March 3, 201511 yr Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 256 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA... .MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING DUE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. AT THIS TIME...PLAN ON SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>065- 070>072-041000- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0003.150304T1200Z-150305T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0003.150304T1800Z-150305T1800Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY- TAYLOR KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN... BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 256 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 /156 PM CST TUE MAR 3 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY EVENING AND NIGHT. SNOW ENDS THURSDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND ALSO SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT: MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. PLAN ON SNOW COVERED ROADS AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SNOW RATES MAY BE INTENSE...RESULTING IN RAPID ACCUMULATIONS. * OTHER IMPACTS: NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 20 MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOW COULD RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...TRAVEL ONLY IF NECESSARY. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL WILL BE TREACHEROUS WITH SOME ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT OF BLANKETS...FOOD...WATER AND FLASHLIGHTS IF YOU MUST TRAVEL. POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
March 3, 201511 yr Sounds like this one is gonna be a real mess. Hopefully people will be going home early through the day so rush hour won't be terrible.
March 3, 201511 yr Author Northeastern Ky was just added also. Winter Storm Warning URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH 310 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 INZ075-080-KYZ089>100-OHZ073-074-078>082-088-040415- /O.UPG.KILN.WS.A.0004.150304T1700Z-150305T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KILN.WS.W.0006.150304T1700Z-150305T1800Z/ OHIO-SWITZERLAND-CARROLL-GALLATIN-BOONE-KENTON-CAMPBELL-OWEN- GRANT-PENDLETON-BRACKEN-ROBERTSON-MASON-LEWIS-ROSS-HOCKING- CLERMONT-BROWN-HIGHLAND-ADAMS-PIKE-SCIOTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RISING SUN...VEVAY...CARROLLTON... WARSAW...BURLINGTON...INDEPENDENCE...ALEXANDRIA...OWENTON... WILLIAMSTOWN...FALMOUTH...BROOKSVILLE...MOUNT OLIVET... MAYSVILLE...VANCEBURG...CHILLICOTHE...LOGAN...MILFORD... GEORGETOWN...HILLSBORO...WEST UNION...PIKETON...PORTSMOUTH 310 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HAZARD TYPES...POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 7 TO 12 INCHES...ALONG WITH LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS. * TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. LIGHT AMOUNTS OF ICING WILL CAUSE SOME ROADS AND SIDEWALKS TO BECOME SLIPPERY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT Wilmington, OH AS WELL AS ON OUR FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES.
March 3, 201511 yr Author This Winter Storm Warning now encompasses the entire state of Kentucky. Edited March 3, 201511 yr by nWo
March 3, 201511 yr nWo, I have a doctor appointment in Lexington Wednesday at 3:00 pm. When is the sleet/snow suppose to start? It's an 11/2 hour drive from where I live to Lexington. If I thought I could leave Lexington around 4 pm would I be okay to make it back to Owsley before the roads get bad? I may need to cancel.
March 3, 201511 yr Author nWo, I have a doctor appointment in Lexington Wednesday at 3:00 pm. When is the sleet/snow suppose to start? It's an 11/2 hour drive from where I live to Lexington. If I thought I could leave Lexington around 4 pm would I be okay to make it back to Owsley before the roads get bad? I may need to cancel. You should be ok. Shouldn't really be in the Lexington area until around 8 pm or so. Louisville is forecast to have around 3" on the ground by 7 pm. WKY 2-3" by that time also. NKY, Winchester around a 1"
March 3, 201511 yr If we could get a lvl 3 snow emergency for Wednesday or Thursday that would be great. That's they only way I'm getting off work.
March 3, 201511 yr NWO. I am not feeling up to looking all over the place fort this info tonight, but what time is it due to start, and get bad near Covington tomorrow? I have some procedures scheduled tomorrow at noon, that I can't delay, and I can't drive afterwards, so if it will be bad I'll need to find someone else who can dive in bad weather..... Thanks!
March 3, 201511 yr Already got a call from my teens' high school---1pm dismissal on Weds. Pre-emptive strike. I like it.
March 3, 201511 yr Already got a call from my teens' high school---1pm dismissal on Weds. I will be curious to see if it impacts games.
March 3, 201511 yr Louisville is forecast to have around 3" on the ground by 7 pm. That's not too bad, I can deal with that tomorrow. Thursday morning will be a different story.
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