Alert archive / Kentucky / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Louisville, KY
NWS Louisville, KY issued this winter storm warning at Jan 19, 2011, 2:04 PM EST for 31 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Jan 20, 2011, 5:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. 59 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2011, 2:04 PM EST (19:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2011, 5:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2011, 9:41 PM EST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Louisville, KY
All 41 counties
Clark County, IN, Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Floyd County, IN, Harrison County, IN, Jefferson County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN, Scott County, IN, Washington County, IN, Anderson County, KY, Bourbon County, KY, Boyle County, KY, Breckinridge County, KY, Bullitt County, KY, Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Garrard County, KY, Grayson County, KY, Hancock County, KY, Hardin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Henry County, KY, Jefferson County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Larue County, KY, Madison County, KY, Marion County, KY, Meade County, KY, Mercer County, KY, Nelson County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Ohio County, KY, Oldham County, KY, Scott County, KY, Shelby County, KY, Spencer County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Washington County, KY, Woodford County, KY
The radar
The Louisville radar (KLVX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 11:32 AM EST | HEAVY SNOW 3.4 | 8 Se Salem, IN | |
| Jan 20, 3:41 PM EST | SNOW 3 | English, IN | MEASURED AS 3.3 INCHES |
| Jan 20, 3:42 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Fredericksburg, IN | |
| Jan 20, 3:48 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Paoli, IN | FROM PAOLI PEAKS |
| Jan 20, 4:59 PM EST | SNOW 2.1 | 3 Ne Frankfort, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:08 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Goshen, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:10 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Haysville, IN | |
| Jan 20, 5:11 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Holland, IN | |
| Jan 20, 5:12 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Birdseye, IN | |
| Jan 20, 5:13 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Orleans, IN | |
| Jan 20, 5:25 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Bristow, IN | |
| Jan 20, 5:26 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Salem, IN | |
| Jan 20, 5:30 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Sonora, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:31 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Vine Grove, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:32 PM EST | SNOW 4.5 | Bedford, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:36 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Falls Of Rough, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:43 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Lebanon, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Cecilia, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:45 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Flaherty, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:46 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Lewisport, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:49 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Harned, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:51 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Mt. Eden, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:54 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | 2 E Brandenburg, KY | |
| Jan 20, 5:55 PM EST | SNOW 3.9 | 1 Nw Martinsburg, IN | |
| Jan 20, 5:58 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Sadieville, KY | |
| Jan 20, 6:00 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Charlestown, IN | |
| Jan 20, 6:04 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Jeffersontown, KY | |
| Jan 20, 6:16 PM EST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Jeffersonville, IN | |
| Jan 20, 6:21 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Milltown, IN | |
| Jan 20, 6:22 PM EST | SNOW 4 | English, IN | |
| Jan 20, 6:25 PM EST | SNOW 2.5 | Leitchfield, KY | |
| Jan 20, 6:25 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Clarkson, KY | |
| Jan 20, 7:00 PM EST | SNOW 3.1 | 3 Ne Frankfort, KY | |
| Jan 20, 7:10 PM EST | SNOW 2.3 | Lawrenceburg, KY | |
| Jan 20, 7:15 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Lewisport, KY | |
| Jan 20, 7:16 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Jeffersonville, IN | |
| Jan 20, 7:19 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Clarkson, KY | |
| Jan 20, 7:21 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Corydon, IN | |
| Jan 20, 7:31 PM EST | SNOW 2.8 | Lexington, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:06 PM EST | SNOW 2 | Carlisle, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:07 PM EST | SNOW 4 | New Pekin, IN | |
| Jan 20, 8:08 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Depauw, IN | |
| Jan 20, 8:09 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Madison, IN | |
| Jan 20, 8:10 PM EST | SNOW 4.8 | Austin, IN | |
| Jan 20, 8:12 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Pleasureville, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:13 PM EST | SNOW 4 | 6 Se Hodgenville, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:20 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Springfield, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:23 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Danville, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:24 PM EST | SNOW 4 | Perryville, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:26 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Ballardsville, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:29 PM EST | SNOW 3.4 | Nicholasville, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:31 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Wilmore, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:36 PM EST | SNOW 3 | Midway, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:42 PM EST | SNOW 4.9 | Milton, KY | |
| Jan 20, 8:54 PM EST | SNOW 2.2 | Big Clifty, KY | |
| Jan 20, 9:13 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Floyds Knobs, IN | |
| Jan 20, 9:15 PM EST | SNOW 5 | Campbellsburg, KY | |
| Jan 20, 9:21 PM EST | SNOW 4 | New Castle, KY | |
| Jan 20, 9:31 PM EST | SNOW 3.5 | Crestwood, KY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 207 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
