WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM SATURDAY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1200 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 POSSIBLE WILL
CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING AS PLENTIFUL MOISTURE RIDES OVER THE
TOP OF SOME ARCTIC AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION. BE PREPARED FOR
DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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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-
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
1200 PM EST FRI DEC 6 2013 /1100 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
/MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT
CST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE OCCURRING OVER
  SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY NEAR THE OHIO
  RIVER. A TRANSITION TO JUST SNOW WILL CONTINUE OCCURRING OVER
  SOUTHERN INDIANA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS ALONG THE OHIO
  RIVER AND SOUTH CAN EXPECT A CHANGE OVER TO JUST SNOW LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THE SNOW INTENSITY IS FORECAST TO PICK UP
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LOOKS TO END ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
  BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT: OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA HEAVY SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON
  WILL CAUSE ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. ALONG THE OHIO
  RIVER AND FOR POINTS SOUTH FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT AT FIRST WITH SNOW ADDED
  ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6
  INCHES FOR SLEET AND SNOW AND BETWEEN A QUARTER AND A HALF
  INCH OF ICE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE
  AREA TONIGHT. 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 BY FRIDAY EVENING. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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