Winter Storm, Bath
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Bath forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.145, -83.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 17 to 18, 2000
Heavy snow fell across a large portion of Eastern Kentucky. Totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches.
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.
Heavy snow fell across a large portion of Eastern Kentucky. Totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches. In addition to these snowfall amounts...freezing rain and sleet were also reported which produced a crust of ice on top of the snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
23 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Breathitt
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Breathitt forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.522, -83.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 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 fell across a large portion of Eastern Kentucky. Totals ranged from 2 to 5 inches. In addition to these snowfall amounts...freezing rain and sleet were also reported which produced a crust of ice on top of the snow.
Winter Storm, Elliott
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Elliott forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.118, -83.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Estill
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Estill forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.693, -83.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Floyd
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Harlan
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Harlan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.857, -83.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -84.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Johnson
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.847, -82.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Knott
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Knott forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.354, -82.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.595, -83.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Leslie
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Leslie forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.094, -83.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Letcher
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Letcher forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.121, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Magoffin
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Magoffin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -83.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Martin
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.802, -82.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Menifee
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Menifee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.941, -83.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.034, -83.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morgan
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.922, -83.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Owsley
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Owsley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.419, -83.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Perry
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.244, -83.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pike
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.469, -82.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Powell
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Powell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.831, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wolfe
- When
- January 17, 9:00 PM EST to January 18, 12:30 AM EST
- Where
- Wolfe forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.739, -83.493 (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
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Connecticut, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 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: 5131066, 5131137, 5131138, 5131139, 5131140, 5131141, 5131142, 5131143, 5131144, 5131145, 5131146, 5131147, 5131148, 5131149, 5131150, 5131151, 5131152, 5131153, 5131154, 5131155, 5131156, 5131157, 5131158.