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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Louisville, KY

December 28, 201210 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 28, 2012, 3:03 PM EST for 10 counties in Kentucky; 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Dec 28, 2012, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. 13 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
Dec 28, 2012, 3:03 PM EST (20:03 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 28, 2012, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 29, 2012, 6:40 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY

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, Bourbon County, KY, Clark County, KY, Fayette County, KY, Franklin County, KY, Harrison County, KY, Jessamine County, KY, Nicholas County, KY, Scott County, KY, Trimble County, KY, Woodford County, KY

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:05 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 29, 12:40 AM ESTSNOW 2Jasper, IN
Dec 29, 12:40 AM ESTSNOW 2Milton, KY
Dec 29, 12:40 AM ESTSNOW 2Orleans, IN
Dec 29, 1:00 AM ESTSNOW 2New Salisbury, IN
Dec 29, 1:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Corydon, IN
Dec 29, 1:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Georgetown, IN
Dec 29, 1:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Salem, IN
Dec 29, 1:00 AM ESTSNOW 3.5Floyds Knobs, IN
Dec 29, 2:20 AM ESTSNOW 3Cynthiana, KY
Dec 29, 5:00 AM ESTSNOW 3Georgetown, KY
Dec 29, 5:00 AM ESTSNOW 4Lexington, KYLEXINGTON BROADCAST MEDIA MEASURED 4 INCHES OF SNOW.
Dec 29, 5:15 AM ESTSNOW 3Carlisle, KY
Dec 29, 6:40 AM ESTSNOW 4.5Ferdinand, INDUBOIS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEASURED 4.5 INCHES OF SNOW IN SOUTHWEST DUBOIS COUNTY.

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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2012-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 69 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

265 
WWUS43 KLMK 282003
WSWLMK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
303 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS LIKELY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SPAWN AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG A
COLD FRONT AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE
AREA TONIGHT IN THE FORM OF RAIN IN AREAS SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
AREAS TO THE NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND
SNOW AT PRECIPITATION ONSET AND THEN A QUICK CHANGE OVER TO SNOW
WILL OCCUR. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER ON
TONIGHT ACROSS KENTUCKY WITH SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE
REGION ON SATURDAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS
SYSTEM. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
INDIANA AND 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF KENTUCKY...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE
BLUEGRASS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAYS.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-290415-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WS.W.0004.121229T0000Z-121229T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T1200Z-121230T0000Z/
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
303 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 /203 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST
/6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/
TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE WARNING AREA
  EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY CHANGE OVER
  TO ALL SNOW IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY ON
  SATURDAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
  WILL BE VERY LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA. MUCH OF THIS
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...AND SOME MINOR ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SOME
  ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 6 OR MORE INCHES MAY OCCUR AND THE BEST
  CHANCES FOR THOSE AMOUNTS WOULD GENERALLY BE NORTH OF A LINE
  FROM JASPER INDIANA TO MADISON INDIANA.

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

&&

$$

KYZ027-053-290415-
/O.EXA.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
GRAYSON KY-LARUE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEITCHFIELD...HODGENVILLE
303 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 /203 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6
PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
  OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BY LATE EVENING IN AREAS ALONG
  AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. FOR AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...THE
  RAIN TO SNOW TRANSITION WILL OCCUR VERY LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
  SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HIGHEST SNOW
  AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN AREAS ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE
  OHIO RIVER. AREAS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY
  AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS ON THE
  ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.  

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND PLAN
  EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ023>026-028>031-033>043-045>049-290415-
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO 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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...
BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...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
303 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 /203 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE ADVISORY AREA
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE
  OVER TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW BY LATE EVENING IN AREAS ALONG
  AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. FOR AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 65...THE
  RAIN TO SNOW TRANSITION WILL OCCUR VERY LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
  SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HIGHEST SNOW
  AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN AREAS ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE
  OHIO RIVER. AREAS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY
  AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS ON THE
  ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES.  

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

&&

$$

MJ
4 follow-up statements
184 
WWUS43 KLMK 290252
WSWLMK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
952 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS LIKELY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SPAWN AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG A
COLD FRONT AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY OVERNIGHT AND
SATURDAY. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OVERSPREAD THE
AREA IN THE FORM OF RAIN IN AREAS SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE RIVER...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF KENTUCKY...GENERALLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF THE BLUEGRASS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAYS.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-291100-
/O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T1200Z-121230T0000Z/
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
952 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 /852 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ SATURDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ SATURDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW
  SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY ON SATURDAY...BUT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
  IS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
  WILL BE VERY LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA. MUCH OF THIS
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...AND SOME MINOR ADDITIONAL
  ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SOME
  ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 7 OR MORE INCHES MAY OCCUR AND THE BEST
  CHANCES FOR THOSE AMOUNTS WOULD GENERALLY BE NORTH OF A LINE
  FROM JASPER INDIANA TO MADISON INDIANA.

