Winter Storm Warning – Harrison (Kentucky)

SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
TO MAINLY SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY…WITH
THE BEST CHANCE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION STARTING LATE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MID-DAY TUESDAY.
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BULLITT KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-
ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-
CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOUNT WASHINGTON…SHEPHERDSVILLE…
SHELBYVILLE…FRANKFORT…GEORGETOWN…CYNTHIANA…TAYLORSVILLE…
LAWRENCEBURG…VERSAILLES…LEXINGTON…PARIS…CARLISLE…
WINCHESTER
1210 PM EST MON FEB 11 2008
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM EST TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
12 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO THE NORTH
OF A SLOW MOVING WARM FRONT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A
MIXTURE OF SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT AS WEAK LOW
PRESSURE MOVES UP THE FRONT INTO KENTUCKY. AT THIS TIME…THE BEST
CHANCE FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 8 PM TONIGHT
AND 2 AM TUESDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL OCCUR OVER MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AM AND 12 PM TUESDAY MORNING.
THERE WILL BE A TIGHT GRADIENT OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE
WARNED AREA. FROM BULLITT COUNTY EAST INTO THE BLUEGRASS AREA
INCLUDING THE LEXINGTON METRO AREA…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE WARNED AREA WILL
RANGE FROM A TENTH OF AN INCH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH.
A COMBINATION OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED. ICE
AND SNOW WILL MAKE ROADS…BRIDGES…AND SIDEWALKS SLICK AND
HAZARDOUS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR
DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO…LOCAL
MEDIA…OR WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE ON THE INTERNET FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
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