Winter Weather, Ballard
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ballard forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 12, 2010
The first blast of winter weather followed a strong cold front that swept rapidly east across the Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys. Behind the front, widespread snow showers and very windy conditions produced difficult travel conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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.
The first blast of winter weather followed a strong cold front that swept rapidly east across the Mississippi and Lower Ohio Valleys. Behind the front, widespread snow showers and very windy conditions produced difficult travel conditions. Northwest winds ranged from 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts. Snow accumulated from one to three inches across western Kentucky. The lowest amounts were an inch or less near the Mississippi River, including the cities of Bardwell and Hickman. Widespread amounts from 2 to 3 inches covered the remainder of western Kentucky. The snow came down rather heavily at times for a couple hours, reducing visibility to around one-half mile. Numerous accidents were reported around the region, including an overturned vehicle on the Interstate 24 bridge over the Tennessee River. Strong winds caused blowing and drifting that produced slippery spots well after the snow ended.
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 Dec 11, 2:50 PM CST, 15 hours 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 2:50 PM CST, 15 hours 10 minutes before
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The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Caldwell
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Calloway
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calloway forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Carlisle
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carlisle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Christian
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Crittenden
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM 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
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM 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, Graves
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Graves forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Henderson
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM 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, Hopkins
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Livingston
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lyon
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Marshall
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, McCracken
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCracken forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, McLean
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM 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, Muhlenberg
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Todd
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Trigg
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Trigg forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Union
- When
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM 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
- December 12, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM 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
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in Illinois, December 12 to 13, 2010
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Tennessee, December 12 to 13, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 12, 2010
- Winter Weather in Indiana, December 12 to 13, 2010
- Debris Flow and Flooding in Washington, December 12 to 14, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, December 12 to 15, 2010
- Winter Weather in Indiana, December 12, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, December 12 to 15, 2010
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, December 12 to 17, 2010
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 12 to 14, 2010
- Drought in Texas, December 12 to 31, 2010
- Flood and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 12 to 13, 2010
More
Every storm in Kentucky in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, December 2010
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: 266746, 266747, 266748, 266749, 266751, 266752, 266753, 266754, 266755, 266757, 266758, 266759, 266760, 266761, 266762, 266763, 266764, 266765, 266766, 266767.