A prolonged ice and snow storm began around just after midnight Tuesday January 27 and continued through 11 am Wednesday January 28. The mixed freezing rain and snow that fell over central Kentucky was just one aspect of a widespread overrunning event that brought destructive winter weather from Texas, through the Ohio Valley, into New England.
Every event with a place to put it; 45 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS LMK wrote it up.
A prolonged ice and snow storm began around just after midnight Tuesday January 27 and continued through 11 am Wednesday January 28. The mixed freezing rain and snow that fell over central Kentucky was just one aspect of a widespread overrunning event that brought destructive winter weather from Texas, through the Ohio Valley, into New England. Arctic air centered across the Upper Midwest supplied low level cold air. Several disturbances moved east across a nearly stationary front stalled across the Tennessee Valley.
Snow, mixing with sleet, brought accumulations of around 2 to 4 inches from areas just south of the Ohio River through Frankfort and the northern Bluegrass Region by dawn on January 27th. Farther south during this time, ice accumulations ranging from one half to just over one inch stretched from Ohio county eastward through the southern Bluegrass Region. Along the Tennessee border, ice on elevated surfaces averaged one quarter of an inch.
During the afternoon of the 27th and into the morning hours on the 28th, freezing rain developed along and north of interstate 64 and brought widespread ice accumulations averaging 1/2 inch. Rain fell over south central Kentucky. Icing lead to widespread tree damage and power outages by the morning of the 28th. Colder air arrived after dawn on the 28th. Freezing rain changed back to snow with additional accumulations of 1 to 3 inches along and north of Interstate 64.
This winter storm brought the most widespread damage due to icing in recent memory across Kentucky. Ice accumulated over 1 inch across central portions of the Commonwealth, including Grayson, Ohio, Butler and Breckinridge counties. Over 600,000 residences lost power, exceeding the number of outages due to the remnants of hurricane Ike last September. Utility companies stated that this event brought the greatest number of outages from any weather event in history.
The almost continuous rain or snow over a 36 hour period brought 3 to 4 inches of precipitation over a wide area and even lead to some minor flooding.
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 Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 26, 11:30 PM EST, 30 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 408 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-272115- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY- 408 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 /308 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS. AT THIS TIME...EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA TUESDAY MORNING. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS REGION...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND SLEET IS EXPECTED. FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY...SNOW AND SLEET TOTAL AROUND 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION FROM FREEZING RAIN. THIS WINTRY WEATHER WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS OVERNIGHT AS UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW AND ICE COVERED. SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON TREATED ROADWAYS TOO AS HIGH PRECIPITATION RATES WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ACCUMULATIONS ON ROAD SURFACES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW LOTS OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A WINTER WEATHER KIT CONTAINING EXTRA FOOD...BLANKETS AND OTHER SAFETY ITEMS SHOULD BE TAKEN ALONG IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. LET OTHERS KNOW WHAT YOUR PLANNED ROUTE WILL BE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL STILL BE IN EFFECT...WHERE SNOW WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA...AND A SNOW AND SLEET MIX WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND THE NORTHERN BLUEGRASS REGION TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AND A WINTRY MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW IS LIKELY ACROSS INDIANA...WITH MAINLY A SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MIXTURE OVER NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY. OVERALL...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE NORTH ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND THE NORTHERN BLUEGRASS UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. A WINTRY MIX TUESDAY EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS ON THIS WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. KYZ061>067-070>078-081-082-272115- BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY- LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY- MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY- CLINTON KY- 408 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 /308 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND TURN TO ALL FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET OVERNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WINTRY WEATHER WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS OVERNIGHT AS UNTREATED ROADWAYS WILL BECOME ICE COVERED. SLICK SPOTS MAY DEVELOP ON TREATED ROADWAYS TOO AS HIGH PRECIPITATION RATES WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF ACCUMULATIONS ON ROAD SURFACES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW A LOT OF EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. A WINTER WEATHER KIT CONTAINING EXTRA FOOD...BLANKETS AND OTHER SAFETY ITEMS SHOULD BE TAKEN ALONG IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. NOTIFY OTHERS OF YOUR PLANNED ROUTE AND ARRIVAL TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. AN ICE STORM WARNING WILL STILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY...WHERE FREEZING RAIN WILL BE ONGOING ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY. FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO PLAIN RAIN BY MID TO LATE MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. RAIN TUESDAY EVENING WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE AS SNOW UNTIL TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING...ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND OUTLOOKS ON THIS WINTER STORM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AML/13
