Record-breaking cold and brisk winds combined to produce dangerously low wind chills. Bitterly cold wind chills from 10 to 24 below zero were observed across western Kentucky. Western Kentucky had not seen a cold stretch of this magnitude this late in the season since 1960. At Paducah, the low temperature of 10 below zero on the 19th was the coldest temperature ever recorded this late in the season. Actual low temperatures dropped as low as 11 below zero at Henderson, 10 below at Paducah, 9 below at Hopkinsville/Fort Campbell, and 13 below at the mesonet site near Princeton. The lowest wind chills were as low as 24 below zero at Henderson, 18 below zero at Paducah, 20 below at Hopkinsville/Fort Campbell, and 18 below at the mesonet site near Princeton. Warming centers were opened in Benton, Paducah, Hopkinsville, Murray, and Mclean County for anyone needing a place to stay. Due to extremely high demand for electricity, the Tennessee Valley Authority requested its customers to conserve energy. At least one water main break occurred due to frozen ground. The broken water main was on U.S. Highway 45 near Paducah. This arctic air was delivered by arctic high pressure that settled southward across Missouri and Arkansas. Temperatures did not modify much due to extensive deep snowcover as far south as Kentucky and Missouri.

Cold/Wind Chill in BALLARD, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CALDWELL, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CALLOWAY, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CARLISLE, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CHRISTIAN, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in CRITTENDEN, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in DAVIESS, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in FULTON, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in GRAVES, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in HENDERSON, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in HICKMAN, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in HOPKINS, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in LIVINGSTON, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in LYON, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in MARSHALL, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in MCLEAN, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in MUHLENBERG, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in TODD, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in TRIGG, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in UNION, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in WEBSTER, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Cold/Wind Chill in MCCRACKEN, KENTUCKY
From 19-FEB-15 00:00:00 to 19-FEB-15 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS