Winter Storm, Fulton
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 6, 1996
A weekend snowstorm dumped from 3 to 6 inches over far western Kentucky. The lightest amounts, near 3 inches, were west of Paducah.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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 PAH wrote it up.
A weekend snowstorm dumped from 3 to 6 inches over far western Kentucky. The lightest amounts, near 3 inches, were west of Paducah. Amounts increased toward the east and south, with 6 inches measured at Princeton, Fulton, Murray, and Mayfield. Paducah reported 4 inches of dry powdery snow. Strong gusty north winds up to 30 MPH piled the snow into deep drifts. A few rural roads drifted shut in spots. In Trigg County, snow removal equipment got stuck several times in waist-high drifts. In Crittenden County, the rescue squad freed a family whose vehicle was stranded in snow drifts for three hours. Drifts up to 3 feet deep occurred in Graves County. The Kentucky State Police handled 74 accidents over the weekend in far western Kentucky. Road crews were hampered by strong winds causing blowing and drifting of the snow. Salt was relatively ineffective due to frigid temperatures in the single digits at night. Most schools remained closed until Wednesday or Thursday following the weekend storm. On the evening prior to this snowstorm, a dusting of snow caused icy patches on Interstate 24. The result was 20 accidents on the interstate alone, including a fatality near Eddyville. The fatality involved a Japanese woman whose vehicle struck a state police cruiser at the scene of a different accident.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Hickman
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Carlisle
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ballard
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McCracken
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Graves
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Livingston
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marshall
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Calloway
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crittenden
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lyon
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Trigg
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Caldwell
- When
- January 6, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (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
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Blizzard in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Delaware, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 6 to 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 6 to 8, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 6 to 7, 1996
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5542377, 5542378, 5542379, 5542380, 5542381, 5542382, 5542383, 5542384, 5542385, 5542386, 5542387, 5542388, 5542389.