New Event: Ice Storm Warning

[nWo]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
232 PM EST Tue Feb 9 2021

...MAJOR WINTER STORM TO IMPACT CENTRAL KENTUCKY...

.A significant wintry precipitation event is expected to start
late tonight and continue through the day on Thursday. At this
time, significant and dangerous ice accumulations are expected
across the southern half of Kentucky, mainly south of the Western
Kentucky and Bluegrass Parkways. To the north of the Parkways, a
mixture of mainly sleet and snow are expected, though some icing
will be possible. There still remains a bit of uncertainty on the
northward extent of the most significant icing. Changes to the
current warning and advisory structure may be required in future
forecast updates.

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Washington-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark-Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-
Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Logan-
Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-
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Including the cities of Hardinsburg, Hartford, Leitchfield,
Elizabethtown, Lawrenceburg, Versailles, Lexington, Bardstown,
Springfield, Harrodsburg, Nicholasville, Winchester, Hodgenville,
Lebanon, Danville, Lancaster, Richmond, Morgantown, Brownsville,
Horse Cave, Greensburg, Campbellsville, Liberty, Stanford,
Russellville, Bowling Green, Franklin, Providence, Scottsville,
Glasgow, Tompkinsville, Edmonton, Columbia, Jamestown,
Burkesville, and Albany
232 PM EST Tue Feb 9 2021 /132 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021/

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total snow accumulations of
  up to one inch and ice accumulations of two tenths to one half
  to three quarters of an inch. Isolated higher icing amounts are
  possible. The heaviest icing is expected to fall south of the
  Western Kentucky and Bluegrass Parkways.

* WHERE...Much of central and southern Kentucky.

* WHEN...From 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Wednesday to 7 PM EST /6
  PM CST/ Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Significant power outages and tree damage are expected
  due to the ice. Travel could be nearly impossible. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Travel is strongly discouraged. If you must travel, keep an extra
flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an
emergency. Prepare for possible power outages. If you must use a
generator for emergency power, make sure that you run the
generator outside of your home...not inside your home.

[nWo]

They just released the map. The area in purple is the ice storm warning.

 

 

[nWo]

Western Kentucky has just been added to the Ice Storm Warning.

 

 

.Prolonged wintry precipitation event expected later Tonight through Thursday... .A significant wintry precipitation event is expected to return across the Quad State later tonight and persist through Thursday. At this time, significant and dangerous ice accumulations are expected by Thursday morning, especially over parts of west Kentucky, the southern tip of Illinois, and the Delta region of southeast Missouri. However, notable ice accumulation is possible over the remainder of southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and southwest Indiana.

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Including the cities of Golconda, Elizabethtown, Cairo,
Mound City, Metropolis, Hickman, Clinton, Bardwell, Wickliffe,
Paducah, Mayfield, Smithland, Benton, Murray, Marion, Eddyville,
Cadiz, Princeton, Dixon, Madisonville, Hopkinsville, Calhoun,
Greenville, Elkton, Doniphan, Poplar Bluff, Bloomfield, Sikeston,
Charleston, and New Madrid
310 PM CST Tue Feb 9 2021

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Significant icing expected. Total ice accumulations of
two tenths to a half inch possible with the highest amounts
along the southern portions of the Kentucky Pennyrile and
Purchase Area. Additionally, up to a quarter inch of sleet is
possible Thursday.

* WHERE...Along and south of a line extending from Doniphan,
Missouri, northeastward to Eddyville, Illinois, then eastward
to Calhoun, Kentucky.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 PM CST Thursday with most of
the precipitation occurring Wednesday night through Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Power outages and tree damage are possible due to the
ice. Hazardous travel conditions are expected and could impact
the morning or evening commute.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Travel is strongly discouraged. If you must travel, keep an extra
flashlight, food and water in your vehicle in case of an
emergency. Prepare for possible power outages. Monitor the latest
forecasts for updates on this situation.

[nWo]

I just received this from the NWS-Louisville office

 

[nWo]

[sportsfan41]

Looks like NKY will be spared this round which I'm fine with after today's overachiever. 

[nWo]

25 minutes ago, sportsfan41 said:

Looks like NKY will be spared this round which I'm fine with after today's overachiever. 

Be ready for the possibility of more snow Sunday. 

[sportsfan41]

Been quite a week in NKY.  I guess this system shifted drastically or grew, not sure which.  In the past 2 hours Independence area has probably picked up 2+ inches of snow.  I left Wilder around 3pm because they said the weather was getting bad.  By the time I made it to Turkeyfoot the roads were all snow covered.  Most recent weather channel forecast said 3-5 inches of snow expected tonight.  The forecast this morning called for up to 1 inch of snow by Friday morning.

 

[sportsfan41]

As soon as I posted my previous post, Kenton County issued a Level 2 snow emergency, advising motorists to stay home unless travel was essential.

 

[brown4]

The weather got pretty serious pretty quickly in NKY.  Seems it started in Florence around 230-3 and then by 4 the roads were completely covered and pretty dangerous.  I saw multiple cars slide off the road on my 10 minute drive home from work. 

[nWo]

Yesterday in the Active Weather Week Ahead thread I called 5-10 inches for the Cincinnati/NKY area. maybe even a foot of snow accumulations by Friday.