Kentucky, 1996

Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 11 to 12, 1996

January 11 to 12, 1996 · NWS RLX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Four to 6 inches of new snow fell, bringing the snow pack backinto the 10 to 20 inch range across northeast Kentucky.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS RLX wrote it up.

Four to 6 inches of new snow fell, bringing the snow pack backinto the 10 to 20 inch range across northeast Kentucky.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Greenup

When
January 11, 9:00 PM EST to January 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Greenup forecast zone
Coordinates
38.546, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Carter

When
January 11, 9:00 PM EST to January 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Carter forecast zone
Coordinates
38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Boyd

When
January 11, 9:00 PM EST to January 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Boyd forecast zone
Coordinates
38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Elliott

When
January 11, 9:00 PM EST to January 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Elliott forecast zone
Coordinates
38.118, -83.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lawrence

When
January 11, 9:00 PM EST to January 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Coordinates
38.068, -82.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Johnson

When
January 11, 9:00 PM EST to January 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates
37.847, -82.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Martin

When
January 11, 9:00 PM EST to January 12, 8:00 AM EST
Where
Martin forecast zone
Coordinates
37.802, -82.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Kentucky in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 1996

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5541806, 5541807, 5541808, 5541809, 5541810, 5541811, 5541812.