Winter Weather — Jefferson, Kentucky

2008-12-23 · Jefferson, Kentucky

Event narrative

Slick roads due to light freezing rain lead to several injury-causing accidents and one fatality in the Louisville metropolitan area. The fatality occurred when a driver lot control of his vehicle and in eastern Jefferson County. Another accident on the Gene Snyder Expressway injured two emergency workers who were providing aid to a driver hurt in an earlier crash. The three were taken to University Hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening. Emergency workers in Louisville responded to as many as 40 calls about accidents between 2 and 5 p.m due to the icy conditions.

Wider weather episode

Light freezing rain developed during the afternoon of December 23rd. Ice accumulation on roads across the northern portions of Kentucky lead to numerous traffic accidents and several fatalities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 140958. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.