Heavy Snow, Bath
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bath forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.145, -83.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Kentucky, January 20, 2001
Heavy snows fell across a large portion of Eastern Kentucky. In general, the heaviest snows fell along and north of the Mountain Parkway where 3 to 6 inches accumulated.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 snows fell across a large portion of Eastern Kentucky. In general, the heaviest snows fell along and north of the Mountain Parkway where 3 to 6 inches accumulated. Lighter amounts fell along and south of the Daniel Boone Parkway.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Breathitt
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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, Elliott
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Elliott forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.118, -83.098 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Estill
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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, Fleming
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Fleming forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.370, -83.697 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jackson
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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, Johnson
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.847, -82.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lee
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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, Magoffin
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Magoffin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -83.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Menifee
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Menifee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.941, -83.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Montgomery
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.034, -83.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Morgan
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.922, -83.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Perry
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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, Rockcastle
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockcastle forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.365, -84.316 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Rowan
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.196, -83.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wolfe
- When
- January 20, 3:00 AM EST to 7:00 PM 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
- 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, January 20, 2001
- Winter Storm and Sleet in New Jersey, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, January 20, 2001
- Winter Weather in Georgia, January 20, 2001
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 20 to 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 20 to 21, 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: 5228447, 5228448, 5228449, 5228450, 5228451, 5228452, 5228453, 5228454, 5228455, 5228456, 5228457, 5228458, 5228536, 5228537, 5228538, 5228539, 5228540, 5228541.