The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5630185
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
MCLEAN
5630185
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,630,185 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,072,928 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-02-04T18:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-02-06T12:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | KENTUCKY |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | MCLEAN |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A storm moving slowly northward up the Atlantic coast combined with an east/west oriented trough over the Ohio Valley produced heavy snow over parts of west Kentucky. The heavy snow was confined to areas east of Kentucky Lake, including Hopkinsville and Owensboro. Snowfall totals were generally in the 4 to 10 inch range. Specific amounts included 4 inches at Hopkinsville and Princeton, 6 inches at Calhoun, 9 inches at Madisonville, and 10 inches at Henderson, Owensboro, and Central City. During this first major winter storm of 1998, a traffic fatality occurred. One man was killed in a single vehicle accident about 6 miles north of Hopkinsville around 2 P.M. on the 4th. Many schools dismissed early on the 4th and remained closed on the 5th and 6th. A combination of relatively warm ground temperatures and air temperatures near the melting point made snow removal unusually easy for road crews. Even so, rapid snowfall rates during the height of the storm made roads treacherous, and many accidents occurred. Portions of U.S. 41 were closed near Madisonville when several accidents blocked traffic. Kentucky State Police were swamped with reports of vehicles off of roads. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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