Kentucky, 2022

Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 23, 2022

December 23, 2022 · NWS RLX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

A quick burst of snow arrived into eastern Kentucky during the early morning hours of December 23rd as a cold front swept through the region. One to two inches of snow was measured by local cooperative observers during this time.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 RLX wrote it up.

A quick burst of snow arrived into eastern Kentucky during the early morning hours of December 23rd as a cold front swept through the region. One to two inches of snow was measured by local cooperative observers during this time.

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 Charleston, WV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 22, 9:56 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 9:56 PM EST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Boyd

When
December 23, 1:00 AM EST to 10:57 AM EST
Where
Boyd forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.360, -82.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Carter

When
December 23, 1:00 AM EST to 10:57 AM EST
Where
Carter forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.318, -83.049 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Greenup

When
December 23, 1:00 AM EST to 10:57 AM EST
Where
Greenup forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.546, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lawrence

When
December 23, 1:00 AM EST to 10:57 AM EST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.068, -82.735 (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

More

Every storm in Kentucky in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Kentucky, December 2022

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1062170, 1062171, 1062172, 1062173.