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 949 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-270500- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY- CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN... SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA... JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY 949 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 /849 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009/ ...PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT... VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM SOUTHERN INDIANA SOUTH TO BOWLING GREEN THIS EVENING. RADAR SHOWS THIS AREA OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MOVING EAST ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AND A FEW ROADS MAY BECOME SLICK...MAINLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THIS PRECIPITATION IS AHEAD OF THE WINTER STORM THAT WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND WATCH FOR AREAS OF BLACK ICE. NF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1108 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>028-270515- ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX 1108 PM EST MON JAN 26 2009 /1008 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009/ ...SNOW MOVING INTO THE AREA... SNOW WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THROUGH MIDNIGHT EST ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA FROM JASPER TO SCOTTSBURG. SNOWFALL RATES UP TO INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES. KYZ061-062-070>073-270515- BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE 1008 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009 ...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MOVING INTO THE AREA... PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THROUGH 11 PM CST ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE LIKELY WITH ICE ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE...MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. NF
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
45 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing rain deposited around one inch of ice countywide before changing to just rain during the afternoon of Tuesday January 27th. Rain and sleet quickly changed over to snow after dawn on Wednesday. 1 to 2 inches of snow fell before noon Wednesday.
Freezing rain and sleet brought ice accumulations of between 1/2 and 1 inch through mid morning Tuesday January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding an additional 1 to 2 inches of accumulation.
Sleet, mixing with snow at times, brought 2 to 4 inches from south to north across the Louisville metro area through 8 am Tuesday, February 27th. Freezing rain beginning later that afternoon brought an additional 1/2 inch of ice accretion. Freezing rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday. An additional 2 to 3 inches of snow fell. The icing led to widespread power outages across the Louisville metro area. An estimated 230,000 home and businesses lost power. Many residents stayed without power for up to one week. A portable generator lead to carbon monoxide poisoning that killed 3 persons in a Louisville home Thursday.
A mix of freezing rain, sleet, and snow brought 2 to 3 inches of icy accumulations through mid-morning Tuesday January 27th. Freezing rain developed later in the afternoon and continued through the morning hours Wednesday, adding 1/2 inch of ice. Snow, developing around dawn Wednesday, brought another 2 to 3 inches of accumulation.
Freezing rain, beginning after midnight Tuesday January 27th, and continuing through the mid morning hours, deposited 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding an additional inch.
Sleet, mixing with snow at times, deposited 1 to 2 inches through 8 am Tuesday, January 27th. Freezing rain developed later that afternoon and continued into the early morning hours on Wednesday. One quarter to one half inch of ice accumulated on exposed surfaces. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday and brought another 2 inches by noon.
Freezing rain deposited 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice countywide prior to changing over to rain by mid morning Tuesday January 27th. Snow developed after sunrise Wednesday, adding another inch.
Freezing rain brought ice accretions of 1/2 to 1 inch through early morning Tuesday January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn on the 28th. An additional 1 to 2 inches of snow fell Wednesday morning. The loss of power attributed to the icing led to the death of a woman in her unheated mobile home Thursday, January 29th.
Freezing rain brought ice accumulations of 3/4 to 1 inch before changing to rain by mid morning Tuesday, January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding another inch of snow.
Freezing rain brought around 1/2 inch of ice countywide before changing to rain by mid-morning Tuesday, January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday and added an additional 1 inch.
