January 9, 201610 yr URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 354 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2016 ...LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY... .RAIN WILL CHANGE TO LIGHT SNOW LATE TONIGHT ON THE BACK SIDE OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT ACCUMULATING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ SUNDAY. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST BETWEEN 1AM AND 6AM EST. * MAIN IMPACT...ALTHOUGH WARM GROUNDS WILL CAUSE SNOW TO MELT INITIALLY...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED MAINLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING RESULTING IN POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. * OTHER IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO SNOWFALL...WINDS WILL GUST TO 30 TO 35 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY ADDING TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
January 9, 201610 yr Author Western Kentucky has just been added ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST SUNDAY. * RAIN THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY TRANSITION OVER TO SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. A SIGNIFICANT BAND OF SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO SHIFT EASTWARD INTO FAR WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. SNOW MAY NOT BEGIN OVER THE PENNYRILE REGION OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AT SOME LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...WARM GROUND CONDITIONS AND AIR TEMPERATURES JUST ABOVE FREEZING MAY MITIGATE OVERALL ACCUMULATIONS AT FIRST. * MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD PICK UP FORM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY THE TIME SNOW TAPERS OFF LATER TONIGHT. THERE ARE SOME INDICATIONS LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS MAY FALL IF THE SNOW BEGINS TO STICK CLOSER TO THE ONSET...OR IF LOCAL BANDING OF HEAVIER SNOW MATERIALIZES. * EVEN THOUGH MUCH OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION MAY BE LIMITED TO GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES AT FIRST...SOME SLUSHY ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS MAY OCCUR IF THE SNOW COMES DOWN HARD ENOUGH. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * ANY WET ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ELEVATED ROADS...MAY TEND TO FREEZE OVER LATER TONIGHT AS EVEN COLDER AIR RUSHES IN ON THE HEELS OF THE SNOWFALL...CREATING A POTENTIAL BLACK ICE HAZARD. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...CREATING SINGLE DIGIT WIND CHILL VALUES BY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
January 10, 201610 yr Author The Winter Weather Advisory has been extended by time and area. It is now in effect until Noon EST. It has been extended a little further south and east of Louisville. Still looks like 1-2 inches in the advisory area. There may also be some areas that see up to 3"
January 10, 201610 yr And this is just the start. What I am afraid of. I am interested in next week as I have to go to Cleveland.
January 10, 201610 yr Author What I am afraid of. I am interested in next week as I have to go to Cleveland.The Cleveland area could receive up to 4" on Wednesday. Also I watching next weekend for Kentucky. Looks like more snow could be heading our way.
January 10, 201610 yr The Cleveland area could receive up to 4" on Wednesday. Also I watching next weekend for Kentucky. Looks like more snow could be heading our way. Thanks . Keep me updated. We are leaving really early Monday morning and returning late Wednesday night.
January 10, 201610 yr Author Thanks . Keep me updated. We are leaving really early Monday morning and returning late Wednesday night. I sure will.
January 10, 201610 yr Author Winter Weather Advisory just issued for Cincinnati/NKY area. ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 AM EST SUNDAY. * HAZARD TYPES...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. * TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING JUST BEFORE SUNRISE IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA AND THE TRANSITION ZONE WILL MOVE QUICKLY EASTWARD. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. * WINDS...STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BLOW AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
January 10, 201610 yr Author Thanks . Keep me updated. We are leaving really early Monday morning and returning late Wednesday night. Just checked Cleveland looks to get 2-4 inches between now and Monday also.
January 10, 201610 yr Author Is southeast Kentucky mostly a rain forecast? May see some snow also. Less than an inch accumulation.
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