WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
351 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013

...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AS PLENTIFUL MOISTURE RIDES OVER THE TOP OF SOME ARCTIC AIR
FILTERING INTO THE REGION. USE CAUTION IF TRAVELLING THIS EVENING.

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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-BUTLER 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...MORGANTOWN
351 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /251 PM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING.
  OVER NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL
  TRANSITION OVER TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS
  EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
  BY LATE THIS EVENING. A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY FOLLOW
  LATE TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT: CONTINUED HEAVY SNOW OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA WILL
  CAUSE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER AMOUNTS BY LATE THIS EVENING. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO
  RIVER IN NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY TOTAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION
  IS EXPECTED TO REACH 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT. CENTRAL AND EAST
  CENTRAL KENTUCKY HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF
  ICE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AND ARE FORECAST TO RECEIVE UP
  TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW THIS EVENING.

* OTHER IMPACTS: A PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO
  FOLLOW THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS AFTER MIDNIGHT WHICH MAY CAUSE AN
  ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZE. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL
  ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT SO ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES
  COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE FORECAST
DEPENDENT ON LOCATION AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. NORTHERLY
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH WILL DROP WIND
CHILLS INTO THE UPPER TEENS THIS EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

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