Heavy Snow in Kentucky, April 17 to 18, 2001

Name: Heavy Snow in Kentucky, April 17 to 18, 2001
Start: 2001-04-17T05:00
End: 2001-04-18T09:00
Location: Kentucky

April 17 to 18, 2001 · NWS JKL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Harlan

When: April 17, 5:00 AM EST to April 18, 9:00 AM EST
Where: Harlan forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.857, -83.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A powerful upper level late season storm brought snow across eastern Kentucky. Light snow showers put a wintery feel to the area. Accumulations were minor with the heaviest snow accumulating only at the highest elevations. 3 to 5 inches of snow was reported on Black Mountain, Pine Mountain and in Closplint all in Harlan County. Once the snow showers moved east of the area, freezing temperatures settled in for the overnight hours damaging much of the new spring plant growth.

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, April 2001

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5240579.