| Winter Storm Warning valid until December 7 1:00am EST |
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1100 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PROGRESSED SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. MEANWHILE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. SEVERAL MOISTURE-RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE...WHICH IS VERY DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MAKE IT TO AROUND THE OHIO RIVER OVERNIGHT. THE TRANSITION WILL THEN SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. KYZ027>029-034>038-061100- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-131207T0600Z/ GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY- HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE 1100 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /1000 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR AROUND OR JUST AFTER DAYBREAK ALONG AN ELIZABETHTOWN TO FRANKFORT LINE. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WARNING AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ |
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A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
| Winter Storm Watch valid until December 7 1:00am EST |
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 554 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PROGRESSED SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. MEANWHILE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE FRONT. SEVERAL MOISTURE-RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE...WHICH IS VERY DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS EVENING TO AROUND THE OHIO RIVER THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THE TRANSITION WILL THEN SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. KYZ027>029-034>043-045>049-053>057-061>063-070>072-060700- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0600Z-131207T0600Z/ GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT 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-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY- SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE... FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE... WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 554 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /454 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR AROUND OR JUST AFTER DAYBREAK ALONG AN ELIZABETHTOWN TO FRANKFORT LINE...AND THEN BY LATE MORNING...EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE REST OF THE WATCH AREA. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW ARE POSSIBLE AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO OCCUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE WATCH AREA. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BJS |
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
| Hazardous Weather Outlook valid until December 6 4:45pm EST |
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 440 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 KYZ027>029-034>043-045>049-053>057-061>063-070>072-062145- GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT 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-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE...LEBANON... DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... MUNFORDVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN 440 PM EST THU DEC 5 2013 /340 PM CST THU DEC 5 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE OUTLOOK AREA TONIGHT. A COLD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. THE RAIN MAY START TO CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET TOWARDS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS NORTH OF THE BLUEGRASS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL END LATE FRIDAY EVENING AS LIGHT SNOW. HAZARDOUS ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME. REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WATCH PRODUCT FOR MORE INFORMATION. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND ON SUNDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO START OFF AS A LIGHT SNOW...THEN CHANGE OVER TO FREEZING RAIN ON SUNDAY. A COATING OF SNOW AND ICE IS LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING...WHICH WOULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL IN ANY SIGNIFICANT RAIN OR MIXED PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY. && MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND...AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. $$ |
OFFICIALS BRACE FOR WINTER STORM, ENCOURAGE KENTUCKIANS TO BE PREPARED
| Press Release Date: | Wednesday, December 04, 2013 |
| Revision Date: | Wednesday, December 04, 2013 |
| Contact Information: | Contact: Buddy Rogers Office: 502-607-1611 |
| Source: | http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/dma_kyem/winterweather.htm |
FRANKFORT, Ky.: (Dec. 4, 2013) – Forecasts for winter storms for much of Kentucky over the next several days have prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) offices serving Kentucky to issue a Winter Storm Watch for most of the state.
Kentucky’s emergency management officials began tracking the approaching winter weather systems with the NWS early this week and have maintained communications as the weather develops.
NWS representatives held conference calls today with emergency management and elected officials statewide about the possibly stormy forecast.
Statewide forecasts:
Central Kentucky – Rain, sometimes heavy at times, will occur Thursday and Thursday night and will, change to a wintry mix Friday as colder air moves in. Sleet and light ice accumulations can be expected. , Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches may be expected along the Ohio River counties, and 2 to 3 inches of snow from Bowling Green through Lexington in the more central Bluegrass counties.
Eastern Kentucky – The primary threat is heavy rain Friday through Sunday. Rainfall amounts may vary from 2 to 3 inches, potentially flooding small creeks, streams and poor-draining urban areas. A second system arriving Sunday could bring additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches for the region.
Western Kentucky – Precipitation has already begun; light rain and scattered showers will continue as the front approaches. The majority of the inclement weather is predicted to begin impacting far western Kentucky late Thursday afternoon. Rain, sleet, freezing rain and snow are in the forecast. Southern Missouri and southern Illinois can expect 4 to5 inches of snow, and Kentucky counties along the lower Ohio River can expect 2 to 4 inches of snow. Most western and west-central counties are expected to receive 1 to 2 inches of snow; however, and up to a quarter inch of freezing rain may be possible. Timing and total accumulations will vary depending on the system movement.
Northern Kentucky – Counties along the Ohio River in extreme northern Kentucky will see a mix of wintry weather and may see up to 3 to 7 inches of snow.
