Winter Weather, Daviess
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 17, 2000
A period of freezing rain during the evening hours produced a light glaze, measuring less than a quarter inch thick. There was some icing of roads, mainly on bridges and overpasses.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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.
A period of freezing rain during the evening hours produced a light glaze, measuring less than a quarter inch thick. There was some icing of roads, mainly on bridges and overpasses. Ice may have contributed to an accident on the U.S. 41 bridge over the Ohio River. The bridge was closed for over an hour.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Henderson
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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 Kentucky, 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
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: 5132861, 5132862.