Accumulating snowfall occurred across portions of eastern Kentucky from late in the evening of January 23rd through the early morning hours of January 24th. The highest snowfall totals generally occurred along and north of I-64, where up to five inches fell in Fleming County.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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.
Accumulating snowfall occurred across portions of eastern Kentucky from late in the evening of January 23rd through the early morning hours of January 24th. The highest snowfall totals generally occurred along and north of I-64, where up to five inches fell in Fleming County. Snowfall amounts decreased the further south you went, with amounts of generally an inch or less south of the Hal Rogers Parkway and Highway 80. Icy roads caused a fatal car accident just north of Clay City in Powell county.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 winter weather, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall ranged from three to five inches across the county, with five inches observed at the Flemingsburg 2N Coop Station.
One to three inches of snow fell across Powell county. Icy roads in that area lead to a car accident in which one person was fatally injured.
Two and a half to three inches of snow fell across Montgomery county during the early morning hours of January 24th.
Based on surrounding reports, around three inches of snow fell across Bath County.
Three inches of snow fell at the Cave Run Lake coop site.
Snowfall ranged from two to three inches across the county.
Two to three inches of snow fell across Menifee County.
Three to four inches of snow fell across Elliott county during the early morning hours of January 24th.
Two to three inches of snow fell across portions of Lee county during the early morning hours of January 24th.
Two to three inches of snow fell in Wolfe county during the early morning hours of January 24th.
Two and a half inches of snow fell in Ezel.
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, Powell | 2015-01-23 | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 557925, 554654, 554656, 557927, 554663, 554668, 557926, 554657, 554658, 554659, 554662.