For a few hours during the early morning hours of January 2, 2014, light freezing rain created a coating of ice on numerous roadways around eastern Kentucky. Even though the accumulations of ice were miniscule, a few hundredths of an inch or less in most cases, the impacts were significant.
Every event with a place to put it; 37 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS JKL wrote it up.
For a few hours during the early morning hours of January 2, 2014, light freezing rain created a coating of ice on numerous roadways around eastern Kentucky. Even though the accumulations of ice were miniscule, a few hundredths of an inch or less in most cases, the impacts were significant. The icy roads caused numerous car accidents in many counties around the area. Unfortunately, a number of people were injured in these accidents, a few fatally. This winter weather event provides a great example of how even the smallest accumulations of ice on roadways can create enormous impacts, particularly during the morning or evening rush.
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 Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 2, 3:53 AM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 353 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY) ISSUED AT 353 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 THE CURRENT SURFACE MAP FEATURES BROAD SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH A STATIONARY FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDING ALONG THE OHIO RIVER. AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTER IS NEAR THE U.S/CANADIAN BORDER NEAR MINNESOTA. ALOFT...A TROUGH IS DIGGING INTO TX/OK...ALLOWING FOR STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS BLOWING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. PRECIPITATION HAS BLOSSOMED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE OVER THE PAST HOUR AND IS NOW HEADING INTO OUR FAR SOUTHWESTERN COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES HAVE COME UP TO ABOVE FREEZING AT THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION UPSTREAM...AND BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY GIVEN THE STOUT WARM NOSE OF 3 TO 4 C BETWEEN 925 AND 850 MB...PROHIBITING ANY ICING CONCERNS. THE MODELS ARE CLUSTERED WELL THROUGH THE SHORT TERM...AS THE UPPER TROUGH SWINGS THROUGH THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE VALLEYS BY EARLY THIS EVENING...BEFORE TAKING AIM AT THE EASTERN SEABOARD BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WHICH WILL TRACK RIGHT OVER EASTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE BECOMING CONGEALED OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...AS WELL AS UNLEASHING THE ARCTIC AIR THAT HAS BEEN BOTTLED UP ALONG THE NORTHERN STATES. PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS RAIN ACROSS THE AREA...AND THEN QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW FROM JUST BEFORE NOON IN THE NORTHWEST...TO AROUND 5 PM FOR THE VALLEYS IN THE EAST. AS SUCH...HIGHS WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE MORNING FOR THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE AREA...AND IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON FURTHER SOUTHEAST...BEFORE LOWERING QUICKLY LATE IN THE DAY AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL THEN KEEP UPSLOPE SNOW SHOWERS GOING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING TO FLURRIES BY DAWN. THE INHERITED SNOWFALL TOTALS STILL LOOK IN GOOD SHAPE WITH MOST LOCATIONS SEEING 1 TO 2 INCHES...AND THE SOUTHEAST TERRAIN FAVORED LOCATIONS SEEING 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH UP TO 5 AT THE TOP OF BLACK MOUNTAIN. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS LOOK TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTY WINDS...BLOWING SNOW...AND ROADS SLICKING UP WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING QUICKLY BELOW FREEZING. DRY WEATHER WILL RETURN FOR FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH HIGHS LOOK TO ONLY REACH INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 20S DESPITE A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY. .LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY) ISSUED AT 353 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 THE MODELS ARE IN UNUSUALLY GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST PERIOD. AS SUCH CONFIDENCE IS MUCH ABOVE NORMAL. THE MODELS START OUT WITH FAIRLY ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF THE US WITH A SHORT WAVE OVER THE DAKOTAS. AT THE SURFACE A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS IN PLACE WITH THE RIDGE AXIS JUST TO THE EAST OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. BY SATURDAY EVENING...THE RETURN FLOW IS NOW WELL ESTABLISHED AND WILL ALLOW THE TEMPERATURES TO WARM UP A BIT ON SATURDAY. THE WARMING CONTINUES ON SUNDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. BY SUNDAY...THE A MAJOR TROUGH HAS DEEPENED OVER THE CENTRAL US. BY SUNDAY EVENING THE COLD FRONT WILL HAVE MOVED ACROSS THE US. THE PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS SNOW ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN CHANGE TO RAIN ON SUNDAY AND THEN BACK TO SNOW ON SUNDAY EVENING. ONLY EXPECTING A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AT THIS TIME. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND COLD AIR WILL START MOVING INTO THE AREA. BY TUESDAY MORNING AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL HAVE MOVED INTO EASTERN KENTUCKY WITH LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR ZERO...WITH MANY LOCATIONS REPORTING BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES. THE HIGHS ON TUESDAY WILL RANGE FROM 9 TO 15 DEGREES. IT WILL ONLY GET SLIGHTLY WARMER ON WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT) ISSUED AT 144 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 CEILINGS WILL LOWER THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH LIGHT PRECIPITATION BREAKING OUT WEST OF I-75 IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THIS WILL FALL AS RAIN. EXPECT MVFR CEILINGS TO ENCROACH TOWARDS DAWN...WITH RAIN TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST FROM 16Z-21Z. THIS SNOW WILL BRING LOWER CIGS AND/OR VIS TO IFR OR LOWER. WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 5 KT BEFORE PICKING UP IN SPEED BETWEEN 15Z- 18Z TO 10 TO 15KT WITH GUSTS OVER 20KT AS THEY SWITCH TO THE WEST LATE IN THE TAF PERIOD. