WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST TO 4 PM EST SATURDAY

New Event for Harrison County and Fayette County

Winter Weather Advisory valid from Jan 25 1:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST

Sent to SMS and E-Mail at Jan 24 3:33 AM EST

Radar Time: Jan 24 2014 3:45 AM EST

…A COLD START TODAY THEN MORE SNOWS COMING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY…

.WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY THIS MORNING AS ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO IN SEVERAL PLACES…WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE TEN TO TWENTY BELOW RANGE THIS MORNING. THE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE DAY…ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO RISE ABOVE THRESHOLD CRITERIA FOR MOST PLACES BY LATE MORNING. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THAT FRONT TONIGHT…ALLOWING FOR SNOWS TO FALL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY.
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY

…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO NOON EST /11 AM CST/ TODAY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.

THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT MORNING HOURS…ALLOWING FOR WIND CHILLS TO FALL TO THE TEN TO TWENTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO RANGE FOR A FEW HOURS. AS FOR THE SNOW…EXPECT THE HEAVIEST TO FALL BETWEEN 1 AM AND 7 AM EST SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT: ENOUGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE IN PLACE AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH TO ALLOW FOR A RELATIVELY QUICK BURST OF SNOW. SNOW TOTALS LOOK TO BE THE HIGHEST ALONG A MADISON INDIANA TO GEORGETOWN KENTUCKY LINE…WHERE TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON METRO AREAS CAN EXPECT ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL MEAN PATCHES OF BLOWING SNOW…FURTHER REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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.