Freezing rain, snow predicted for Lexington this week. What to know about winter storm watch
Lexington residents saw a record amount of snow in January, and as the calendar flips to February, another winter storm is on its way.
According to the National Weather Service, a winter storm watch has been issued to many Kentucky counties, including Fayette. NWS says the watch is in effect from Thursday morning through Friday morning, and people can expect heavy freezing rain with accumulations up to a quarter-inch.
For Lexington, the rain will begin early Thursday morning and last until about 6 p.m., per NWS. The rain will transition to freezing rain and sleet for the rest of Thursday, followed by more periods of freezing rain and sleet early Friday morning.
This storm has the possibility of creating power outages, tree damage and hazardous traveling conditions, according to NWS.
WKYT chief meteorologist Chris Bailey said he has growing concern for a significant event in his forecast. He said western, northern and central Kentucky have the greatest chances to be impacted by the storm and the whole system is slowly sinking farther south in his latest models.
This story was originally published February 1, 2022 at 7:10 AM.