280 WWUS43 KLMK 191904 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 204 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST- SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT WILL BE IN THE FOUR TO SIX INCH RANGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTIES AS WELL AS NORTHEAST OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA IN KENTUCKY. FARTHER SOUTH...EXPECT SNOW TOTALS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-200400- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0001.110120T0600Z-110121T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0001.110120T1000Z-110121T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 204 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /104 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INTO NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY AROUND THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BEGIN DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS WITH SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODIC REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER DRIVING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ023>025-028-029-034>043-045-200400- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0001.110120T1200Z-110121T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0001.110120T1600Z-110121T0600Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY- WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN 204 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /104 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AND INTO THE BLUEGRASS BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS WITH SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. THREE TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODIC REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER DRIVING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ030-031-033-200400- /O.UPG.KLMK.WS.A.0001.110120T0600Z-110121T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0001.110120T1600Z-110121T0600Z/ JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE 204 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION AROUND THE MORNING RUSH HOUR THURSDAY. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS WITH SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. THREE TO FIVE INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA...WITH FOUR TO SIX INCHES FORECASTED OVER OLDHAM AND HENRY COUNTIES. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODIC REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER DRIVING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ026-027-046>049-053>057-200400- /O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0001.110120T1600Z-110121T0600Z/ OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY- LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER... HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND 204 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /104 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS WITH SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. THREE TO FIVE INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE EVENT. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODIC REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER DRIVING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ061>067-070>078-081-082-200400- /O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0005.110120T1600Z-110121T0600Z/ 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...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 204 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /104 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY LATE MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS WITH SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. TWO TO FOUR INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE EVENT. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODIC REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER DRIVING AS WELL. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
070 WWUS43 KLMK 192022 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 322 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... .AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST- SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT WILL BE IN THE FOUR TO SIX INCH RANGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTIES AS WELL AS NORTHEAST OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO AREA IN KENTUCKY. FARTHER SOUTH...EXPECT SNOW TOTALS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND TWO TO FOUR INCHES ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-201000- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0001.110120T1000Z-110121T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 322 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /222 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EST /4 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN INTO NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY AROUND THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND BEGIN DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS WITH SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODIC REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER DRIVING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-201000- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0001.110120T1600Z-110121T0600Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM 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...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND 322 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /222 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER BY MID MORNING THURSDAY AND INTO THE BLUEGRASS BY LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY NIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS WITH SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. THREE TO FIVE INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH FOUR TO SIX INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS OLDHAM AND HENRY COUNTIES IN KENTUCKY. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODIC REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER DRIVING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ061>067-070>078-081-082-201000- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0005.110120T1600Z-110121T0600Z/ BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY- LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY- MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY- CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 322 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /222 PM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY LATE MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS WITH SUB- FREEZING TEMPERATURES RESULTING IN SNOW COVERED AND SLICK ROADWAYS. TWO TO FOUR INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE EVENT. * OTHER IMPACTS: PERIODIC REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL HAMPER DRIVING AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
