Winter Storm, Fulton
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 8 to 9, 1997
A winter storm produced about 4 inches of snow in far western Kentucky, west of a line from Murray to Madisonville. Further east, from Owensboro to Murray, a mix of sleet and freezing rain limited accumulations to 1 to 3 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- 22
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 winter storm produced about 4 inches of snow in far western Kentucky, west of a line from Murray to Madisonville. Further east, from Owensboro to Murray, a mix of sleet and freezing rain limited accumulations to 1 to 3 inches. In the Hopkinsville area, mainly ice was reported, causing significant glazing of trees and power lines. In some counties, such as Union County, schools were closed for several days following the storm. No serious injuries were reported in weather-related accidents. A jackknifed tractor-trailer rig closed the Purchase Parkway for four hours. Snow-slickened highways were a factor in two fatal traffic accidents. A woman was killed in a wreck in Caldwell County, and another woman died in a Graves County crash.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Hickman
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Carlisle
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ballard
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McCracken
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Graves
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Livingston
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marshall
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Calloway
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crittenden
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lyon
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Trigg
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Caldwell
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Union
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Webster
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hopkins
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Christian
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henderson
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Daviess
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McLean
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Muhlenberg
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Todd
- When
- January 8, 3:00 PM CST to January 9, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (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
- Cold in Montana, January 8 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Sleet in North Carolina, January 8, 1997
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 8, 1997
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 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: 5585240, 5585241, 5585242, 5585243, 5585244, 5585245, 5585246, 5585247, 5585248, 5585249, 5585250, 5585251, 5585252, 5585253, 5585254, 5585255, 5585256, 5585257, 5585258, 5585259, 5585260, 5585261.