Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 5 to 6, 2009

Name: Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 5 to 6, 2009
Start: 2009-01-05T22:00
End: 2009-01-06T05:00
Location: Kentucky

January 5 to 6, 2009 · NWS PAH · 14 events in 14 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

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.

Light accumulations of ice formed on elevated surfaces, including vehicles and highway overpasses. Most of the icing problems were in the Ohio River counties from Owensboro to Paducah and Ballard County. Up to one-eighth inch of ice was on vehicle windshields. The Interstate 24 bridge over the Ohio River was closed for a short time due to several accidents on the bridge. A few icy spots were observed on overpasses in the Owensboro area. A low pressure system skirted just southeast of the region, bringing a wintry mix of precipitation.

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 Jan 5, 5:49 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 5:49 PM CST, 4 hours 11 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 3:08 PM CST, 6 hours 52 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
308 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-061100-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
308 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM FOR FAR
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TIL 6 AM FOR MOST OF THE
AREA. REFER TO THE ADVISORIES FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON
WHAT IS A LIGHT ICING EVENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. ALSO THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AT
THIS TIME...ANY SNOW OR ICING ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE VERY LIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS.

The radar

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Event by event

14 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Ballard

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Ballard forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Carlisle

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Carlisle forecast zone
Reported by: Unknown
Coordinates: 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Crittenden

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Crittenden forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Daviess

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Fulton

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Graves

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Graves forecast zone
Reported by: Unknown
Coordinates: 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Henderson

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hickman

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Hickman forecast zone
Reported by: Unknown
Coordinates: 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Livingston

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Marshall

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, McCracken

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: McCracken forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, McLean

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: McLean forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Union

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Webster

When: January 5, 10:00 PM CST to January 6, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
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 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, January 2009

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: 148987, 148988, 148989, 148990, 148991, 148992, 148993, 148994, 148995, 148996, 148997, 148998, 148999, 149000.