042 WWUS43 KLMK 200833 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 333 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST- SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT WILL BE IN THE FOUR TO SIX INCH RANGE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA. FARTHER SOUTH...EXPECT SNOW TOTALS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES ALONG THE OHIO RIVER AND IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY...AND ONE TO THREE INCHES IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-201700- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0001.110120T1000Z-110121T0600Z/ ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER...MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD 333 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /233 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY BY LATE MORNING AND BEGIN DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. THE MOST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ023>031-033>043-045>049-053>057-201700- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0001.110120T1600Z-110121T0600Z/ HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY- BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY-ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN... FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE... LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND 333 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /233 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO PORTIONS OF NORTH-CENTRAL KENTUCKY ALONG THE OHIO RIVER EARLY MORNING TODAY AND INTO THE BLUEGRASS BY LATE MORNING. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ061>067-070>078-081-082-201700- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0005.110120T1600Z-110121T0600Z/ 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...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 333 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /233 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY LATE MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ 13
622 WWUS43 KLMK 201653 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1153 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT... .AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SWING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY PRODUCING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT TOWARD THE BLUEGRASS AND LAKE CUMBERLAND REGIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW TOTALS FOR THE EVENT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM FOUR TO SIX INCHES ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA TO ONE TO THREE INCHES IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>043-045>049-053>057-210000- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T0600Z/ 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 1153 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /1053 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. THE FOCUS WILL SHIFT EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...REACHING THE BLUEGRASS AND LAKE CUMBERLAND AREAS AROUND SUNSET. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOW COVERED ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. THREE TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL ALSO MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ KYZ061>067-070>078-081-082-210000- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110121T0600Z/ 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...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 1153 AM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /1053 AM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: ROADS MAY BECOME PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED THIS AFTERNOON DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL. ONE TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH THE LOWER AMOUNTS NEAR THE TENNESSEE BORDER. * OTHER IMPACTS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE. REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL ALSO MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
519 WWUS43 KLMK 210121 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 821 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SNOWFALL WILL GIVE WAY TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT... .AS THE REMNANTS OF A LARGE AREA OF SNOWFALL RAPIDLY MOVE OFF TO THE EAST...COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MOVE IN. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS...WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO BELOW ZERO IN SOME LOCATIONS. THIS WILL HINDER CLEANUP OF ACCUMULATED SNOWFALL ON EVEN TREATED AND PLOWED ROAD SURFACES. INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>032-210930- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KLMK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110121T1400Z/ 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- 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 821 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /721 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLD TEMPERATURES...BLUSTERY WIND CHILLS...AND SLICK ROADS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. * TIMING: THE BACK EDGE OF THE AREA OF SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA THE REST OF THE EVENING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * MAIN IMPACT: THE SNOW IS ALMOST OVER...AND THE MAIN STORY WILL BE FALLING TEMPERATURES. READINGS WILL BE FALLING INTO THE TEENS OVERNIGHT. THIS...COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN WINDS CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...WITH 0 TO 5 BELOW WIND CHILLS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO FREEZE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE FOR BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS. THIS WILL MAKE FOR SOME SLICK TRAVEL THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SLICK SNOW SPOTS...AS WELL AS BLACK ICE EVEN WHERE ROADS APPEAR TO BE CLEAR. SLOW DOWN...AND WHEN ENCOUNTERING ICY PATCHES...DOWNSHIFT...DO NOT SLAM ON YOUR BREAKS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS OVERNIGHT...SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...ENSURING THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED && $$ KYZ033>043-045>049-053>057-210600- /O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T0600Z/ 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...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER... HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND 821 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING BEFORE EXITING TO THE EAST OVERNIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: UNPLOWED AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SNOW COVERED. