upcoming blizzard?

it looks like we might be in for some fun this weekend, and the NWS might even start hyping this thing as early as tomorrow night…

National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary via kwout

while i’d love to see an outrageous amount of snow (guesses are at 8″+), i figured i’d give it a shot, and jinx it all by writing something about it. it seems that every-time i say something here it all goes away. so here it is. i mentioned it.

why would i do such a horrible thing–try to screw us out of a major snowfall?

well, i’ve got a ton of homework that’s backed up because of that whole dead computer thing, plus i’ve got my online finals becoming available this weekend… i’d really love to get all that work done… and IF things fall into shape, and there’s a nice disaster assoiciated with this mess, i’ll likely end up playing at the office.

so, anyway, it’d be a good idea for everyone in the area to keep an eye on the weather, stock up on supplies, and prepare for something big.

…and, in case you’ve forgotten how to prepare yourself for winter storms, check out the links below:

 Information on Winter Weather
 Winter Weather Terms
 Be a Winter-Wise Driver
 Downed Power Lines Mean Danger
 Staying Warm in Spite of the Weather
 Winter Storms, The Deceptive Killers – A Guide to Survival
 

Flash Flood Warning

BOURBON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
FRANKLIN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
HARRISON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
NICHOLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN…
* UNTIL 530 PM EST
* AT 225 PM EST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. FLOODING EARLIER
THIS MORNING CLOSED SEVERAL ROADS AND THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL
CAUSE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WITH FLOODING.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CYNTHIANA
AND CARLISLE
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT…LON 3814 8404 3807 8428 3811 8438 3820 8438
3821 8442 3814 8463 3820 8473 3815 8486
3810 8490 3813 8504 3835 8496 3836 8474
3856 8441 3859 8422 3848 8416 3843 8395
3833 8384
TIME…MOT…LOC 1931Z 180DEG 0KT 3824 8459
$
SCHOLZ
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Flash Flood Watch

URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
118 PM EST TUE MAR 4 2008
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY WILL CAUSE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN
INDIANA AND EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THESE BRIEF HEAVY RAINS
COMBINED WITH MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS EARLIER THIS MORNING MAY
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF INDIANA AND KENTUCKY…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN INDIANA…CLARK IN…
CRAWFORD IN…FLOYD IN…HARRISON IN…JEFFERSON IN…ORANGE
IN…SCOTT IN AND WASHINGTON IN. IN KENTUCKY…ANDERSON KY…
BOURBON KY…BOYLE KY…BULLITT KY…CASEY KY…CLARK KY…
FAYETTE KY…FRANKLIN KY…GARRARD KY…HARRISON KY…HENRY
KY…JEFFERSON KY…JESSAMINE KY…LINCOLN KY…MADISON KY…
MARION KY…MERCER KY…NELSON KY…NICHOLAS KY…OLDHAM KY…
SCOTT KY…SHELBY KY…SPENCER KY…TRIMBLE KY…WASHINGTON KY
AND WOODFORD KY.
* UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
* HEAVY RAINS FROM LAST NIGHT COMBINED WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINS IN
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND EAST CENTRAL
KENTUCKY MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.
* LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADS THAT ARE PRONE TO FLOODING ARE THE
MOST AT RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING…ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE HAD
MINOR FLOODING ALREADY THIS MORNING.
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS…CREEKS AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS IS
POSSIBLE. KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER AND BE PREPARED FOR
IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR OR A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
BE ISSUED.
AML/JDK

…a little birdie told me…

…that the NWS is trying to set up a special area for EM (at least the little local guys) for the IEMchat… neat… (be even neater if they could set up something for it to be accessed through the KSP’s KYWINS network… endless possibilities there…

i had found the thing (the public version, anyway) thanks to a comment left at another blog… from the quick taste i had gotten that night, i love it.

i haven’t done anything since, because my computer died!

