Cold/Wind Chill, Boyd
- When
- March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Boyd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in Kentucky, March 10 to 13, 1998
The coldest temperatures of the 97-98 winter were delayed until March for much of northeast Kentucky. Afternoon readings in the 20s were common.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
The coldest temperatures of the 97-98 winter were delayed until March for much of northeast Kentucky. Afternoon readings in the 20s were common. The overnight low temperatures were 10 to 15 degrees near the rivers, with 5 to 10 degrees in outlying rural locations.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Carter
- When
- March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Greenup
- When
- March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greenup forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.546, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence
- When
- March 10, 6:00 AM EST to March 13, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.068, -82.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Florida, March 10 to 30, 1998
- Cold in Arkansas, March 10, 1998
- Cold in West Virginia, March 10 to 13, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 10 to 14, 1998
- Cold in Ohio, March 10 to 13, 1998
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, March 10 to 11, 1998
- Flooding in Indiana, March 10 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in North Carolina, March 10 to 11, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, March 10 to 12, 1998
- Flooding in New York, March 10, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, March 10 to 12, 1998
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 10 to 11, 1998
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5632565, 5632566, 5632567, 5632568.