Winter Weather, Calloway
- When
- December 29, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 29, 1997
Snow accumulated from 2 to 3 inches near the Tennessee border of west Kentucky. The early morning commute was hampered by snow covered and slippery roads.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
Snow accumulated from 2 to 3 inches near the Tennessee border of west Kentucky. The early morning commute was hampered by snow covered and slippery roads. Specific snowfall amounts included 2 inches in Murray and Hopkinsville, and 3 inches in southern Graves County south of Mayfield. Police and wrecker services were kept busy throughout the morning, mainly because of vehicles skidding off the roads. A couple of injury accidents occurred near Hopkinsville, otherwise traffic problems were minor.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Christian
- When
- December 29, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Fulton
- When
- December 29, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Graves
- When
- December 29, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Todd
- When
- December 29, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Trigg
- When
- December 29, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 29, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 29, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 29, 1997
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 29 to 30, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, December 29 to 30, 1997
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, December 1997
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: 5626117, 5626118, 5626119, 5626120, 5626121, 5626122.