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT FOR KYZ052-058>060-104-106-108. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR KYZ044- 050-051. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR KYZ068-069-079-080-083-084. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EST FRIDAY FOR KYZ088-118-120. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY FOR KYZ085>087-107-109>117-119. && SHORT TERM...GEOGERIAN LONG TERM...JJ AVIATION...JP/GEOGERIAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 443 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 KYZ052-058>060-104-106-108-031100- ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON 443 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR MOST LOCATIONS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH LOWS TONIGHT RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES. THE COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE IN ON TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO WITH MANY LOCATIONS DROPPING BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN -10 AND -20 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST WEATHER EASTERN KENTUCKY HAS SEEN IN YEARS. IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE SPENDING EXTENDED TIME OUTSIDE AND IT WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FROZEN PIPES...ESPECIALLY IN MOBILE HOMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOWFALL REPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. KYZ044-050-051-031100- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE 443 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW JUST BEFORE NOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT...WITH LOWS TONIGHT RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES. THE COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO AT TIMES TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE IN ON TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO WITH MANY LOCATIONS DROPPING BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN -10 AND -20 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST WEATHER EASTERN KENTUCKY HAS SEEN IN YEARS. IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE SPENDING EXTENDED TIME OUTSIDE AND IT WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FROZEN PIPES...ESPECIALLY IN MOBILE HOMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOWFALL REPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. KYZ068-069-079-080-083-084-031100- ROCKCASTLE-JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON... MONTICELLO...WHITLEY CITY 443 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH T0NIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT...WITH LOWS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES. THE COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO AT TIMES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE IN ON TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO WITH MANY LOCATIONS DROPPING BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN -10 AND -20 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST WEATHER EASTERN KENTUCKY HAS SEEN IN YEARS. IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE SPENDING EXTENDED TIME OUTSIDE AND IT WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FROZEN PIPES....ESPECIALLY IN MOBILE HOMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOWFALL REPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. KYZ088-118-120-031100- HARLAN-LETCHER-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARLAN...WHITESBURG...PIKEVILLE 443 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM EST FRIDAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LAST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BORDERING VIRGINIA. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT...WITH LOWS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES. THE COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW FROM SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE IN ON TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO WITH MANY LOCATIONS DROPPING BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN -10 AND -20 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST WEATHER EASTERN KENTUCKY HAS SEEN IN YEARS. IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE SPENDING EXTENDED TIME OUTSIDE AND IT WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FROZEN PIPES....ESPECIALLY IN MOBILE HOMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOWFALL REPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. KYZ085>087-107-109>117-119-031100- WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-OWSLEY- PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE... MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE... PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE... HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...INEZ 443 AM EST THU JAN 2 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM EST FRIDAY... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES FOR MOST LOCATIONS...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ON THE HIGHEST RIDGETOPS. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO BRING VISIBILITIES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT...WITH LOWS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING RANGING FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES. THE COLD AIR COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AGAIN ON SATURDAY NIGH AND THEN AGAIN FROM SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. EXTREMELY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE IN ON TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO WITH MANY LOCATIONS DROPPING BELOW ZERO. THE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN -10 AND -20 DEGREES. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST WEATHER EASTERN KENTUCKY AS SEEN IN MANY YEARS. IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE SPENDING EXTENDED TIME OUTSIDE AND IT WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD FROZEN PIPES....ESPECIALLY IN MOBILE HOMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN SNOWFALL REPORTS TODAY AND TONIGHT. JJ/GEOGERIAN
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
37 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A car accident occurred on Highway 11 south of Barbourville early this morning due to slick roads caused by freezing rain. One fatality and one injury occurred as a result of this accident.
