Ice Storm — Knott, Kentucky

2021-02-11 · Knott, Kentucky

Event narrative

The highway garage indicated that two tenths of an inch of ice accumulation due to freezing rain had occurred in most valley locations, but that three tenths of an inch accumulation had occurred on the ridgetops within the county. The freezing rain fell yesterday afternoon and evening.

Wider weather episode

Widespread freezing rain lead to an ice storm across eastern Kentucky on February 10th and 11th, 2021. Many locations experienced power outages due to ice laden trees and tree limbs falling onto and/or downing power lines. Ice accumulations ranged from as little as a tenth of an inch to as much as half an inch. The hardest hit areas were generally along and north of the Mountain Parkway.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 934109. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.