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OLDHAM

5549498

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event_typeHeavy Snow
ncei_event_id5,549,498
episode_id2,029,781
begin_utc1996-01-06T20:00:00+00:00
end_utc1996-01-07T11:00:00+00:00
stateKENTUCKY
cz_typeZ
cz_nameOLDHAM
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
episode_narrativeA major snow storm hit Kentucky on January 6-7, 1996. The snow began around noon est and effected all of the counties in the Louisville CWA before it stopped Sunday afternoon. The heavy snow began around 1500 est on the 6th and ended around 6 am est on the 7th. A strong double-barreled low pressure system moved from the Gulf states on the 6th to Georgia and then the South Carolina coast by the afternoon of the 7th. The snow became light and moved East of the CWA by 0000 est on the 8th. Between 2 and 6 inches of snow fell across the CWA by 2030 est. Meade, Breckinridge, Larue, Bullitt and Hardin Counties all reported up to 6 inches across their respective counties, while Spencer County led the way with 7 inches of accumulation. By 0200 est, between 5 and 12 inch total accumulations were reported. Green and Laurel counties had 12 inches. By 0600 est on the 7th, totals were from 6 inches at several locations to 16 inches in Laurel County. Totals were from 7 to 12 inches across east central Kentucky to 7 to 16 inches across south central Kentucky to 6 to 12 inches across north central Kentucky. Little additional snow was reported after 0600 est. Laurel County still led the way with 16 inches in spots.
year1,996

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