Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ballard
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold in Kentucky, January 1 to 4, 2001
The prolonged arctic freeze that began during the second week of December finally ended by January 4. During the first few days of the new year, temperatures averaged 15 to 25 degrees below normal.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- 22
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.
The prolonged arctic freeze that began during the second week of December finally ended by January 4. During the first few days of the new year, temperatures averaged 15 to 25 degrees below normal. Overnight lows were in the single digits. As a result, ice continued to be a problem on the Mississippi River. The combination of ice and low river levels made navigation for barges very hazardous. Ice floes halted the ferry service between Dorena, MO and Hickman, KY until warmer weather arrived.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Caldwell
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Calloway
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Carlisle
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Christian
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crittenden
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crittenden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Daviess
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Fulton
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Graves
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Henderson
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hickman
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hickman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Hopkins
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Livingston
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lyon
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Marshall
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, McCracken
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, McLean
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Muhlenberg
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Todd
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Trigg
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Union
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Webster
- When
- January 1, 12:01 AM CST to January 4, 12:00 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
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2001
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 1, 2001
- Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 1, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 1 to 5, 2001
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 1 to 2, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Missouri, January 1 to 3, 2001
- Winter Weather in Georgia, January 1, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Kansas, January 1 to 2, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, January 1 to 4, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 1, 2001
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 1 to 2, 2001
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 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: 5229425, 5229426, 5229427, 5229428, 5229429, 5229430, 5229431, 5229432, 5229433, 5229434, 5229435, 5229436, 5229437, 5229438, 5229439, 5229440, 5229441, 5229442, 5229443, 5229444, 5229445, 5229446.