URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Louisville KY
128 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026

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Orange-Washington IN-Scott IN-Jefferson IN-Dubois-Crawford-Perry-
Harrison IN-Floyd-Clark IN-Hancock-Breckinridge-Meade-Ohio-
Grayson-Hardin-Bullitt-Jefferson-Oldham-Trimble-Henry-Shelby-
Franklin-Scott KY-Harrison KY-Spencer-Anderson-Woodford-Fayette-
Bourbon-Nicholas-Nelson-Washington KY-Mercer-Jessamine-Clark KY-
Larue-Marion-Boyle-Garrard-Madison-Butler-Edmonson-Hart-Green-
Taylor-Casey-Lincoln-Logan-Warren-Simpson-Allen-Barren-Monroe-
Metcalfe-Adair-Russell-Cumberland-Clinton-
Including the cities of Corydon, Taylorsville, Hodgenville,
Russellville, Scottsville, Jamestown, Brownsville, Winchester,
Providence, Shepherdsville, Columbia, Versailles, Edmonton,
Elizabethtown, Lexington, Liberty, Paris, Lebanon, Tompkinsville,
Paoli, Madison, Hawesville, Tell City, Louisville, Shelbyville,
Harrodsburg, Horse Cave, Albany, New Albany, Richmond,
Brandenburg, Leitchfield, Hartford, Milton, Franklin,
Lawrenceburg, Lewisport, Hardinsburg, Bedford, Nicholasville,
Stanford, Morgantown, Jeffersonville, Cynthiana, Glasgow, Bowling
Green, Lancaster, Springfield, Campbellsville, Salem, New Castle,
Georgetown, Scottsburg, Frankfort, Carlisle, Danville,
Burkesville, Bardstown, English, La Grange, Jasper, and
Greensburg
128 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026 /1228 PM CST Thu Jan 22 2026/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/
SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ MONDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow mixed with sleet and freezing rain along and
  south of the Bluegrass and Western Kentucky Parkways. South of the
  parkways, storm total snow and sleet 4 to 10 inches with up to a
  third of an inch of ice accumulation. North of the parkways mainly
  snow, heavy at times. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 14
  inches. Locazlized higher amounts possible.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north
  central, northwest, and south central Kentucky.

* WHEN...From 1 AM EST /midnight CST/ Saturday to 7 AM EST /6 AM
  CST/ Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Indiana, for Indiana Road
Conditions please visit http://511in.org In Kentucky, for Kentucky
Road Conditions please visit http://goky.ky.gov

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
1158 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026

...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION...

.Snow is expected to begin overnight Saturday night, periods of
sleet will mix in over western Kentucky and far southeast Missouri.
The majority of the event is expected to persist at heavy snow
through Sunday afternoon.

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Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-
Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-
Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union
KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-
Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-
Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Greenville, New Madrid, Paducah, Clinton,
Benton, Doniphan, Carbondale, Shawneetown, Boonville, Herrin,
Madisonville, Marion, Albion, Bardwell, Owensboro, Rockport,
Mount Carmel, Cairo, Mayfield, Murray, Vienna, Poseyville,
Morganfield, Dixon, Hopkinsville, Golconda, Wickliffe, Calhoun,
Sikeston, Perryville, Harrisburg, Smithland, Pinckneyville, Fort
Branch, Elkton, Cape Girardeau, Murphysboro, Van Buren,
Metropolis, Piedmont, Mount Vernon, Eddyville, West Frankfort,
Poplar Bluff, Jackson, Princeton, Henderson, Carmi, McLeansboro,
Hickman, Marble Hill, Fairfield, Petersburg, Evansville,
Bloomfield, Cadiz, Jonesboro, Elizabethtown, Mound City, and
Charleston
1158 AM CST Thu Jan 22 2026 /1258 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
FRIDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. A band of 8 to 13 inch accumulations across
  parts of southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, southwest Indiana
  and western Kentucky. 6 to 10 inches in other locations across
  southern Illinois and far southwest Kentucky. Periods of heavy
  sleet in far southeast Missouri and western Kentucky with freezing
  rain mixed in. Some sleet accumulation and up to a light glaze of
  freezing rain.

* WHERE...All southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
  Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...From midnight CST /1 AM EST/ Friday Night to 6 PM CST /7 PM
  EST/ Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult and may become impossible
  at times. Extreme cold will exacerbate the danger.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can
be obtained by visiting www.weather.gov/pah/roads

updated map

Why are news outlets using the term “fern” for this?

9 minutes ago, PP1 said:

Why are news outlets using the term “fern” for this?

I believe that is the name they give this storm. Same as the names of hurricanes. 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
127 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

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Wayne-Fayette-Union-Franklin-Ripley-Dearborn-Darke-Shelby-Logan-
Union-Delaware-Miami-Champaign-Clark-Madison-Franklin-Licking-
Preble-Montgomery-Greene-Fayette-Pickaway-Fairfield-Butler-Warren-
Clinton-Hocking-Hamilton-
Including the cities of Newark, Liberty, Troy, Versailles,
Connersville, Bright, Beavercreek, Middletown, Eaton, Greendale,
London, Plain City, Logan, Osgood, Urbana, Downtown Cincinnati,
Wilmington, Marysville, Milan, Piqua, Brookville, Hidden Valley,
Tipp City, Kettering, Franklin, Greenville, Washington Court
House, Springfield, Camden, Lancaster, Oxford, Downtown Dayton,
Batesville, Xenia, Lebanon, Pickerington, Blanchester, Mason,
Landen, Aurora, Delaware, Circleville, Bellefontaine, Fairfield,
Springboro, West College Corner, Richmond, Fairborn, Hamilton,
West Jefferson, Downtown Columbus, Lawrenceburg, Dillsboro, and
Sidney
127 AM EST Fri Jan 23 2026

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO NOON EST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 8 and
  12 inches.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and
  central, southwest, and west central Ohio.

* WHEN...From 10 AM Saturday to noon EST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
  hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Indiana, visit 511in.org or
call 1-800-261-7623 for the latest road information. In Ohio, visit
ohgo.com for the latest road information.