HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Hazardous Weather Outlook valid until January 30 11:00am EST
 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1047 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 KYZ033>043-045>049-053>057-063>067-073>078-081-082-301600- 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-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY- LINCOLN KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY- RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON... DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 1047 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2013 /947 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. AT THIS TIME...THE BEST CHANCES FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FROM 2 TO 8 AM EST WEDNESDAY. GIVEN THE RATHER STRONG WIND FIELDS...THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS. HOWEVER...AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CAN NOT BE RULED OUT. OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS...THE GRADIENT WIND WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AHEAD AND JUST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. AS THE COLD FRONT CAUSING TONIGHT`S RAINS MOVES THROUGH THE REGION WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL RETURN TO THE OHIO VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR SOME MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. ANOTHER QUICK-MOVING DISTURBANCE COULD BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWS ON SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE REQUIRED TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. $$ MJ/EER/RJS 

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Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 4AM to 2PM Friday

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY

320 PM EST THU JAN 24 2013

…WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING…

.A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIXED BAG OF

PRECIPITATION FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND

SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND SNOW ARE

EXPECTED…BUT TRAVEL IMPACTS WILL BE AGGRAVATED DUE TO

PRECIPITATION OCCURRING DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR.

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SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-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…SCOTTSBURG…MADISON…NEW ALBANY…

JEFFERSONVILLE…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

320 PM EST THU JAN 24 2013 /220 PM CST THU JAN 24 2013/

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO

2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER

WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN

EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 2 PM EST /1 PM CST/ FRIDAY.

* TIMING: WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK

ON FRIDAY…AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT: PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY SNOW AND SLEET FROM

THE LOUISVILLE METRO INTO THE BLUEGRASS REGION…WITH MAINLY

FREEZING RAIN ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. AROUND 1 INCH OF

SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE BLUEGRASS. ICE

ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 TENTHS OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN SOUTH

CENTRAL KENTUCKY.

* OTHER IMPACTS: TRAVEL IMPACTS WILL BE AGGRAVATED DUE TO THE

PRECIPITATION OCCURRING DURING THE PEAK MORNING COMMUTING TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR

FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR

SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE

DRIVING.

&&

$$

RAS

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Potential for Wintry Weather Late Tonight Into Friday

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A storm system will develop over the southern Plains today and move through the Ohio Valley tonight and Friday. The latest data suggest that an Arctic airmass will get reinforced today and remain in place across the region through the end of the week. With that said, the developing weather system is expected to track along the southern edge of the Arctic airmass. This will bring a light wintry mix to the region after midnight tonight and continuing into Friday. The most significant precipitation will occur during the morning hours Friday and then taper off from west to east in the afternoon.

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…LIGHT WINTRY MIX ON FRIDAY…

Special Weather Statement valid until January 24 4:00pm EST
 SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 403 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-242100- 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 403 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013 /303 AM CST THU JAN 24 2013/ ...LIGHT WINTRY MIX ON FRIDAY... A QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A LIGHT WINTRY MIX TO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY ON FRIDAY. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD MOVE INTO THE BOWLING GREEN AREA BEFORE DAWN...SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE REGION DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL VARY GREATLY...FROM MOSTLY SNOW IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND THE KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS TO A MESSY MIX IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH IN SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY (INCLUDING LOUISVILLE)...AND POSSIBLY UP TO TWO INCHES IN THE KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS (INCLUDING LEXINGTON). LIGHT ICING MAY OCCUR IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE CUMBERLAND PARKWAY. THE MOST WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WITH THE COLDEST SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 6AM AND 10AM. AS A RESULT...THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL WILL LIKELY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. SMALL CHANGES IN THE PATH AND STRUCTURE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS ON PRECIPITATION TYPES AND AMOUNTS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION AS THIS WEATHER SCENARIO UNFOLDS. $$ 13 

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…A FEW SHOCK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS THIS MORNING…

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
448 AM EST WED JAN 16 2013

…A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS THIS MORNING…

THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION FROM LAST NIGHT LOOKS LIKE IT LEFT SOME ICE MAINLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES AND TREES…WITH A FEW SLICK SPOTS MAINLY ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS.

MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION WHEN TRAVELLING OVER ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING SLUSHY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND AVOID SUDDEN CHANGES IN SPEED OR DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING.

RJS

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MIXED BAG OF WINTER WEATHER HEADED TO KENTUCKY

 Article originally published at: http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/dma_kyem/mixedbagofweather.htm 

FRANKFORT, KY. – (Jan 15, 2013) – State and local officials are preparing to respond as a winter storm approaches the Commonwealth.

Meteorologists predict a mix of precipitation across the state, including possible ice, sleet, freezing rain and snow with minor accumulation possible. The winter weather is expected to enter Kentucky this afternoon and continue overnight into early Wednesday morning before tapering off.

The path and impact of the storm is uncertain at this time. A slight variation in temperatures will make a big difference in which areas may see only sleet and which may experience ice or freezing rain. A combination of precipitation is also possible.

The National Weather Service (NWS), Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM), state and local officials are working together to prepare for the impending winter system.

Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) and the Commonwealth Emergency Operation Center (CEOC), located in Frankfort, has issued a standby order to key personnel, and staffers are in contact with KYEM Regional Managers, the Department of Transportation Operation Center, Kentucky State Police and local elected officials.

KYEM Director John Heltzel said. “The uncertainty of this storm makes it difficult to pinpoint the area and any type of impact. I advise citizens to monitor local broadcast stations and weather alert radios. If you do not have to travel, stay in. If you must travel, use caution and drive slowly, maintaining plenty of stopping distance.”

Road conditions throughout the state can be found on the Kentucky Department of Transportation’s Web site atwww.511.ky.gov, by calling 511 in Kentucky or 1-866-737-3767 for out-of-state callers .

Winter safety tips, including winter driving tips, can be found on the KYEM web site at www.kyem.ky.gov.

Regional and statewide forecast and updates, watches or alerts can be found at www.weather.gov.

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