Freezing rain, mixed with sleet, brought icy 1 to 2 inch accumulations countywide through mid-morning Tuesday, January 27th. Freezing rain developed later that afternoon and glazed surfaces with 1/4 inch of ice. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday and added an additional 1 inch.|In Bardstown, a woman died from a fall while moving a heater in the darkened home.
Snow, mixed with sleet, brought 2 to 4 inches countywide through mid morning Tuesday January 27th. Freezing rain developed later in the afternoon and added an additional 3/4 inch of ice before changing to snow after dawn Wednesday. Two to 3 inches of snow fell Wednesday prior to noon.
Sleet, mixing with snow, accumulated to a depth of 1 to 2 inches through mid-morning Tuesday, January 27th. Freezing rain developed later that afternoon and brought around 0.5 inches of ice through the early morning hours Wednesday. Snow added an additional 1 to 2 inches after dawn Wednesday.
Sleet, mixed with freezing rain, brought icy accumulations of over 1 inch through mid-morning Tuesday, January 27th. Freezing rain beginning Tuesday afternoon coated surfaces with an additional 1/2 inch of ice. Snow, falling after dawn Wednesday, added an additional 1 to 2 inches.
Freezing rain continued through 8 am Tuesday, January 27th. 1/4 to 1/2 inches of ice brought scattered power outages and tree damage, especially across the northern portion of the county. Rain changed to snow after dawn on Wednesday, adding another 1 inch.
Freezing rain brought 1/4 inch of ice countywide before changing to rain by 8 am Tuesday, January 27th. Rain switched to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding an additional inch.
Freezing rain deposited 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice on exposed surfaces through 9 am Tuesday, January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding another inch.
Freezing rain, mixed with sleet, brought accumulations varying from one half to three quarters of an inch through mid-morning Tuesday January 27. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday and brought an additional 2 inches countywide.
Freezing rain ending around 10 am Tuesday morning January 27th led to ice amounts averaging 1/2 inch county-wide. Around one inch of snow fell on top of the ice Wednesday morning.
Freezing rain, mixing with sleet, deposited up to an inch of ice by Tuesday morning January 27th. Light freezing rain during the overnight hours changed to snow after dawn Wednesday. An addition 1 to 2 inches of snow fell.
Freezing rain brought ice accretions of 1/4 to 1/2 inch through mid morning on Tuesday January 27th. Snow, developing after dawn Wednesday, brought an additional inch.
Freezing rain brought ice accumulations between 1/4 and 1/2 inch through mid morning Tuesday January 27th. Snow, developing after dawn Wednesday, added another inch.
A sleet and snow mix brought 2 to 4 inches accumulation through mid morning Tuesday, January 27. Freezing rain developed later that afternoon and continued through dawn Wednesday. Ice accretion reached 3/4 of an inch. Snow, developing after dawn Wednesday, added another 1 to 2 inches.|A couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning Thursday, January 29th. A portable generator used as to heat the powerless home is the suspect.
Freezing rain brought icing amounts around 1/2 inch countywide before changing to rain mid morning Tuesday, January 27th. Snow developed after dawn Wednesday and added an additional inch.
Snow, mixing with sleet, brought 3 to 5 inches through mid morning Tuesday, January 27th. Freezing rain developed later in the afternoon. Icing continued from Tuesday afternoon through dawn Wednesday. Ice accretion amounts averaged 1/2 inch. Snow brought an additional 1 to 2 inches after dawn Wednesday.
Freezing rain from midnight through 9 am Tuesday, January 27th brought ice accumulations averaging 3/4 of an inch countywide. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding an additional 1 to 2 inches.
Freezing rain mixed with sleet brought ice accumulations of up to 1/2 inch before changing to rain by mid morning Tuesday, January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding an additional 1 inch.
Freezing rain brought ice accumulations of one half inch before changing to rain by mid morning Tuesday January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday and added another inch accumulation.
Freezing rain brought 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice before changing to rain by mid morning on Tuesday January 27. Rain changed to snow after dawn on Wednesday, adding an additional inch of snow.
