Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- December 24, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 24, 1999
A fast moving area of low pressure dropped 4 to 6 inches of snow across parts of North Central Kentucky during the morning hours of December 24th.
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 LMK wrote it up.
A fast moving area of low pressure dropped 4 to 6 inches of snow across parts of North Central Kentucky during the morning hours of December 24th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Oldham
- When
- December 24, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oldham forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.399, -85.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Shelby
- When
- December 24, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.215, -85.195 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Spencer
- When
- December 24, 2:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Spencer forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.033, -85.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Anderson
- When
- December 24, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.004, -84.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Mercer
- When
- December 24, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.811, -84.874 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 24, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 24, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 24 to 26, 1999
- Cold in Alaska, December 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, December 24, 1999
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 24, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, December 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Texas, December 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 24 to 25, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 24, 1999
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5720588, 5720589, 5720590, 5720591, 5720592, 5720593.