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| Event typeevent_type | Cold/Wind Chill |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,340,818 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,146,882 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2003-01-23T10:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2003-01-23T18:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | KENTUCKY |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | LIVINGSTON |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Wind chills fell to 10 below zero across western Kentucky during the morning hours. The extremely cold weather was a factor in the closing of some schools. Homeless shelters were filled well beyond capacity in Owensboro and Paducah. This cold snap was just one of many cases of harsh winter weather during January. The prolonged cold weather resulted in numerous frozen pipes, as well as problems with heating systems. A number of house fires were blamed on overtaxed heating systems. An elderly woman in the Hopkinsville area was hospitalized with hypothermia after she fell in her home and was unable to summon help. At Paducah, January of 2003 was the eighth coldest January on record, and the coldest since 1985. At Evansville, where records date back into the late 1800's, January did not fall into the ten coldest winters. After the relatively mild winters of the past several years, the bitter mid-winter cold came as a shock to many. Temperatures fell below zero at many locations for the first time in several years. For example, at Paducah, the low of minus 3 on January 24 was the coldest temperature since the winter of 1996-97. |
| Yearyear | 2,003 |
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