Ice Storm, Ballard
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Kentucky, January 8, 1999
Freezing rain coated surfaces with up to half an inch of ice. The most significant icing was along the Ohio River and extreme western Kentucky from Mayfield and Paducah to Henderson and Owensboro.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 19
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.
Freezing rain coated surfaces with up to half an inch of ice. The most significant icing was along the Ohio River and extreme western Kentucky from Mayfield and Paducah to Henderson and Owensboro. There was just enough ice to bring down some tree limbs and power lines in those areas. Scattered power outages affected roughly 1500 customers in Union and Webster Counties, and 1000 customers in McCracken and Ballard Counties. The main effect of the ice was on roads and travel conditions. Icy conditions were blamed for numerous falls, sending victims to local hospitals for everything from sprained wrists to multiple broken bones.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Caldwell
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Calloway
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Carlisle
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Crittenden
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Daviess
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Fulton
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Graves
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Henderson
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Hickman
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Hopkins
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Livingston
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lyon
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Marshall
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, McCracken
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, McLean
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Muhlenberg
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Union
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Webster
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 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
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, January 8, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 8 to 9, 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: 5680989, 5680990, 5680991, 5680992, 5680993, 5680994, 5680995, 5680996, 5680997, 5680998, 5680999, 5681000, 5681001, 5681002, 5681003, 5681004, 5681005, 5681006, 5681007.