The Menifee county emergency manager reported that 7 non-injury accidents occurred throughout the county due to icy roads.
Ten to twelve accidents occurred on south State Route 89 and State Route 52 with no known injuries. The accidents occurred due to icy road conditions caused by freezing rain. Roads throughout the county were closed for a few hours due to the hazardous driving conditions.
Approximately 31 car accidents were reported to have occurred on icy roads around Magoffin county. However, there were numerous other accidents that occurred, but by the time responders arrived on scene, the vehicles had already been moved.
There 8 separate accidents reported in Jackson county, involving 20 vehicles. One injury was reported. The wrecks occurred due to icy road conditions.
There were a total of 13 vehicle accidents reported in Rockcastle county, 3 of which involved injuries. The accidents occurred as the result of icy road conditions.
There were a total of 5 single vehicle accidents reported in McCreary county due to slick roads. Only one person was injured as result of these accidents.
A fatal car accident, the result of icy road conditions, occurred in the South Williamson area on US 119. There were a total of around 30 accidents around the county. Most of these were of the non-injury variety.
The Elliott county EM reported that 6 accidents occurred on icy roads around the county. None of the accidents involved major injuries.
Several accidents occurred along I-64 in Bath county. One accident involved an injury and blocked the eastbound lanes of the interstate for 6 hours. A couple of injury accidents occurred on secondary roads.
Police were working several crashes along the Hal Rogers Parkway near Manchester. The roads were slick due to freezing rain.
The Harlan State Police were working a four car accident near Coxton. The accident was caused by slick roads caused by freezing rain.
Icy conditions were reported on Highway 30 East.
The Hazard Police Dept reported that several cars wrecked on the Bonnyman Bridge on Highway 15 due to slick roads caused by freezing rain.
Social media reported that Highway 290 outside of McKee had been closed due to icy conditions. Multiple vehicles were reported to have slid off the road.
Highway 80 between Hazard and Hindman was very slick due to freezing rain with several car accidents reported.
The Hal Rogers Parkway was closed in both directions between London and Manchester due to slick road conditions caused by freezing rain.
A car accident that resulted in an injury occurred around 7 am on Highway 1304 in Girdler. The accident was by roads that were made slick due to freezing rain.
Freezing rain and slick roads were reported in Rockcastle county.
Freezing rain and slick roads were reported in Martin County.
Freezing rain and slick roads were reported in Knott county.
Multiple car accidents were reported around the county due to slick roads caused by freezing rain.
Highway 290 outside of McKee was shutdown due to hazardous road conditions caused by black ice.
Several cars were wrecked and/or off of Highway 15 due to icy conditions near the Breathitt/Wolfe county line.
Local dispatch reported that the Hal Rogers Parkway near exit 39 was closed in both directions due to hazardous road conditions caused by freezing rain.
The Manchester Fire Dept. reported an accident involving an ambulance and a salt truck on the Hal Rogers Parkway near Manchester. The accident was the result of slick roads caused by freezing rain.
Numerous wrecks and icy bridges were reported on KY 114 between Prestonsburg and Salyersville.
Numerous accidents due to icy roads were reported in and all around Pikeville and Pike county.
Both lanes of Highway 92 East at the McCreary/Whitley county line were closed due to icy road conditions.
Numerous wrecks were reported around Owsley county due to icy road conditions.
Highway 321 in Prestonsburg was closed due to slick road conditions.
Highway 40 East was closed due to hazardous road conditions caused by freezing rain.
Cars were sliding off the ramp and into the ditches off US 23 on to Hwy 114 near Prestonsburg.
Eight tenths of an inch of snow had fallen in Clay City. Roads were snow covered and slick in Wolfe and Powell counties.
Roads were snow covered and slick with black ice underneath the layer of snow. Eight tenths of an inch of snow had fallen in Maretburg.
Half an inch of snow was estimated to have fallen in Whitesburg. Roads were reported to have been snow covered.
Half an inch of snow was estimated to have fallen 4 miles southwest of Shelbiana. US Highway 23 was snow covered.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Weather, Knox | 2014-01-02 | Other | Direct | ||
| Winter Weather, Pike | 2014-01-02 | Other | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kentucky in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, January 2014
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: 490307, 490534, 490541, 490550, 490551, 490552, 490553, 490555, 490556, 490558, 490311, 490312, 490315, 490317, 490339, 490367, 490368, 490370, 490373, 490374, 490376, 490377, 490380, 490323, 490381, 490383, 490384, 490387, 490388, 490390, 490392, 490393, 490394, 490403, 490418, 490428, 490429.