Kentucky, 2010Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 15 to 17, 2010
February 15 to 17, 2010 · NWS JKL · 7 events in 6 counties and zones
West and northwest flow combined with low and middle level moisture and upslope effects to bring more accumulating snow to eastern Kentucky from late evening on February 16th to overnight hours of February 17th.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
West and northwest flow combined with low and middle level moisture and upslope effects to bring more accumulating snow to eastern Kentucky from late evening on February 16th to overnight hours of February 17th.
Winter Weather, Perry
- When
- February 15, 6:00 AM EST to February 17, 9:41 AM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.244, -83.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three and a half inches of snow fell 1 mile south southeast of Ned since 6 am Monday morning.
Winter Weather, Pike
- When
- February 16, 8:30 AM EST to February 17, 12:07 PM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.469, -82.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of new snow fell in Turkey Creek since Tuesday morning. The total snow fall since early Monday morning was 6.75 inches.
Winter Weather, Leslie
- When
- February 16, 9:00 AM EST to February 17, 1:49 PM EST
- Where
- Leslie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.094, -83.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One and a half inches of new snow fell since 9 am Tuesday in Thousandsticks. The storm total snowfall since Monday morning was 5.25 inches.
Winter Weather, Knott
- When
- February 16, 8:00 PM EST to February 17, 1:39 AM EST
- Where
- Knott forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.354, -82.954 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of new snow was measured in Mousie. Highway 550 east in Knott county were snow covered and icy.
Winter Weather, Letcher
- When
- February 16, 8:00 PM EST to February 17, 6:30 AM EST
- Where
- Letcher forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.121, -82.855 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three inches of snow fell in Thornton between 8 pm Tuesday and 630 am Wednesday.
Winter Weather, Leslie
- When
- February 16, 9:00 PM EST to February 17, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Leslie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.094, -83.381 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One and a half inches of snow fell in Smilax between 9 pm Tuesday and 9 am Wednesday. The total snow depth was 3 inches.
Winter Weather, Floyd
- When
- February 17, 7:30 AM EST to 10:41 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three tenths of an inch of new snow fell in Prestonsburg since 730 am. The storm total snowfall since Monday morning was 4.4 inches with a current snow depth of 3 inches. Secondary roads were covered in ice or slush.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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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: 214901, 214904, 214905, 214898, 214899, 214900, 214903.