Dense Fog Advisory – Harrison (Kentucky)

DENSE FOG TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY…
.FOG WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME DENSE BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING…DROPPING FROM UNDER 3 MILES THIS AFTERNOON TO AND UNDER
ONE HALF MILE BY THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY.
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-061>067-
070>078-081-082-230600-
/O.NEW.KLMK.FG.Y.0002.080222T1811Z-080223T1800Z/
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
111 PM EST FRI FEB 22 2008 /1211 PM CST FRI FEB 22 2008/
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
SATURDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /12 PM CST/
SATURDAY.
FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY…WITH WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG DEVELOPING BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. FOG IS LIKELY TO BE MOST DENSE IN AREAS WHERE ICE COVERS
TREES AND GRASSY AREAS. VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE AND LESS
WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS LARGE AREAS…WITH MANY LOCATIONS SEEING
AREAS OF ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY OR LESS. DENSE FOG IS
EXPECTED TO BE AT ITS WORST FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH MID
MORNING SATURDAY.
IN ADDITION…FOG MAY COMBINE WITH WET ROAD SURFACES AND FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE SOME LIGHT ICING ON ROADWAYS…AND
ESPECIALLY OVERPASSES AND BRIDGES.
MOTORISTS SHOULD ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME AND SLOW DOWN IN
AREAS WHERE FOG EXISTS. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…AND ALLOW EXTRA
ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CARS.
$$
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

FEMA aid for select KY counties…

FEMA is making available federal assistance for individuals and households within the following counties which suffered damage during the February 5-6 period: Allen, Christian, Fayette, Hardin, Hart, Meade, Mercer, Monroe, and Muhlenberg Counties.
More information is available at:
http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=9405

neat weather toy…

I just found something neat a little while ago… A way for anyone to chat with the NWS and each other in order to keep abreast of weather situations. Pretty cool, huh?
Set-up was painless–I was online and in the local area’s room in no time.
I love how the iembot fed info on the conditions and alerts into the room. Cool thing about this is that it fed links to see the full topic, area of discussion, and/or radar graphic. Absolutely awesome!
I think I’ll set this up at the office the next time I go over there (maybe tomorrow morning). Just wonder why we hadn’t heard of this before… 
Well, time for bed… D’s giving me the evil eye… (and i’m tired anyway)

Special Weather Statement – Harrison (Kentucky)

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
1058 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 /958 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008/
…SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT…
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD EAST CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND
CONTINUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL INDIANA. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AS ROAD
SURFACES ICE OVER. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNLESS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY.
$$
RL
Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage

Ice Tigers! Mastadons! Snow Sharks!

People are getting silly over at Chris Bailey’s Weather Blog:

Bailey’s Weather Blog» Blog Archive » ICE STORM WARNING via kwout

It’s nice to see that there are a few who aren’t panicking over the situation…
In related news, WKYT’s SnoGo page is having issues with traffic and updates… I keep getting 401 errors…

Ice Storm Warning – Harrison (Kentucky)

FREEZING RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT…
.A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING
THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT
ICE ACCUMULATIONS TO MUCH OF THE AREA.
INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-212130-
/O.EXT.KLMK.IS.W.0001.080221T1314Z-080222T1400Z/
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-
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
822 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 /722 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008/
…ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/
FRIDAY…
THE ICE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/
FRIDAY.
FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
OFF AND ON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME SLEET AND A
PERIOD OF SNOW INITIALLY…BUT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE
SHOULD BE FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATION COULD REACH ONE QUARTER
OF AN INCH IF NOT MORE…ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES. EVEN
THOUGH MANY ROAD SURFACES MAY HAVE BEEN TREATED…DANGEROUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION OVER TO MAINLY LIGHT
RAIN FRIDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES.
AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS AT LEAST ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS
EXPECTED TO GLAZE EXPOSED SURFACES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES
AND POWER LINES ALREADY STRESSED FROM THE LAST ICE…SLEET AND
SNOW STORM COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AND FALLING TREE
BRANCHES. REMEMBER…DO NOT APPROACH DOWNED POWER LINES. TRAVEL IS
NOT RECOMMENDED FROM LATE MORNING ON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
$$
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