1st WINTER STORM

[TrueblueCATfan]

sunshine and 45 degrees here today

[Matt Dillon]

My mom always said that about February in Kentucky. I remember one winter, I believe it was 1963, our temp dropped to -21 in late January. Seems we got less snow back then, but more of a snowfall when it happened. However, my aunt said we had more snow, more often. That’s going way back, but she always remarked about it. Not sure if the numbers bear it out.

It's been a few years since my childhood, but I recall quite a bit of snow each winter and it was so cold back then sometimes another snow would come before the first one melted. And ice storms that would break power lines. The elect. co. wasn't as efficient as they are now. Sometimes we'd be w/o electricity for what seemed like forever. Lack of electricity wasn't as big of a deal then as it is now. We heated and cooked with coal and had a couple of kerosene lamps for light. Of course there weren't any computers and people didn't watch tv as much as they do now. Ah, the good ole days.

[Matt Dillon]

sunshine and 45 degrees here today

Supposed to be 47 here today and 31 tonight.

[capcat]

It's been a few years since my childhood, but I recall quite a bit of snow each winter and it was so cold back then sometimes another snow would come before the first one melted. And ice storms that would break power lines. The elect. co. wasn't as efficient as they are now. Sometimes we'd be w/o electricity for what seemed like forever. Lack of electricity wasn't as big of a deal then as it is now. We heated and cooked with coal and had a couple of kerosene lamps for light. Of course there weren't any computers and people didn't watch tv as much as they do now. Ah, the good ole days.

Yeah, my dad grew up in a log home without any power. I asked how they slept in the winter. There was a big fireplace downstairs, kitchen was detached from the home. He signaled they slept upstairs under a big stack of what I guess were quilts. My grandmother was an excellent seamstress and wasted nothing. Anyway, they got through the cold without missing that nonexistent electricity to their home.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Supposed to be 47 here today and 31 tonight.

My hubby just took my SUV to get washed.....getting all the crud off of it

[CATHYnKY]

Lots of rain on the way for tomorrow. Careful of ponding and flash flooding.

[Matt Dillon]

Per next week's forecast, our forecast is looking a lot like the Polar Vortex thing although they aren't calling it that.

[TrueblueCATfan]

Lots of rain on the way for tomorrow. Careful of ponding and flash flooding.

we are watching river levels closely....52 feet on Tuesday 59 puts it in our summer home in West Point

[CATHYnKY]

we are watching river levels closely....52 feet on Tuesday 59 puts it in our summer home in West Point

I wondered what your river limits were. Fingers crossed, it doesn’t get that high

[capcat]

Thinking of all of you possibly affected by flooding. I’ve read about Corbin and Floyd County, but know there are others. Hope you’re safe in this.

[Matt Dillon]

[Matt Dillon]

^
Cumberland Falls (approx. 20 mi. south of Corbin).

[capcat]

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Cumberland Falls (approx. 20 mi. south of Corbin).

That’s powerful. The last time I was there was in 2015. The drive up there is beautiful.

[CATHYnKY]

A lot of rain. And now looks like several inches of snow. Jefferson County has been down graded to an Advisory. Too cold for anything that falls to melt

[CATHYnKY]

A fine snow falling in Jeffersontown. I had planned on going ou5 later this morning. Not now. A prelude to a possible 4-6 tomorrow. UGH!