Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 9 to 10, 2003

Name: Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 9 to 10, 2003
Start: 2003-02-09T13:00
End: 2003-02-10T01:00
Location: Kentucky

February 9 to 10, 2003 · NWS PAH · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

Two to four inches of snow fell across western Kentucky. 5 inches and nearby Herndon had 4 inches.

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.

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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.

Two to four inches of snow fell across western Kentucky. The heaviest amounts were reported along the Tennessee border east of Kentucky Lake, where Hopkinsville measured 3.5 inches and nearby Herndon had 4 inches. Most schools were closed. Numerous accidents occurred, including 48 in the Hopkinsville area (Christian County) alone. Only a handful of those accidents involved injuries.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 9:43 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 9:43 AM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
943 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2003

CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK. LATEST 88D SHOWS LEADING EDGE
OF SNOW TO ABOUT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. POPLAR BLUFF ASOS DOWN TO AS
LOW AS 3/4 MILE WITH SNOW. ONSET WILL LIKELY BE BY THIS AFTERNOON
FROM SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA. 06 UTC GFS SHOWS BEST
LIFT ACROSS THE FA FROM NOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND LINGERS OVER THE
EAST TIL ABOUT DAYBREAK MONDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS STILL SEEM TO BE
O.K. 2 TO 4 INCHES. WILL UP POPS TO CATEGORICAL FOR TODAY AND EARLY
TONIGHT...AND UPDATE OUR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY PRODUCT FOR THE
LATEST TRENDS.

.PAH...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR ALL
OF THE NWS PADUCAH KY FORECAST AREA.

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 9, 4:27 AM CST, 8 hours 33 minutes before

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
427 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2003

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE..TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE QUAD STATE AREA SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. REFER TO PRODUCT /SDFWSWPAH/ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
REGARDING THIS UPCOMING WINTER WEATHER EVENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SNOW FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST
AREA MONDAY MORNING AND OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE AREA MONDAY
NIGHT...BUT NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS THEY OBSERVE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.

JAP

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

22 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Ballard

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Ballard forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Caldwell

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Calloway

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Calloway forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Carlisle

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Carlisle forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Christian

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Christian forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Crittenden

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Daviess

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Fulton

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Graves

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Graves forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Henderson

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hickman

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Hickman forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hopkins

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Hopkins forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Livingston

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lyon

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Lyon forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Marshall

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, McCracken

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: McCracken forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, McLean

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: McLean forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Muhlenberg

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Muhlenberg forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Todd

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Todd forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Trigg

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Trigg forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Union

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Webster

When: February 9, 1:00 PM CST to February 10, 1:00 AM 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

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

Every storm in Kentucky in 2003 Every state in 2003 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, February 2003

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: 5341345, 5341388, 5341389, 5341390, 5341391, 5341392, 5341393, 5341394, 5341395, 5341396, 5341397, 5341398, 5341399, 5341400, 5341401, 5341402, 5341403, 5341404, 5341405, 5341406, 5341407, 5341408.