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Hi there! My family and I just moved to Lexington and were wondering about the weather. We came from Oklahoma where unfortunately we didn't have a basement and usually if severe weather threatened our area we'd head to the local underground parking garage to stake out from anything severe (yes we are very paranoid when it comes to weather haha). We're in an extended stay right now until we find a suitable house and was wondering if there's anywhere around the Lexington area with underground parking or a public basement? Does the weather get as bad as Oklahoma or is it a bit more tame?
^The weather shouldn't get all that bad. Most of the tornado's are prone to hit more toward the Western side of the state...although they have and do hit here, it is pretty rare...esp. in comparison to some where like Oklahoma. We usually do get a lot of rain, especially in the Spring though.
Welcome to Lexington~let us know if we can help in any way.
Ice storms can be a problem. When I lived in Lexington, my power was out for two and a half weeks due to a terrible ice storm. Some lost power for over a month. Other than that, it isn't bad.
Ice storms can be a problem. When I lived in Lexington, my power was out for two and a half weeks due to a terrible ice storm. Some lost power for over a month. Other than that, it isn't bad.
That's one reason I want to install a wood burning stove if I buy a house without one. At least I'll stay warm in just such an event.
Ice storms can be a problem. When I lived in Lexington, my power was out for two and a half weeks due to a terrible ice storm. Some lost power for over a month. Other than that, it isn't bad.
I remember that ice storm. It was horrible. Looked like a war zone in the end.
We only lost electricity for a few hours....the people across the street from us lost it for two weeks!!!!
(I have since learned that we are on the same electric grid that a nearby shopping center is, yet they are on another one across the street...I am wondering if we didn't get ours back on so fast because of that....I don't know.)
But, generally they are not quite that bad for that long...that storm was historic in scope.
But still an facing an ice storm is more statistically probable than a tornado, in Lexington.
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That's one reason I want to install a wood burning stove if I buy a house without one. At least I'll stay warm in just such an event.
Not a bad idea at all....couldn't hurt!
We lost electricity when we lived in Louisville once, we had two wood burning fireplaces, so we huddled around them with blankets....luckily it only lasted a few hours though until the electricity came back on.
After the last big Ice storm, a lot of people went out and purchased generators for their homes...in case it happened again.
It never hurts to be prepared or to be as self reliant as possible.
I remember that ice storm. It was horrible. Looked like a war zone in the end.
We only lost electricity for a few hours....the people across the street from us lost it for two weeks!!!!
(I have since learned that we are on the same electric grid that a nearby shopping center is, yet they are on another one across the street...I am wondering if we didn't get ours back on so fast because of that....I don't know.)
But, generally they are not quite that bad for that long...that storm was historic in scope.
But still an facing an ice storm is more statistically probable than a tornado, in Lexington.
It was bad. I want to say it was Winter of 2008? I lived off of Richmond Road near the Henry Clay Estate, and remember all the broken trees, and downed power lines. It was a mess, yes a war zone like you say. Ugh.
I had to look it up, because I could remember exactly (although I remember it quite well...was fuzzy on the date) and believe it or not it was 15 years ago!
^They say it was the worst national disaster in the history of Lexington.
(But like they said what an eye opener on what can happen...so it makes you better prepared).
For the ones considering a move here:
A checklist of how to be prepared in case it happens again. Marino was right on target with this! http://bereadylexington.com/ice-storm/
https://www.weather.gov/lmk/top10winter
^There was a bad ice storm in 1951 too....looking at that I would have to say we do get some
pretty weird weather from time to time~and beware of March in Kentucky!
The area off Richmond Road near the Henry Clay Estate is a really nice area. (I have a cousin who lives out that way). In our area, it did a lot of damage to some of the trees...and it was evident for a years after.
Truly severe weather is pretty rare in Kentucky, especially compared to Oklahoma. Torrential rain is common, but even then it mostly presents as monsoon-like downpours rather than the extreme winds and frequent lightning you often see on the plains. If you can handle Oklahoma, Kentucky weather won't even faze you.
OK, looked it up. The one I was thinking of was in February 2009.
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Almost half a million homes and businesses are still without power after last week's ice storm that has left 55 people dead.
The hardest hit state was Kentucky, where CBS News correspondent Hari Sreenivasan reports every National Guard member in the state has been called into service - 4,600 strong. They are checking on rural residents door by door.
It's the worst natural disaster in the state's history.
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