WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM THIS EVENING

Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
313 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...

.SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS.
ADDITIONALLY...BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS CAN REDUCE
VISIBILITIES OVER SHORT DISTANCES AND CREATE SLICK SPOTS ON
ALREADY SLICK ROADWAYS. SNOW SHOWERS AND WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH
THIS EVENING.

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JEFFERSON IN-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-
HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-
NICHOLAS KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-
MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-
CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...
SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...LAWRENCEBURG...
VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...LEBANON...DANVILLE...
LANCASTER...RICHMOND...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...
STANFORD...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...
BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
313 PM EST SAT JAN 25 2014 /213 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING.

* MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS WESTERLY WINDS GUST
  UP TO 38 MPH. SNOW WILL DRIFT ACROSS ALREADY SLICK ROADWAYS
  MAINTAINING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATIONS FROM SNOW SHOWERS WOULD TOTAL LESS THAN ONE HALF
  INCH...YET ADD TO ALREADY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES MAY BE BRIEFLY REDUCED OVER SHORT
  DISTANCES IN BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

MJP

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON

Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1123 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014

...BLOWING SNOW AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ANTICIPATED THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW SNOW ACROSS ALREADY
SLICK ROADWAYS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S A TRAVEL HAZARD REMAINS ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
AFTERNOON.

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JEFFERSON IN-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-
HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-
NICHOLAS KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-
MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-
CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...
SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...LAWRENCEBURG...
VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...LEBANON...DANVILLE...
LANCASTER...RICHMOND...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...
STANFORD...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...
BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
1123 AM EST SAT JAN 25 2014 /1023 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM
CST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST /3 PM
CST/ THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING: BLOWING SNOW AND ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE
  THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT: BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS GUST UP TO 35 MPH. SNOW WILL DRIFT
  ACROSS ALREADY SLICK ROADWAYS MAINTAINING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM ISOLATED
  SNOW SHOWERS WOULD TOTAL LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH.

* OTHER IMPACTS: VISIBILITIES MAY BE BRIEFLY REDUCED OVER SHORT
  DISTANCES IN BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

MJP

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

 Winter Weather Advisory valid until January 25 4:00pm EST
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1004 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COMING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND LUNCH TIME.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

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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-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-
JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-
SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...
SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...
GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE
1004 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 /904 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST
/MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST
/MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 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 OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF THE
  AREA...WITH LOCALIZED 4 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AT LEAST 30 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

Last post from home server…

If you didn’t know, nearly all of my blog posts originate from my home computer…

“Duh,” you might say, while thinking, “where else would you be writing the posts from.”

…no, I don’t just mean that I write them at home–I serve them from home as well; or, at least I used to…

Several years ago, I had installed XAMPP on our main PC and opened up the ports on the firewalls, so that I could run my own self-hosted installation of WordPress. (There were other reasons behind my creating a server–one was using a script to do automated posts to the @harrisonema twitter account; I had previously been running this script on the EMA’s host, but they threatened to shut me down because of resource abuse. Funny, I ran the script on an old Windows machine and never had any problems!)

…anyway, I began to write and auto-generate content from my home-server, and had it send out my posts to other connected blogging services–that’s how this post now appears on WordPress.com and LiveJournal. Neat, huh? (Yeah, I know, not really…)

Recently, I’ve been having more and more traffic hit the “server”, causing tons of problems with the connection to our ISP. Though I enjoy the thought of receiving a ton of traffic, it becomes a pain when the episode of Star Trek you’re watching keeps having to rebuffer.

So, later on tonight, I’m going to shut down my server’s connection to the outside world. 🙁

If you’re one of they few that actually read this blog or visit my dyndns.org address, this may have an impact on you. How? Well, first, I’m only planning on writing at WordPress.com; this means that none of my posts will be shared at LiveJournal, Blogger, etc. Secondly, if you’ve been one of the few that were granted access to resources hosted on my home-server, you’re not going to be able to reach them anymore–this includes family photos, books, etc. Sorry.

Certain links to media embedded in previous posts may disappear–I’m not 100% certain on this… Many of the pictures that I’ve included in my posts are being hosted at WordPress thanks to the “Photon” portion of the JetPack plugin I have in use on my home server. Where the originating address will no longer work, WordPress may decide to perform “clean-up” and remove the media from their servers…

…sigh…

If you’d like to continue to read my ramblings, head on over to kg4vma.wordpress.com–I plan on publishing all future posts there…

…as for friends and followers on Facebook, Twitter and Google+; I plan on having WordPress push status updates for my posts from kg4vma.wordpress.com…

…well, I guess that’s it for now. Hope to see you over at WordPress!

 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
330 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

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PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-
MEADE 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-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-
NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-
MARION KY-BOYLE KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...
SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...
HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...
CAMPBELLSVILLE
330 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 /230 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014/

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

LATE TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA...BRINGING A
SWATH OF SNOW WITH IT AFTER MIDNIGHT. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING WITH SOME ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION...WITH CONTINUED GUSTY CONDITIONS MEANING AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

WIND CHILLS COULD FALL BELOW ZERO EACH MORNING MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO REPORT SNOWFALL TOTALS SATURDAY
MORNING.

&&

MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE.

$$

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

Winter Weather Advisory valid until January 25 4:00pm EST
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
325 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014

...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COMING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND LUNCH TIME.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED.

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CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY-
BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE 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-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...
JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...BRANDENBURG...
LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...
SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE...
SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...
BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...
GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE
325 PM EST FRI JAN 24 2014 /225 PM CST FRI JAN 24 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST
/MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 4 PM EST /3 PM CST/
SATURDAY.

* TIMING: THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 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 WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO AT LEAST 30 MPH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

13

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.

BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING

New Event for Harrison County

SPS valid from Jan 23 7:17 PM to Jan 24 5:00 AM EST
Sent to SMS and E-Mail at Jan 23 7:18 PM EST
alert map
Radar Time: Jan 23 2014 7:15 PM EST
alert legend
000
WWUS83 KLMK 240017
SPSLMK

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
717 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014

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070>078-081-082-241000-
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-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY-
FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON 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...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...
LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...
LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...
SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...
JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
717 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014 /617 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014/

...BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

TONIGHT WILL BE THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE SEASON IN MANY
LOCATIONS...AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY.
ACTUAL TEMPERATURES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 7 BELOW
IN AREAS EAST OF I-65 AND NORTH OF THE BLUEGRASS PARKWAY...TO 3
ABOVE IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. EVEN LIGHT WEST WINDS WILL BE
ENOUGH TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO. BUNDLE UP IN
LAYERS AND COVER YOUR HEAD AND HANDS IF YOU VENTURE OUT TONIGHT OR
FRIDAY MORNING.

SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA ANDTHE NORTHERN HALF OF KENTUCKY

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
914 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
…SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY OVERNIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
THE NORTHERN HALF OF KENTUCKY…

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT.
SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN ADVANCE AND BEHIND THE
FRONT. SOME OF THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES
REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE SNOW SHOWERS MAY WILL LIKELY PRODUCE A
LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.

THE BEST CHANCES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE NORTHEAST OF A LINE
FROM HAWESVILLE KENTUCKY TO LIBERTY KENTUCKY. THIS INCLUDES THE
LEXINGTON…LOUISVILLE…FRANKFORT AND ELIZABETHTOWN AREAS. IN
THIS AREA…AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT.

WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING…THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE
ON UNTREATED ROADS AND MAY RESULT IN SLICK SPOTS DEVELOPING. IF
YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD…ALLOW YOURSELF
EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS ON THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
MJ