 07:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A volunteer weather observer reported that 2.7 inches of snow had fallen near Skyline.

Heavy Snow in LETCHER, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 04:20:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A volunteer weather observer reported that 3.5 inches of snow had fallen near Whitesburg.

Heavy Snow in HARLAN, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 04:20:00 to 07-FEB-21 10:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A member of the public reported that 8.3 inches of snow had fallen since midnight near Gatun. Two to six inches of wet snow coated power lines and tree limbs. Some eventually broke and fell onto nearby power lines which caused some power outages.

Winter Weather in JACKSON, KENTUCKY
From 07-FEB-21 08:00:00 to 07-FEB-21 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

A volunteer weather observer reported that an inch of snow had fallen near Clover Bottom.