During the morning of January 21, 2007, residents of Eastern Kentucky saw a period of freezing rain. A trough of low pressure moved northeast ahead of a low pressure system over the Gulf Coast states.
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The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
During the morning of January 21, 2007, residents of Eastern Kentucky saw a period of freezing rain. A trough of low pressure moved northeast ahead of a low pressure system over the Gulf Coast states. Warm air above the surface, combined with below freezing temperatures at the surface, caused rain to freeze on contact with exposed surfaces. Numerous reports of freezing rain were received. Many areas had a thin coating of ice, before warmer air moved into the region and changed the precipitation to rain. There were even a few reports of sleet and snow at the onset of the precipitation, mainly along and north of the Mountain Parkway. |The maximum ice thickness reported was around a tenth of an inch. The ice covered power lines, trees, roadways and other exposed surfaces. A few traffic accidents were also reported due to the slippery roads.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
One tenth of an inch of ice accumulation on cars in Haldeman. Mixture of ice and slush on ground. Pine trees showing a little sagging of limbs. Currently 32 degrees with a mixture of light freezing rain and sleet.
Just over one tenth of an inch of ice on exposed objects...none one roads. Occurred 1 mile north of Clay City.
One tenth of an inch of new ice in the last 3 hours...on decks, walkways, trees, power lines and other surface objects. Occurred in Mousie.
Estimated one tenth of an inch of ice accumulation in Inez.
Two tenths of an inch of ice accumulation measured 3 miles northwest of West Liberty.
Estimated one tenth of an inch of ice accumulation in Beattyville.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10697, 10698, 10699, 10700, 10701, 10702.