Winter Storm, Grayson
- When
- January 7, 9:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Grayson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.461, -86.344 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 7 to 8, 1999
A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain broke out across central Kentucky late on January 7 and then changed mainly to a mix of freezing rain and sleet during the morning of January 8. The accumulation of ice on roads caused many automobile accidents.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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 mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain broke out across central Kentucky late on January 7 and then changed mainly to a mix of freezing rain and sleet during the morning of January 8. The accumulation of ice on roads caused many automobile accidents. At one time, over 100 tractor trailer rigs were stranded on the Western Kentucky Parkway between Caneyville and Leitchfield in Grayson county due to the slick roads. In Hart county a state of emergency was declared that barred all travel on area roads, after 80 to 100 vehicles became stranded. Ice also brought down trees and power lines in some areas. Many areas received a quarter of an inch (0.25) or more accumulation of ice.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Hart
- When
- January 7, 9:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -85.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hancock
- When
- January 7, 9:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.842, -86.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Breckinridge
- When
- January 7, 9:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Breckinridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.773, -86.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Edmonson
- When
- January 7, 9:00 PM EST to January 8, 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Edmonson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.209, -86.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hart
- When
- January 7, 10:00 PM EST to January 8, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -85.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hardin
- When
- January 7, 10:00 PM EST to January 8, 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.698, -85.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- January 7, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.187, -85.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bullitt
- When
- January 7, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bullitt forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.970, -85.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nelson
- When
- January 7, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.805, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Oldham
- When
- January 7, 11:00 PM EST to January 8, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oldham forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.399, -85.448 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mercer
- When
- January 8, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.811, -84.874 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- January 8, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.292, -84.584 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fayette
- When
- January 8, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.042, -84.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Garrard
- When
- January 8, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Garrard forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.640, -84.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 8, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.720, -84.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Harrison
- When
- January 8, 12:00 AM EST to 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.442, -84.331 (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
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 7 to 8, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 7 to 9, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, January 7, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, January 7 to 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 7 to 8, 1999
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 7 to 11, 1999
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680674, 5680675, 5680676, 5680677, 5680678, 5680679, 5680790, 5680791, 5680792, 5680793, 5680794, 5680795, 5680796, 5680797, 5680798, 5680799, 5680800.