Dangerously cold wind chills were observed from late on the night of the 5th through early on the morning of the 7th. Wind chills during this entire period were colder than 10 below zero. The coldest wind chill readings were in the Henderson and Owensboro area during the daytime hours of the 6th...when the average wind chills were around 20 below zero. Average wind chills elsewhere in western Kentucky were from 10 to 20 below zero. The actual high temperature at Paducah was 10 degrees on the 6th. This was the 10th coldest high temperature on record for any day of the year. This was the most severe cold snap of the 2013-14 winter season. The extreme cold resulted in one fatality. An elderly man in the Paducah area died of hypothermia after spending a night outdoors in the cold. The 85-year-old man apparently locked himself out of his house accidentally. The man was wearing a short-sleeve shirt and no shoes or socks. The extreme cold resulted in many problems with burst pipes and overworked furnaces. Demand for utilities such as gas and electricity was near record highs. Water main breaks occurred as the cold weather put stress on pipes. Arctic high pressure over the Plains states produced a strong northwest wind flow of bitterly cold air across the Lower Ohio Valley and southeast Missouri.

Cold/Wind Chill in LYON, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CRITTENDEN, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in TRIGG, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CALDWELL, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in WEBSTER, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in HOPKINS, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in MCLEAN, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in TODD, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in HENDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 05-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in DAVIESS, KENTUCKY
From 05-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in UNION, KENTUCKY
From 05-JAN-14 23:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in BALLARD, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CARLISLE, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in MCCRACKEN, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in MUHLENBERG, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in HICKMAN, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in MARSHALL, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in LIVINGSTON, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in FULTON, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Cold/Wind Chill in GRAVES, KENTUCKY
From 06-JAN-14 02:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS