WEATHER
We’ll have one more cold morning with wind chills well below zero. A storm system will then move in late this afternoon and remain with us through the weekend. Light snow this afternoon and evening will change to a mix overnight, with snow accumulations possible north and ice accumulations south. On Saturday a wintry mix will continue north, with rain south. Flooding could become a concern in the south by the start of the new week.
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| Wind Chill Advisory valid until February 21 7:00pm EST |
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 414 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS EVENING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY... .FRIGID WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. THE FORECASTS WILL CHANGE AS THE STORM APPROACHES...KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION. ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING 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 STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WIND CHILLS 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW THROUGH MID-MORNING. SNOW DEVELOPING THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE IT DANGEROUS TO BE OUTSIDE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME THIS MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. STAY UP TO DATE OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AS EXACT AMOUNTS AND PRECIPITATION TYPES ARE STILL IN QUESTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRESS IN LAYERS TO TRAP BODY HEAT AND TO INSULATE YOU FROM THE COLD AIR. COVER AS MUCH EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE AND STAY DRY. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING TONIGHT OR SATURDAY. |
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CYNTHIANA / HARRISON
The Harrison County Emergency Operations Center has been transformed into a shelter for men, women, and children. The building’s meeting rooms have been turned into sleeping areas. There were five people staying at the shelter Thursday morning. At sunrise that morning, the temperature in Cynthiana was recorded at 22 degrees below zero, the coldest in the area. The shelter is located at 313 Oddville Avenue. Residents are offered three meals a day. Officials say the shelter will remain open as long as there’s a need.
https://web.archive.org/web/20150702103715/http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Cynthiana-warming-shelter-open-to-anyone-out-in-cold-292759301.html
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…and that’s all the news I’m reporting.
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