Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 24 to 25, 2010

Name: Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 24 to 25, 2010
Start: 2010-12-24T16:00
End: 2010-12-25T02:00
Location: Kentucky

December 24 to 25, 2010 · NWS PAH · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 4
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 22

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.

A weak low pressure system moved eastward across the Lower Mississippi Valley on Christmas Eve, reaching the Southeast states during the overnight hours. At the same time, a rather strong upper level disturbance moved southeast across the central Plains. This combination of systems resulted in widespread snowfall across western Kentucky. Average snowfall amounts were two to three inches. There was a swath of 4 to 5 inches that extended from west to east across the Kentucky Lake and Pennyrile regions. The swath extended from eastern Carlisle County and northern Graves County, eastward across the Benton and Eddyville areas, to around Princeton and Greenville. Specific snowfall reports included 5 inches in Greenville, 4 inches at Dawson Springs and Calvert City, 3.5 inches at Hopkinsville and Paducah, and 3 inches at Morganfield. Much of the snow fell in a three-hour window, when visibility dropped to one-half mile and accumulations neared an inch per hour. Roads became slick and hazardous, causing vehicles to run off the road. Numerous accidents were reported. Accidents with injuries occurred in Henderson County, including one on the Audubon Parkway. In Christian County, one person was injured in an accident. Several vehicles became stuck on hills in Muhlenberg County.

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 24, 3:10 PM CST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 3:10 PM CST, 50 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 24, 2:47 PM CST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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Event by event

22 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Ballard

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, McCracken

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Carlisle

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Hickman

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Hickman forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Fulton

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 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: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Livingston

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Marshall

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Crittenden

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 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, Lyon

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Union

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 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: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.518, -87.683 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Henderson

When: December 24, 4:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Injuries: 0 direct, 3 indirect
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Daviess

When: December 24, 5:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Reported by: AWSS
Coordinates: 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, McLean

When: December 24, 5:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 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, Caldwell

When: December 24, 5:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Hopkins

When: December 24, 5:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Muhlenberg

When: December 24, 6:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Calloway

When: December 24, 7:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Trigg

When: December 24, 7:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM 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, Christian

When: December 24, 7:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Christian forecast zone
Injuries: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Todd

When: December 24, 7:00 PM CST to December 25, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Todd forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 36.836, -87.179 (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 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 269015, 269016, 269017, 269018, 269019, 269020, 269021, 269022, 269023, 269024, 269025, 269026, 269027, 269014, 269028, 269030, 269031, 269032, 269029, 269033, 269034, 269035.