Another weather system is approaching after the first storms pass through Kentucky. The second weather system will impact the state late Sunday through Monday, followed by frigid temperatures. Residents living along rivers and major streams should monitor levels as this second round of precipitation may increase the risk of minor flooding.
The Commonwealth Emergency Operation Center (CEOC), located in Frankfort, remains activated at a heightened level of alert, and additional staffing is on standby if activation of the CEOC to a higher level becomes necessary. Along with local emergency management officials, Kentucky Emergency Management (KYEM) continues to maintain increased situational awareness and communications with Governor Steve Beshear’s office, the National Weather Service, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Operation Center, and Kentucky State Police.
“If the forecasts hold true, this could be a statewide event,” said KYEM Interim Director Mike Jones. “The forecast includes freezing rain and snow in the west and central part of the state to large amounts of rain in the east and southeastern regions. Everyone should be aware of the potential risks and dangers from these storms and prepare ahead of time. The best advice is to stay home, but if you must travel, allow extra time, take it slow and allow plenty of space between vehicles.”
KYEM recommends all Kentuckians know the risks and review winter emergency plans. Check batteries in flashlights, radios and other devices. If you have a generator, make sure it is working properly and you are familiar with using it safely.
Road conditions throughout the state can be found on the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s website at www.511.ky.gov, by calling 511 in Kentucky or 1-866-737-3767 for out-of-state callers.
Complete weather forecasts by region can be found at www.weather.gov .
Safe Driving Information:
* Ice and snow: take it slow!
* Leave early; arrive safely
* Have a winter safety kit in your car with blankets, food, etc.
* In Kentucky, call 511 or visit www.511.ky.gov for statewide traffic Information
Power outage and generator safety:
* Avoid downed power lines
* Do not burn charcoal grills or run generators indoors. Carbon monoxide is odorless and kills silently.
* Check your generator and fuel before the power goes out
* Improperly hooking a generator to your home’s main power can energize lines outside the home and injure workers trying to restore power.
Winter safety tips, including winter driving tips, can be found on the KYEM web site at www.kyem.ky.gov . Follow KYEMPIO on Twitter and ‘like’ us on Facebook.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
| Hydrologic Outlook valid until December 5 4:00pm EST |
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK KYZ036-037-040>043-046>049-054>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-052100- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 257 PM EST WED DEC 4 2013 /157 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF KENTUCKY... A PROLONGED PERIOD OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST THIS WEEKEND. THE FIRST BATCH IS EXPECTED THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. A STALLED FRONT SOUTH OF KENTUCKY WILL ALLOW SEVERAL WAVES OF PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS FIRST SYSTEM SHOULD DUMP AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THIS RAIN WILL CAUSE RISES ON RIVERS AND STREAMS BUT SINCE THIS AREA IS FAIRLY DRY...THERE SHOULD BE NO FLOODING OF MAJOR RIVERS. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED FLOODING COULD STILL OCCUR. THE SECOND SYSTEM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY COULD DROP AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN MIX OVER SATURATED GROUND. THIS NEXT SHOT COULD TRIGGER WIDESPREAD MINOR FLOODING ON PARTS OF THE KENTUCKY...GREEN...LICKING AND SALT BASINS WITH A FEW LOCATIONS APPROACHING MODERATE LEVELS. IF SO...FLOODING WILL EXTEND INTO NEXT WEEK. IF YOU LIVE IN LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WATCH WATER LEVELS CLOSELY IF HEAVY RAINS PERSIST AND BE READY TO TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDOUS WEATHER RADIO AND YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION. MORE INFORMATION...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WEATHER.GOV/LOUISVILLE. $$ CMC |
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
…IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT…
.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND
STALL JUST SOUTH OF KENTUCKY. SEVERAL MOISTURE RICH DISTURBANCES
WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD
OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW…SLEET…AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE DEPENDENT ON LOCATION.
THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE
TRANSITION WILL THEN QUICKLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY
THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS…ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY.
