Heavy Snow, Bell
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.731, -83.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 2 to 3, 2000
The seasons first snowstorm produced one of the heaviest early season snowfalls in the past 20 years across Eastern Kentucky. A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell in the counties bordering Tennessee and along the I-75 corridor.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 23 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
- 23
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 JKL wrote it up.
The seasons first snowstorm produced one of the heaviest early season snowfalls in the past 20 years across Eastern Kentucky. A general 3 to 6 inches of snow fell in the counties bordering Tennessee and along the I-75 corridor. A band of 6 inch snows fell south of the Mountain Parkway to near Pikeville. Locally up to 8 inches of snow also fell from Lee county south to McCreary county.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Breathitt
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Breathitt forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.522, -83.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clay
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM 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, Estill
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Estill forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.693, -83.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Floyd
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Harlan
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM 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 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM 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, Knott
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knott forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.354, -82.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Laurel
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Laurel forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.111, -84.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lee
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.595, -83.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Letcher
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM 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, McCreary
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- McCreary forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.737, -84.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Owsley
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM 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 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM 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, Pike
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.469, -82.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Powell
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Powell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.831, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Pulaski
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.104, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.801, -84.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Whitley
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Whitley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.758, -84.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wolfe
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wolfe forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.739, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.891, -83.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Leslie
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM 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, Rockcastle
- When
- December 2, 11:00 PM EST to December 3, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockcastle forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.365, -84.316 (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 Storm in Tennessee, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 2, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2 to 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 2, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2, 2000
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, December 2000
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: 5167565, 5167566, 5167567, 5167568, 5167569, 5167570, 5167571, 5167572, 5167573, 5167574, 5167575, 5167576, 5167577, 5167578, 5167579, 5167580, 5167581, 5167582, 5167583, 5167584, 5167585, 5167586, 5167587.