WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM SATURDAY

 URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 354 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SPAWN LOW PRESSURE ALONG A COLD FRONT AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND GULF STATES TODAY AND TONIGHT. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON IN THE FORM OF RAIN. AS TEMPERATURES COOL TONIGHT...A CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AND THEN ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE LIKELY AROUND AND AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH SOUTHERN INDIANA MOSTLY LIKELY TO SEE 2 TO 4 INCHES AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY LIKELY TO SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. A BREAK IN PRECIPITATION OR VERY LIGHT WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING AFTER SUNRISE. SCATTERED CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS LOOK LIKELY FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER TROUGH POSSIBLY PRODUCING ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN SOME SPOTS. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>026-028>043-045>049-281700- /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T0000Z-121230T0000Z/ 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-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM...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 354 AM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 /254 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2012/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED AROUND OR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. THE BEST TIME PERIOD FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS SATURDAY. CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS IN SPOTS. * ACCUMULATIONS: SOUTHERN INDIANA AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WILL LIKELY SEE 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SCATTERED CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IN SPOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 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. && $$ AMS