000 WWUS43 KLMK 041644 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1144 AM EST WED DEC 4 2013 ...IMPACTFUL WINTER STORM EXPECTED EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND STALL JUST SOUTH OF KENTUCKY. SEVERAL MOISTURE RICH DISTURBANCES WILL THEN RIDE NORTHEAST ALONG THE BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR REGION THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COMPLEX AND MESSY PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. THE TRANSITION WILL OCCUR INITIALLY ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. THE TRANSITION WILL THEN QUICKLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BE PREPARED FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH THE DAY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061-051000- /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.A.0001.131206T0500Z-131207T1200Z/ 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- 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 1144 AM EST WED DEC 4 2013 /1044 AM CST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE INITIAL CHANGE OVER TO A WINTRY MIX LOOKS TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND DAWN ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE TRANSITION LINE WILL GRADUALLY SINK SOUTHEAST OF THE OHIO RIVER TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND THE BLUEGRASS THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE...SLEET AND SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT DEPENDENT ON LOCATION. SOME ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHERE FREEZING RAIN IS MOST PREVALENT...WHICH APPEARS TO BE ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND ALONG THE OHIO RIVER ACROSS WEST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL RAPIDLY FALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA ON FRIDAY NIGHT. ANY PRE-EXISTING WET SURFACES COULD QUICKLY FREEZE CREATING MORE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. &&
WINTRY WEATHER POSSIBLE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AND NEXT SUNDAY…
AN EXPANSIVE STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH
THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS WEEK. ACROSS THE OHIO
VALLEY…AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
WITH COLD AIR GRADUALLY WORKING IN BEHIND IT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER…A LAYER OF WARM AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE
ABOVE THE COLD AIR OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING PRECIPITATION
TYPES INTO QUESTION EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.
CURRENT DATA SUGGESTS RAIN WILL BEGIN TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF
WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AS EARLY
AS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. BY FRIDAY MORNING…THIS TRANSITION
LINE OF RAIN TO A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST
TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER…AND THEN SOUTH OF THE RIVER THROUGH THE
DAY FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION TYPE IS EXPECTED TO STAY ALL RAIN
SOUTHEAST OF A BOWLING GREEN TO LEXINGTON LINE ON FRIDAY.
BY FRIDAY NIGHT…COLD AIR WILL BEGIN CRASHING IN AT ALL LEVELS
LIKELY CHANGING MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO LIGHT SNOW AS
THE EVENT ENDS OVERNIGHT. ACROSS THE LAKE CUMBERLAND REGION A
LIGHT WINTRY MIX MAY TAKE OVER TO END THE EVENT.
THE OVERALL PRECIPITATION TYPE EVOLUTION AND EXACT TIMING ARE NOT
YET FULLY KNOWN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER…CONFIDENCE OF AN
IMPACTFUL WINTRY WEATHER SCENARIO INCLUDING SNOW…SLEET…AND
FREEZING RAIN IS MODERATE NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER…AND LOW ALONG
AND JUST SOUTH OF THE RIVER. STAY UP TO DATE OF THE LATEST
FORECASTS AS DETAILS BECOME MORE CLEAR.
ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND
CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. COLD AIR WILL BE
IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE EARLY SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A
PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN…ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
NORTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY WHERE A COATING OF ICE IS
POSSIBLE. OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY…ANY FREEZING RAIN EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE DAY.
THE FOCUS ON WINTRY WEATHER POTENTIAL SHOULD NOT TAKE AWAY FROM
THE FACT THAT A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOODING CONCERNS.
THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WHERE 2 TO
4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. IF YOU LIVE IN
LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS…WATCH WATER LEVELS CLOSELY IF
HEAVY RAINS PERSIST AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
000 WWUS83 KLMK 032202 SPSLMK SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 502 PM EST TUE DEC 3 2013 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067- 070>078-081-082-041000- 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 502 PM EST TUE DEC 3 2013 /402 PM CST TUE DEC 3 2013/ ...WINTRY WEATHER POSSIBLE FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK AND NEXT SUNDAY... AN EXPANSIVE STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO NEW ENGLAND LATE THIS WEEK. ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING WITH COLD AIR GRADUALLY WORKING IN BEHIND IT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...A LAYER OF WARM AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ABOVE THE COLD AIR OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TYPES INTO QUESTION EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. CURRENT DATA SUGGESTS RAIN WILL BEGIN TRANSITIONING TO A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT. BY FRIDAY MORNING...THIS TRANSITION LINE OF RAIN TO A WINTRY MIX IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SLIDE SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE OHIO RIVER...AND THEN SOUTH OF THE RIVER THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION TYPE IS EXPECTED TO STAY ALL RAIN SOUTHEAST OF A BOWLING GREEN TO LEXINGTON LINE ON FRIDAY. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...COLD AIR WILL BEGIN CRASHING IN AT ALL LEVELS LIKELY CHANGING MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO LIGHT SNOW AS THE EVENT ENDS OVERNIGHT. ACROSS THE LAKE CUMBERLAND REGION A LIGHT WINTRY MIX MAY TAKE OVER TO END THE EVENT. THE OVERALL PRECIPITATION TYPE EVOLUTION AND EXACT TIMING ARE NOT YET FULLY KNOWN AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE OF AN IMPACTFUL WINTRY WEATHER SCENARIO INCLUDING SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN IS MODERATE NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...AND LOW ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE RIVER. STAY UP TO DATE OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AS DETAILS BECOME MORE CLEAR. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTH-CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. COLD AIR WILL BE IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE EARLY SUNDAY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH-CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL KENTUCKY WHERE A COATING OF ICE IS POSSIBLE. OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY...ANY FREEZING RAIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL CHANGE TO RAIN DURING THE DAY. THE FOCUS ON WINTRY WEATHER POTENTIAL SHOULD NOT TAKE AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT A HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY COULD LEAD TO SOME FLOODING CONCERNS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WHERE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. IF YOU LIVE IN LOW LYING OR FLOOD PRONE AREAS...WATCH WATER LEVELS CLOSELY IF HEAVY RAINS PERSIST AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.
