Ice Storm — Woodford, Kentucky

2003-02-15 to 2003-02-16 · Woodford, Kentucky

Wider weather episode

Light to occasionally moderate freezing rain began on the evening of the 15th, and continued through the evening of the 16th. Reports of ice accumulations of an inch were common along and north of Interstate 64, from Frankfort to Winchester. The hardest hit areas were in and around the cities of Frankfort and Lexington, where up to an inch and a quarter of ice accumulation was observed. A 78 year old male in Lawrenceburg in Anderson County died of injuries sustained when he was struck by a falling, ice covered, tree limb. After the storm, it is estimated that nearly 125,000 residents were without power for up to five days or more. Most of the property damage was reported in the Lexington area. A great deal of the monetary damage was for cleanup and restoration of power in the days after the storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5343340. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.