See images from Lexington’s first big snowfall of the year
By Ryan Hermens ,
Silas Walker and
Alex Slitz
A man walks through campus along a snow covered sidewalk at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in front of the Louis Armstrong mural in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 20 degrees Wednesday night and a high of 32 Thursday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Pedestrians walk through Woodland park as snow falls in downtown Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 20 degrees Wednesday night and a high of 32 Thursday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Pedestrians walk through Woodland park as snow falls in downtown Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 20 degrees Wednesday night and a high of 32 Thursday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in downtown Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 20 degrees Wednesday night and a high of 32 Thursday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in downtown Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 20 degrees Wednesday night and a high of 32 Thursday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
A vehicle sits disabled in the intersection of East Main Street and North Martin Luther King Boulevard following a collision with a pick-up truck as snow falls in downtown Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Jan. 27. 2021. Snow fell during rush hour traffic in Lexington. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Snow falls around the former Fayette County Courthouse along West Main Street in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Jan. 27. 2021. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Kathy Artiles, of Lexington, Ky., walks with her golden retriever named Sasha along West Main Street as snow begins to fall in Lexington, Wednesday, Jan. 27. 2021. Several inches of snow is expected to blanket the city on Wednesday evening. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
University of Kentucky students Catherine Shu, of Atlanta, Ga., from left, Justin Turner, also of Atlanta, and Kendall Coffey, of Boston, Mass., have a snowball fight near UKÕs William T Young Library in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Jan. 27. 2021. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in downtown Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 20 degrees Wednesday night and a high of 32 Thursday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in downtown Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 20 degrees Wednesday night and a high of 32 Thursday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Pedestrians walk through Woodland park as snow falls in downtown Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, January 27, 2021. The National Weather Service has predicted a low of 20 degrees Wednesday night and a high of 32 Thursday. Silas Walker swalker@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Snow falls in Lexington, Ky., on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
This story was originally published January 27, 2021 at 11:29 PM.