Freezing rain left ice accretions as high as 1 inch through the mid-morning hours Tuesday, January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding another inch of snow.
Snow and sleet deposited 3 to 5 inches countywide through 9 am Tuesday, January 27th. Freezing rain then developed later that afternoon and brought ice accretions of 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch. Snow, arriving after dawn Wednesday, added an additional 1 to 2 inches.
Freezing rain deposited 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice through mid morning Tuesday, January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday and added another inch.
Snow, mixing with sleet, brought 3 to 5 inches county wide prior to diminishing by mid-morning Tuesday, January 27th. Freezing rain from late Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday brought accretions averaging 3/4 of an inch. Snow developed after dawn Wednesday and added another 1 to 2 inches.
Freezing rain and sleet brought icy accumulations of around one inch through mid morning Tuesday, January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn on Wednesday, adding an additional inch.
Freezing rain and sleet accumulated between 1 and 2 inches through mid morning Tuesday, January 27th. Freezing rain beginning Tuesday afternoon glazed surfaces with 1/2 inch ice through dawn Wednesday. Snow between dawn and noon Wednesday accumulated to one inch.
Freezing rain deposited up to 3/4 inch on elevated surfaces before changing to rain by late morning, Tuesday January 27th. Rain changed to freezing rain after dawn Wednesday, adding 1 inch of snow.
Freezing rain deposited 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice countywide before changing to just rain Tuesday afternoon on January 27th. Snow brought an additional inch after dawn on Wednesday.
Freezing rain through mid morning on Tuesday January 27th brought ice accretions of 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday. Another inch of snow accumulated.
Freezing rain, mixed with sleet at times, deposited 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of ice countywide before changing to rain by mid morning Tuesday, January 27th. Snow developed after dawn Wednesday, adding another inch.
Freezing rain brought ice accumulations of between 1/2 and 1 inch through mid morning on Tuesday January 27th. Rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding another 1 inch.
Sleet and snow during the morning hours of Tuesday, January 27th brought 2 to 4 inches accumulation countywide. Freezing rain developed late in the afternoon, continuing through Wednesday morning. Ice accretions ranged up to 1/2 inch. Snow, beginning after dawn Wednesday, added another 1 to 2 inches.
Freezing rain deposited 1/4 inch of ice prior to changing over to rain early Tuesday, January 27th. Rain switched over to snow after dawn on Wednesday, adding an additional inch.
Freezing rain left icing ranging from 1/4 to 1/2 inch countywide prior to changing to rain by late morning Tuesday, January 27th. Rain switched to snow after dawn Wednesday, adding another inch.
Freezing rain brought ice accumulations between one quarter and one half inch before changing to just rain by mid-morning Tuesday January 27th. Snow developed Wednesday morning and averaged around 1 inch.
Freezing rain brought 1/2 to 3/4 inch ice accumulations county wide through mid-morning on Tuesday, January 27th. Light freezing rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday. Around 2 inches fell.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Jefferson | 2009-01-27 | 54 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Winter Storm, Jefferson | 2009-01-27 | 62 | Male | Permanent Home | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Jefferson | 2009-01-27 | 54 | Female | Permanent Home | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Hardin | 2009-01-29 | 74 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Nelson | 2009-01-27 | 87 | Female | Permanent Home | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Harrison | 2009-01-29 | 64 | Male | Permanent Home | Indirect |
| Winter Storm, Harrison | 2009-01-29 | 62 | Female | Permanent Home | Indirect |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 2009
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: 142931, 142941, 143094, 143100, 144102, 142932, 142936, 142942, 143096, 143099, 143106, 143109, 143112, 143113, 143586, 143587, 144099, 142754, 142759, 142937, 142938, 142940, 143091, 143092, 143093, 143095, 143097, 143098, 143102, 143108, 143111, 143114, 143115, 143117, 143118, 144105, 142933, 142934, 142935, 142939, and more.