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. * OTHER IMPACTS: REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS WILL ALSO MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... NUMEROUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED THIS EVENING. UNLESS IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY...YOU SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL UNTIL AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED. && $$ KYZ061>067-070>078-081-082-210930- /O.EXT.KLMK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110121T1400Z/ BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY- LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY- MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY- CLINTON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE... MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD... RUSSELLVILLE...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 821 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /721 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ FRIDAY... * TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL BE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING. IN THE WAKE OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS WITH WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. * MAIN IMPACT: UNPLOWED AND UNTREATED ROADS WILL REMAIN SLICK TO SNOW PACKED OVERNIGHT...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. * OTHER IMPACTS: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS OVERNIGHT...WITH WIND CHILLS DIPPING TO NEAR ZERO BY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WITH THE MAIN THREAT SWITCHING FROM SNOW TO COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT...YOU SHOULD DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. && $$ SULLIVAN
842 WWUS43 KLMK 210241 WSWLMK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 941 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...SNOWFALL WILL GIVE WAY TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT... .WITH THE REMNANTS OF A LARGE AREA OF SNOWFALL HAVING MOVED OUT OF THE AREA...COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS BECOME THE MAIN WEATHER THREAT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS...WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING TO BELOW ZERO IN MANY LOCATIONS. THIS WILL HINDER CLEANUP OF ACCUMULATED SNOWFALL ON EVEN TREATED AND PLOWED ROAD SURFACES. KYZ033>043-045>049-053>057-211045- /O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110121T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KLMK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110121T1400Z/ 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...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN... SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...WINCHESTER... HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND 941 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR COLD TEMPERATURES...BLUSTERY WIND CHILLS...AND SLICK ROADS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO AROUND 10 DEGREES BEFORE MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: WHEN COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS WILL DIP TO AROUND ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO FREEZE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE FOR BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS. THIS WILL MAKE FOR SOME SLICK TRAVEL THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SLICK SNOW SPOTS...AS WELL AS BLACK ICE EVEN WHERE ROADS APPEAR TO BE CLEAR. SLOW DOWN...AND WHEN ENCOUNTERING ICY PATCHES...DOWNSHIFT...DO NOT SLAM ON YOUR BREAKS. WITH THE MAIN THREAT SWITCHING FROM SNOW TO COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT...YOU SHOULD DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. && $$ INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>032-061>067-070>078-081-082- 211045- /O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110121T1400Z/ 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-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...MORGANTOWN...BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG... CAMPBELLSVILLE...LIBERTY...STANFORD...RUSSELLVILLE... BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...GLASGOW... TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...BURKESVILLE... ALBANY 941 PM EST THU JAN 20 2011 /841 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ FRIDAY... * TIMING: ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL HAS ENDED...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS BEFORE MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: WHEN COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS WILL DIP TO AROUND ZERO IN SOUTHERN KENTUCKY TO NEAR 10 BELOW IN SOUTHERN INDIANA BY MORNING. * OTHER IMPACTS: THE COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW THE SNOW TO FREEZE ON SOME AREA ROADWAYS. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE TRUE FOR BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AS WELL AS UNTREATED SECONDARY ROADS. THIS WILL MAKE FOR SOME SLICK TRAVEL THROUGH 9 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR SLICK SNOW SPOTS...AS WELL AS BLACK ICE EVEN WHERE ROADS APPEAR TO BE CLEAR. SLOW DOWN...AND WHEN ENCOUNTERING ICY PATCHES...DOWNSHIFT...DO NOT SLAM ON YOUR BREAKS. WITH THE MAIN THREAT SWITCHING FROM SNOW TO COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT...YOU SHOULD DRESS IN MULTIPLE LAYERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT CLOTHING TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. && $$ SULLIVAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Louisville, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 19, 12:34 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 12:34 PM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
1234 PM EST WED JAN 19 2011
...UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
...FORECAST UPDATE...
CLOUD COVER SHOULD STICK AROUND TODAY AS THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS WILL HAVE PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HANGING
AROUND AND THE AFTERNOON HOURS WILL SEE MID TO HIGH CLOUDS PUSHING
IN AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM THAT WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES LOOK TO STAY IN THE 30S FOR MOST OF THE DAY.
SPEAKING OF THAT SYSTEM...WILL WAIT TO SEE THE 12Z MODELS AND
INTEGRATE THEIR INFORMATION INTO OUR FORECAST GRIDS BEFORE MAKING A
DECISION ON WHERE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE AND WHERE WE WILL
HAVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE DECISION AND SUBSEQUENT PRODUCTS
LIKELY WILL BE MADE/ISSUED BEFORE THE FULL AFTERNOON PACKAGE GOES
OUT.
.SHORT TERM (TODAY AND TONIGHT)...