* MAIN IMPACT: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER
OF A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THAT FALL. THE SUDDEN
CHANGE IN VISIBILITY WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH TRAVEL…
ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: THE BRIEF NATURE OF THESE SNOWS WILL MEAN SOME
SPOTS WILL SEE A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH OF SNOW FALL…WHICH
COULD CAUSE SOME SLICK ROADWAYS. ROAD CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE
QUICKLY AFTER THE SHOWER ENDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
&&
000 WWUS43 KLMK 271552 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1052 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... KYZ035>037-039>043-047>049-055>057-067-272300- /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0013.131127T1552Z-131127T2300Z/ FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-LINCOLN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...STANFORD 1052 AM EST WED NOV 27 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT: VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THAT FALL. THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN VISIBILITY WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH TRAVEL... ESPECIALLY ON INTERSTATES. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE BRIEF NATURE OF THESE SNOWS WILL MEAN SOME SPOTS WILL SEE A QUICK HALF INCH TO INCH OF SNOW FALL...WHICH COULD CAUSE SOME SLICK ROADWAYS. ROAD CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE QUICKLY AFTER THE SHOWER ENDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. &&
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY
KYZ035>037-039>043-047>049-055>057-067-270500- /O.EXT.KLMK.WW.Y.0012.131126T2100Z-131127T1200Z/ FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-LINCOLN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA... LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...DANVILLE...LANCASTER... RICHMOND...STANFORD 211 PM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE CHANGEOVER MAY BE BRIEFLY ACCOMPANIED BY SLEET. * MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 3 INCHES CANNOT BE RULED OUT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW WILL INITIALLY STRUGGLE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SPOTS WHERE IT SNOWS HARD ENOUGH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE MID 20S BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS A SHALLOW PLUME OF MOISTURE SPREADS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. &&
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 328 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT... .A COMPLEX STORM SYSTEM IS EVOLVING AS A GULF COAST STORM COMBINES WITH A DISTURBANCE DIVING OUT OF CANADA. THIS COMBINATION OF DEEP GULF MOISTURE AND COLD AIR CRASHING IN FROM THE NORTH WILL LEAD TO RAIN CHANGING OVER TO LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MODERATE SNOW BAND WILL LIKELY DEVELOP JUST EAST OF THE I-65 CORRIDOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY SLIDE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. SNOW WILL LIKELY STRUGGLE TO STICK TO ROADWAYS INITIALLY...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR WHERE IT SNOWS HARDER. SLICK SPOTS ARE A GOOD BET FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SCATTERED SNOW SQUALLS WILL THEN PICK UP ACROSS THE BLUEGRASS REGION OF KENTUCKY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND COULD IMPACT HOLIDAY TRAVEL. KYZ033>037-039>043-047>049-055>057-067-261630- /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0012.131126T2100Z-131127T2200Z/ HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-ANDERSON KY- WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-MERCER KY- JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-LINCOLN KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON... PARIS...CARLISLE...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER... DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...STANFORD 328 AM EST TUE NOV 26 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE CHANGE OVER MAY BE BRIEFLY ACCOMPANIED BY SLEET. * MAIN IMPACT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CREATE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES CANNOT BE RULED OUT ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. SNOW WILL INITIALLY STRUGGLE TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN SPOTS WHERE IT SNOWS HARD ENOUGH. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE MID 20S BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. * OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS A SHALLOW PLUME OF MOISTURE SPREADS SOUTHEASTWARD FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE BRIEFLY INTENSE WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND GUSTY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$