How much snow did we get? How cold will it be? Kentucky’s winter storm by the numbers.
Snow and ice brought by a powerful winter storm left Kentuckians battling dangerous road conditions and power outages Sunday and Monday.
Next up: frigid temperatures.
Here’s a quick numeric breakdown of Winter Storm Blair.
7 inches: Lexington’s two-day snow total at Blue Grass Airport.
0.28 inches: Ice accumulation as of 9 p.m. Sunday night, before ice on equipment hampered measurements in Lexington.
1 degree: Lowest Fahrenheit temperature predicted for Lexington this week (late Wednesday/early Thursday)
At least 126: Consecutive hours of freezing temperatures (Monday morning through mid-day Saturday)
27: Injury collision reports received by Kentucky State Police through Monday morning
More than 170: Crash reports received by KSP through Monday morning
More than 280: Stranded motorists helped by KSP
1,450: Calls answered by KSP dispatchers
2,300: Transportation Cabinet personnel working to clear roads
1,400: Pieces of equipment being used by the state to clear roads
This story was originally published January 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM.
