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Was Thursday's snow a blizzard?

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By Byron Douglas - email

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  • Thursday, May 23 2013 9:21 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:21:56 GMT
    As of 5:30 Thursday morning, a 14 News Crew is at train derailment on Oak Grove Road. Officials say a train car has come off the track and are currently waiting for a crew from Louisville to get it back
    Officials say traffic is blocked near Kight Lumber and Morgan Avenue.

  • Thursday, May 23 2013 5:03 AM EDT2013-05-23 09:03:58 GMT
    A mobile home catches fire in Henderson for the second time in just over 24 hours. It happened at 622 Graves Drive. Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight and
    Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight and then again around midnight Thursday morning.

  • Saturday, May 25 2013 7:33 PM EDT2013-05-25 23:33:54 GMT
    Two people were killed in a massive house fire in Muhlenberg County. That fire broke out in a house on Hazel Creek Road in the small town of Beechmont. 14 News is currently on the scene and will have
    Two people were killed in a massive house fire in Muhlenberg County. That fire broke out in a house on Hazel Creek Road in the small town of Beechmont. 14 News is currently on the scene and will have
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Traveling on I-64 Thursday afternoon/night turned into an adventure. The clouds...and not computer models... helped foretell an interesting weather story on what to expect on my return trip from Corydon, In.

                          

After a partly sunny afternoon... the clouds started to lower quickly and almost gave the appearance of thunderstorm outflow clouds. The clouds, however, indicated bands of snow known as snow squalls which can be quite common with arctic air in tow. The clouds look harmless but can pack a quick winter punch in the form of a sudden snow along with drifting snow. Similar to a blizzard but much shorter in duration.

Boom...that is what happened. My pic taken near Lynnville on my return trip resembled just that...blizzard like conditions. Visibility was less than a 1/4 mile with a whiteout conditions at times. My speed on I-64 was cut to just 15-20 miles an hour.  However, visibility improvements after about 15-minutes.

                      

On my way to 14 early the next morning, the stars were out with arctic air locked in...like nothing had happened.

 

Byron