SFC COLD FRONT IS NOW WELL SOUTHEAST OF THE FORECAST AREA THIS
MORNING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE SLOWLY BRINGING IN THE COLDER
AIR...THOUGH THE BULK OF IT REMAINS NORTHWEST. CLOUD COVER AND
EXTENSIVE MOISTURE TRAPPED NEAR THE SFC IS KEEPING TEMPS FROM
FALLING ALL THAT FAST AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. THUS...HAVE BROUGHT
TEMPERATURES UP A BIT THIS EARLY THIS MORNING. FEEL THAT THE URBAN
LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH THE RUSH HOUR
THIS MORNING...WHILE SOME OF THE RURAL AREAS WILL COOL INTO THE
32-34 DEGREE RANGE. A FEW SNOW FLURRIES CAN'T BE RULED OUT AND ANY
MOISTURE LINGERING ON THE ROAD SURFACES MAY RESULT IN A FEW SLICK
SPOTS THIS MORNING. WE'LL HIGHLIGHT THAT IN THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER
OUTLOOK PRODUCT THIS MORNING.
FOR TODAY...SFC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MARCH SOUTH AND AWAY
FROM THE REGION. WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRY AND BUILD
IN...BUT LOW CLOUDS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT/STUBBORN TO BREAK UP
TODAY...THUS WE FELL THAT SKIES WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT REALLY WARM UP THAT MUCH EITHER WITH
HIGHS WARMING INTO THE 33-37 DEGREE RANGE.
FOR TONIGHT...WEATHER PATTERN WILL TURN RATHER ACTIVE LATER TONIGHT
ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST SECTIONS AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MAKES A RUN
AT THE OHIO VALLEY. LATEST NAM/GFS/LMK WRF AND SREF ENSEMBLE
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS LIGHT SNOWS WILL BREAK OUT TO THE WEST OF THE
REGION LATE TONIGHT AND WILL GET INTO OUR SOUTHERN INDIANA COUNTIES
TOWARD DAYBREAK. THIS IS A LITTLE FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS
FORECAST...AND WE'VE BUMPED UP POPS A BIT ACROSS OUR NW/W INDIANA
COUNTIES TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS. WINTER STORM WATCH HEADLINE STILL
LOOKS GOOD WITH A STARTING TIME OF 06Z. OTHER WATCH HEADLINE
CHANGES WERE REQUIRED AND THOSE WILL BE DISCUSSED IN THE NEXT
SECTION. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE 25-28 DEGREE
RANGE.
.LONG TERM (THURSDAY - TUESDAY)...
...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE PAIR OF
SHORTWAVES MOVING THROUGH THURSDAY/THURSDAY NIGHT...ONE FROM THE
NORTH AND ONE FROM THE SOUTH. A SURFACE TROUGH WILL NOSE INTO
CENTRAL/EASTERN KENTUCKY THURSDAY AND PUSH EAST THROUGH THE DAY.
THINKING REMAINS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST IN THAT SNOW WILL
MOVE INTO SOUTHERN INDIANA EARLY THURSDAY AND SPREAD EASTWARD
THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION STILL LOOKS TO OCCUR
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWS SHOULD MOVE EAST OF THE
FORECAST AREA BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE MODELS HAVE TRENDED A BIT
COOLER FROM YESTERDAY. THEREFORE HAVE TRIMMED BACK THE RASN AND RA
LINES. PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL KY WILL STILL LIKELY SEE A
CHANGE OVER TO ALL RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE COLDER AIR
FILTERS BACK IN AND CHANGES THE PRECIP BACK OVER TO ALL SNOW.
THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. WITH THE MODELS TRENDING COLDER MORE OF
NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY LOOKS TO REMAIN ALL SNOW. GIVEN THIS WILL
EXPAND THE WATCH A BIT FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST TO NICHOLAS AND
BOURBON COUNTIES. THIS INCLUDES THE LEXINGTON AND FRANKFORT
METROPOLITAN AREAS. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
3-5 INCH RANGE IN THE WATCH AREA WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE IF HEAVIER BANDS ARE ABLE TO SET UP. OUTSIDE OF THE WATCH
AREA TOTALS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. UPGRADES TO ADVISORIES AND
WARNINGS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THE DAY TODAY.
FRIDAY SHOULD REMAIN MAINLY DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
REGION. A WEAK CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL DROP INTO THE OHIO VALLEY ON
SATURDAY. WHETHER THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO BRING
SOME LIGHT SNOW TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA IS STILL
IN QUESTION. WILL THEREFORE KEEP POPS OUT OF THE GRIDS AT THIS TIME.
