Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 24, 1999

Name: Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 24, 1999
Start: 1999-12-24T09:00
End: 1999-12-24T14:00
Location: Kentucky

December 24, 1999 · NWS JKL · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

8 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

The radar

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Event by event

8 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Clay

When: December 24, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.160, -83.715 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Harlan

When: December 24, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Harlan forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 36.857, -83.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jackson

When: December 24, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Leslie

When: December 24, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Leslie forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.094, -83.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Letcher

When: December 24, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Letcher forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.121, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Owsley

When: December 24, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Owsley forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.419, -83.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Perry

When: December 24, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.244, -83.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Rockcastle

When: December 24, 9:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
Where: Rockcastle forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.365, -84.316 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 2 to 5 inches occurred across southeast Kentucky. The greatest snowfall occurred in a band from Rockcastle and Jackson counties thru Owsley, Clay, Perry, Leslie, Harlan and Letcher counties. The greatest snowfall amounts occurred in Perry and Harlan counties where 5 inches was reported. Temperatures remained below freezing thru December 25th, allowing much of the area to enjoy a white Christmas.

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, December 1999

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: 5720571, 5720572, 5720573, 5720574, 5720575, 5720576, 5720577, 5720578.