Kentucky, 2010Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 7 to 8, 2010
January 7 to 8, 2010 · NWS JKL · 9 events in 7 counties and zones
Although light snow did fall off and on on January 8th, most of the snowfall reports received at the Jackson weather office were 24 hour totals. The bulk of the snow that fell across eastern Kentucky occurred from late morning on January 7th through 2 or 3 am on January 8th.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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.
Although light snow did fall off and on on January 8th, most of the snowfall reports received at the Jackson weather office were 24 hour totals. The bulk of the snow that fell across eastern Kentucky occurred from late morning on January 7th through 2 or 3 am on January 8th.
Winter Weather, Bell
- When
- January 7, 11:00 AM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.731, -83.674 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An inch or less of snow fell in the valleys with up to 5 inches reported in the higher elevations around the county.
Winter Weather, Pike
- When
- January 7, 11:00 AM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 37.469, -82.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of snow fell in Pikeville over the past 24 hours.
Winter Weather, Pike
- When
- January 7, 11:00 AM EST to January 8, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 37.469, -82.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four to five inches of snow fell across Pike county, with the higher accumulations occurring in the higher terrain.
Winter Weather, Menifee
- When
- January 7, 11:00 AM EST to January 8, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Menifee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.941, -83.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Three inches of snow fell 4 miles east of Frenchburg. Most of the snow fell between early in the morning of January 7th and 1 or 2 am on January 8th.
Winter Weather, Powell
- When
- January 7, 11:00 AM EST to January 8, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Powell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.831, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Two inches of snow fell 6 miles west southwest of Stanton. The bulk of this snow fell between the late morning hours of January 7th and around 2 am on January 8th.
Winter Weather, Floyd
- When
- January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -82.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four inches of snow fell 3 miles south of Prestonsburg. Most of the snow fell from late in the morning on January 7th and 2 or 3 am on January 8th.
Winter Weather, Harlan
- When
- January 7, 12:00 PM EST to January 8, 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Harlan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.857, -83.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Five inches of snow fell on top of Little Black Mountain at 3700 feet. Most of the snow fell between noon on January 7th and 4 am on January 8th.
Winter Weather, Powell
- When
- January 7, 4:05 PM EST to January 8, 4:05 PM EST
- Where
- Powell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 37.831, -83.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Clay City fire department estimated that 1 inch of snow had fallen since 4 pm on January 7th. The storm total snowfall was 2.6 inches with 3 inches of snow depth.
Winter Weather, Breathitt
- When
- January 8, 5:45 AM EST to 11:45 AM EST
- Where
- Breathitt forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 37.522, -83.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A NWS employee reported 0.6 inches of new snow over the past 6 hours near Talbert and still snowing pretty hard. There was a total snow depth of 2 inches.
- 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.
- Winter Weather in Georgia, January 7 to 8, 20103 deaths · 37 injured · 37 events
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 7, 201049 injured · $1.6 million · 8 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 7, 20102 deaths · 12 injured · $60,000 · 10 events
- Winter Weather in Alabama, January 7, 20102 deaths · 1 injured · 10 events
- Cold in Louisiana, January 7 to 10, 20101 death · $3.0 million · 17 events
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 7, 20101 death · 1 event
- Cold in Texas, January 7 to 10, 2010$2.1 million · 21 events
- Cold in Arkansas, January 7 to 10, 2010$1.2 million · 9 events
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 7, 2010$450,000 · 22 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 7 to 8, 2010$250,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 7, 2010$70,000 · 17 events
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 7, 2010$120,000 · 3 events
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: 208802, 208803, 208804, 208806, 208808, 208805, 208810, 208811, 208812.