Freezing Fog in Kentucky
Every freezing fog event the National Weather Service has filed in Kentucky, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Fog that froze on contact with roads, vehicles or structures.
The most significant on the map
The most significant freezing fog episodes in Kentucky.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 45
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $90,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 9 to 10, 2011A large area of snow occurred along and to the east of a well-defined surface low pressure trough. East of the surface trough, northeasterly surface winds kept cold air in place. Warmer air moving in aloft created conditions favorable for heavy snow.
- Freezing Fog in Kentucky, January 18, 2010Dense freezing fog occurred over most of western Kentucky as a result of high pressure over the Lower Ohio and Mid Mississippi Valleys. Light winds, high humidity, and areas of clear sky associated with this high caused dense fog to form.
- Freezing Fog in Kentucky, December 1, 2011Patchy dense freezing fog contributed to a fatal accident on the Kentucky Highway 1682 bypass near Hopkinsville. A 62-year-old woman was killed when she lost control of the truck she was driving.
- Dense Fog and Freezing Fog in Kentucky, February 2, 2019Dense fog formed during the overnight hours into the morning of February 2. In addition to limited visibilities, sub-freezing temperatures allowed for lingering moisture to freeze.
- Freezing Fog in Kentucky, December 4 to 5, 2023Widespread dense freezing fog reduced visibility to one-quarter mile or less in portions of Western Kentucky near the Ohio/Mississippi River confluence and in portions of the Pennyrile.
- Freezing Fog in Kentucky, December 22, 2009Freezing fog developed on the back side of a high pressure ridge over the Upper Ohio Valley. The freezing fog was dense in the Paducah area and in the Mississippi River counties. Visibility in those areas was one-quarter mile or less.
- Freezing Fog in Kentucky, December 21, 2009With cold air in place and sufficient moisture content in the lowest levels of the atmosphere, freezing fog developed along the Ohio River near Paducah as well as near Kentucky Lake. Several accidents were reported on the Interstate 24 bridge crossing the Ohio River.
- Dense Fog and Freezing Fog in Kentucky, January 22, 2026Clear skies and calm winds following a cold frontal passage allowed for locally dense fog to form over far Southwestern Kentucky late evening on the 21st through the early AM hours of the 22nd.
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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 2026-09-24.