The Thanksgiving Snowstorm Many Still Consider the Worst in Kentucky History

The humorous old adage about Kentucky's climate, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes," has been resounding in my head lately. Coming off a seven-day period that saw temperatures in both the 20s and upper 70s, you can understand why.

Thanksgiving Weather

Now, however, it appears we're heading into a week that, while possibly rainy, will bring normal temperatures back into the picture it seems.

But what about the following week? Thanksgiving Week? If you feel you should take a forecast that goes beyond 10 days with a grain of salt, I can't blame you. But if your glass is half full, Accuweather has a Turkey Day outlook that should make you smile...unless you're an "over the river and through the woods"-type and you want snow on the ground while someone slices the pumpkin pie, then maybe not so much. But you would have loved it in Eastern Kentucky 75 years ago.

Could This Be Kentucky's Worst-Ever Thanksgiving Snowstorm?

Known as the Great Appalachian Snowstorm of 1950, and it more than earned its nickname.

Ravaging mostly eastern Kentucky, the storm dumped up to 15 inches on the Commonwealth, with Ashland getting the unfortunate top score.

1950 Forecast on Handwritten Weather Maps

And take a look at this vintage weather map FROM 1950--loooong before any type of computer was put into service.

Around here, we have had much rougher weather than the calendar would indicate we should have. I'm thinking about the November 12th snowstorm in 2022, the tornado outbreak in December 2021, and the bone-chilling arctic deep-freeze of 2022.

Personally, I don't remember a Thanksgiving where we buried under a blanket of white, and I'm not sure I'm ready to create such a memory