Winter Weather, Ballard
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 23, 1998
A light snowfall, the first of the season in some areas, brought around an inch of snow and sleet. Since the road surfaces were very cold, the snow accumulated readily on pavement, and turned to ice in places.
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 light snowfall, the first of the season in some areas, brought around an inch of snow and sleet. Since the road surfaces were very cold, the snow accumulated readily on pavement, and turned to ice in places. The bulk of the precipitation fell right during the evening commute time. In the region covered by the Madisonville Post of the state police, a dozen accidents occurred within 90 minutes, and two dozen people abandoned their vehicles. In Henderson, city police responded to 10 accidents during the evening.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Caldwell
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Calloway
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Carlisle
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Christian
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Crittenden
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Daviess
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Fulton
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Graves
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Henderson
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hickman
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hopkins
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Livingston
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lyon
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Marshall
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, McCracken
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, McLean
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Muhlenberg
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Todd
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Trigg
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Union
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Webster
- When
- December 23, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -87.683 (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
- Ice Storm in Alabama, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 23 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Virginia, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Cold in Arkansas, December 23, 1998
- Ice Storm in Maryland, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Alabama, December 23 to 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Texas, December 23, 1998
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Virginia, December 23 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 23 to 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, December 23 to 24, 1998
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, December 1998
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: 5674718, 5674719, 5674720, 5674721, 5674722, 5674723, 5674724, 5674725, 5674726, 5674828, 5674829, 5674830, 5674831, 5674832, 5674833, 5674834, 5674835, 5674836, 5674837, 5674838, 5674839, 5674840.