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Extreme Cold Warning, Kentucky

Severe

Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero are expected. The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Ended Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

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Map of Kentucky with this warning The Extreme Cold Warning covers Louisville/Jefferson County, Lexington-Fayette, Louisville. I-75I-69I-71I-65I-24Louisville/Jefferson CountyLouisvilleBowling GreenKENTUCKYOHIOILLINOISTENNESSEEINDIANA50 mi I-75I-69I-64I-71Lexington-FayetteBowling GreenKENTUCKYOHIOILLINOISTENNESSEEINDIANA50 mi I-75I-69I-71Lexington-FayetteKENTUCKYOHIOTENNESSEEINDIANA50 mi I-75I-69Lexington-FayetteKENTUCKYOHIOTENNESSEEINDIANA100 mi
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Details from the National Weather Service

What
Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 10 to 20 below zero are expected.
Where
Portions of east central, north central, northwest, and south central Kentucky.
When
Until 10 in the morning /11 in the morning/ this morning.
Impacts
The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken.

Updates

  1. Allowed to end on time. January 27, 2026
  2. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 27, 2026
  3. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  4. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  5. Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. January 26, 2026
  6. Extreme Cold Warning issued for Monday evening through Tuesday morning. January 25, 2026