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER IN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. FRIDAY
HIGHS AND SATURDAY LOWS STILL LOOK TO BE THE COLDEST OF THE LONG
TERM.
WITH THE FOCUS ON THE SNOW STORM ON THURSDAY UPDATES WERE NOT MADE
PAST SATURDAY. THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS.
RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE THE COLDEST WITH
TEMPS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. WE WILL THEN
SEE A BIT OF A WARMING TREND INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER IT WILL STILL
BE COLD WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S AND LOWS IN THE TEENS TO
LOW 20S. OTHERWISE...OUR NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL WORK INTO THE AREA
BY THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW WORK WEEK BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF
RAIN AND/OR SNOW.
&&
.AVIATION (18Z TAF ISSUANCE)...
THE TAF SITES LOOK TO REMAIN IN THE MVFR CAT FOR MOST OF THIS
AFTERNOON AS AN EXPANSIVE DECK OF LOW CLOUDS REMAINS OVER THE AREA.
AS OF 17Z...SDF HAD IFR CIGS IN -SNRA/-SN. REPORTS OF DZ IN THE
AREA WERE PRESENT AS WELL. EXPECT SDF CIGS TO IMPROVE TO MVFR THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE LIGHT PRECIP EXITS. RADAR ECHOES INDICATED THAT
SOME OF THIS LIGHT PRECIP MAY MAKE IT INTO LEX TERMINAL OVER THE
NEXT FEW HOURS...WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT.
TONIGHT...BWG IS EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE SOME SCATTERING OF THE LOW
CLOUDS AND MAYBE GO VFR TILL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SDF AND LEX
WILL REMAIN IN THE MVFR CAT FOR BOTH CIGS/VSBYS WITH CONDITIONS
DECLINING TO IFR AFTER SUNRISE AS LIGHT SNOW BEGINS ON THE FRONT
EDGE OF A WINTER STORM. THE WINTER STORM WILL HAVE THE GREATEST
IMPACT ON OUR AREA THURS AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH ACCUMULATING LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOWS DURING THIS TIME FRAME. FUTURE TAFS WILL BE
UPDATED WITH MORE DETAILS ON THIS STORM.
WINDS AROUND AND UNDER 10KTS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST THIS
AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
PREDOMINANTLY ENE TOMORROW MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON UNDER 7KTS.
&&
.LMK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR KYZ030>033.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT FOR KYZ023>025-028-029-034>043-045.
IN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR INZ076>079-083-084-089>092.
&&
UPDATE.........RJS
SHORT TERM.....MJ
LONG TERM......EER
AVIATION.......AMLHazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 11:03 AM EST, 3 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 1103 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011 INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ023>025-028>043-045-201615- 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-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- 1103 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /1003 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE FAR WESTERN AREAS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA LATER TONIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA. AT THIS TIME...THE BULK OF THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY...FINALLY TAPERING OFF THURSDAY NIGHT. THREE TO FIVE INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME IMPACTED THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK. VISIBILITIES MAY ALSO BE REDUCED IN HEAVIER SNOWFALL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KYZ026-027-046>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-201615- OHIO KY-GRAYSON 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- 1103 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /1003 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE OUTLOOK AREA THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A PERIOD OF SNOW TO THE REGION THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING SNOWS ARE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME IMPACTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 19, 9:24 AM EST, 4 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY 924 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011 KYZ026-027-046>049-053>057-061>067-070>078-081-082-191900- OHIO KY-GRAYSON 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...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD... 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 924 AM EST WED JAN 19 2011 /824 AM CST WED JAN 19 2011/ ...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY BRINGING WINTRY WEATHER TO CENTRAL KENTUCKY. A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE BEST CHANCE FOR A TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN WILL BE ACROSS FAR SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. COLD AIR PUSHING INTO THE AREA WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL SNOW BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF QUICKLY THURSDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO BE ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH THIS SYSTEM.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2:04 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | LMK | Adair, Allen, Anderson, Barren, Bourbon, Boyle and 43 more | 42 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.