Winter Weather — Breathitt, Kentucky

2014-02-06 · Breathitt, Kentucky

Event narrative

A woman died in a car crash during the predawn hours of Thursday, February 6th, 2014 when the SUV she was driving hit a patch of ice around the 6 mile marker of Hwy 476 in the Clayhole community. Her car struck a tree and went into the creek that runs along the road there. It appears that the SUV rolled numerous times as it was swept down the swollen creek.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 493262. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.