Kentucky, 2008

Winter Weather in Kentucky, November 24, 2008

November 24, 2008 · NWS JKL · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Patches of light freezing rain developed in the cold and moist air behind a departing cold a few days before Thanksgiving. Ice accumulations were mostly under a tenth of an inch.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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.

Patches of light freezing rain developed in the cold and moist air behind a departing cold a few days before Thanksgiving. Ice accumulations were mostly under a tenth of an inch.

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Wolfe

When
November 24, 5:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where
Wolfe forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
37.739, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One tenth of an inch of freezing was measured at 6 am a the home of a weather service employee in Hazel Green.

Winter Weather, Morgan

When
November 24, 5:30 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.922, -83.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain was reported with only very light accumulations in Ezel.

Winter Weather, Morgan

When
November 24, 5:30 AM EST to 6:30 AM EST
Where
Morgan forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.922, -83.259 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain, with only very light accumulations, was reported by a weather spotter in Moon.

Winter Weather, Floyd

When
November 24, 6:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
Where
Floyd forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some light freezing was reported by an NWS employee. Only very light ice accumulations occurred 3 miles northwest of Prestonsburg.

Winter Weather, Owsley

When
November 24, 6:30 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
Where
Owsley forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
37.419, -83.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and sleet were reported by a trained weather observer 1 mile southeast of Booneville.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 137627, 137628, 137629, 137630, 137631.