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Winter StormJefferson, Kentucky

January 27, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
Area
Jefferson

Event narrative (NOAA)

Sleet, mixing with snow at times, brought 2 to 4 inches from south to north across the Louisville metro area through 8 am Tuesday, February 27th. Freezing rain beginning later that afternoon brought an additional 1/2 inch of ice accretion. Freezing rain changed to snow after dawn Wednesday. An additional 2 to 3 inches of snow fell. The icing led to widespread power outages across the Louisville metro area. An estimated 230,000 home and businesses lost power. Many residents stayed without power for up to one week. A portable generator lead to carbon monoxide poisoning that killed 3 persons in a Louisville home Thursday.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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