December 8, 2011: Snow Totals and Flooding Update
Yesterday's snowfall is out of here, and the sun has returned for the first time in more than half of a week. As anticipated, the snow was extremely limited in the Bluegrass Region. I only had a very light dusting on the fenders of my Jeep when I returned to the parking lot yesterday afternoon. However, some parts of eastern Kentucky received their first measurable snowfall of the year. Jackson had measurable snow for the first time since March.
Here are a few snow totals from yesterday's storm.
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Before the changeover from rain to snow, much of eastern Kentucky received between 1/2" and 1" of rain yesterday morning. The past couple of weeks have been very wet, and much of that rain quickly ran off into streams and creeks, and is now causing the Cumberland and Kentucky Rivers to significantly rise. Flood Advisories are in effect in Estill and Lee Counties for the Kentucky River, and in Whitley and Knox Counties for the Cumberland River.
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Herrington Lake remains about 4' above flood stage, but it is falling. The drop in lake level is unnaturally sharp, which is an indication that floodgates have been opened. Meanwhile, the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers are approaching flood stage, but they will likely crest barely below flood stage later this week.
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We'll get a nice, dry 5-day period through the weekend into early next week, which will greatly help alleviate the flooding problems. It will be COLD though with lows near 20° on both Friday night and Saturday night. This will be our coldest so far this fall / early winter (the number to beat thus far is 23° in Lexington).
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Thanks for stopping by the weather blog. Enjoy the sun!
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Geoff