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND PLAN
  EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.

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>049-053-291100-
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
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-
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
952 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012 /852 PM CST FRI DEC 28 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM
CST/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW ARE MIXING ACROSS THE ADVISORY
  REGION...WITH SOME POCKETS OF JUST SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. THE
  RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW ALONG AND WEST OF
  INTERSTATE 65 AS WELL AS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR. FOR
  THE REST OF THE ADVISORY AREA...THE RAIN TO SNOW TRANSITION WILL
  OCCUR VERY LATE TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HIGHEST SNOW 
  AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN AREAS ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE 
  OHIO RIVER. AREAS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY 
  AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS ON THE 
  ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

&&

$$

MJ/RJS
251 
WWUS43 KLMK 290712
WSWLMK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
212 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS LIKELY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT AND TODAY...

.MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO
OVERSPREAD THE AREA IN THE FORM OF SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED
WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND IN
THE BLUEGRASS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS OTHER PARTS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY...GENERALLY
ALONG AND NORTH OF THE BLUEGRASS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY PARKWAYS.

KYZ035>037-040>043-048-049-291200-
/O.UPG.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.121229T1500Z-121230T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121229T1500Z/
FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-
BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER
212 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST FROM
  NOW UNTIL LATE MORNING WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.
  EXPECT A RELATIVE LULL IN SNOW SHOWER FROM LATE MORNING UNTIL
  EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE A SECOND ROUND OF SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS
  SNOW SHOWERS OCCURS FROM MID AFTERNOON UNTIL THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND PLAN
  EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION.


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.

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.

&&

$$

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-291200-
/O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T1200Z-121230T0000Z/
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
212 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 /112 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS.
  ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY ON LATER TODAY...BUT THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES 
  WILL BE VERY LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA. MUCH OF THIS 
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...AND SOME MINOR ADDITIONAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SOME 
  ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 7 OR MORE INCHES MAY OCCUR AND THE BEST 
  CHANCES FOR THOSE AMOUNTS WOULD GENERALLY BE NORTH OF A LINE 
  FROM JASPER INDIANA TO MADISON INDIANA. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

&&

$$

KYZ054>057-291200-
/O.EXA.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...
RICHMOND
212 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING.

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT AND INTO
  THE MID TO LATE MORNING BEFORE TAPERING. EXPECT A RELATIVE LULL
  IN SNOW SHOWERS FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS MORNING.
  ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

&&

$$

KYZ023>031-033-034-038-039-045>047-053-291200-
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-
BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-
ANDERSON KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-LARUE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...
BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...
FORT KNOX...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...
LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...
HODGENVILLE
212 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 /112 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012/

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

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

* TIMING: RAIN HAS TRANSITIONED TO SNOW...WHICH WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER. EXPECT
  A RELATIVE LULL IN SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE LATER MORNING AND
  EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOP AGAIN IN
  THE AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HIGHEST SNOW 
  AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN AREAS ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE 
  OHIO RIVER. AREAS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY 
  AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS ON THE 
  ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

&&

$$
194 
WWUS43 KLMK 290754
WSWLMK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
254 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...ACCUMULATING SNOWS LIKELY OVER SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT AND TODAY...

.MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO
OVERSPREAD THE AREA IN THE FORM OF SNOW ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN INDIANA. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH
4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND 3 TO 5
INCHES IN THE BLUEGRASS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 1 TO 4
INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS OTHER PARTS OF CENTRAL
KENTUCKY...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE BLUEGRASS AND WESTERN
KENTUCKY PARKWAYS.

INZ076>079-083-084-089>092-KYZ032-291200-
/O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T1200Z-121230T0000Z/
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
254 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 /154 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM
CST/ THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE 
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. 
  ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIKELY ON LATER TODAY...BUT 
  THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES 
  WILL BE VERY LIKELY OVER THE WARNING AREA. MUCH OF THIS 
  ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...AND SOME MINOR ADDITIONAL 
  ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. SOME 
  ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 7 OR MORE INCHES MAY OCCUR AND THE BEST 
  CHANCES FOR THOSE AMOUNTS WOULD GENERALLY BE NORTH OF A LINE 
  FROM JASPER INDIANA TO MADISON INDIANA. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

&&

$$

KYZ035>037-040>043-048-049-291200-
/O.CON.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121229T1500Z/
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.121229T1500Z-121230T0000Z/
FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-
BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER
254 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST FROM 
  NOW UNTIL LATE MORNING WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. 
  EXPECT A RELATIVE LULL IN SNOW SHOWER FROM LATE MORNING UNTIL 
  EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE A SECOND ROUND OF SCATTERED TO 
  NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OCCURS FROM MID AFTERNOON UNTIL THIS 
  EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ023>031-033-034-038-039-045>047-053>057-291200-
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-
BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-
ANDERSON KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER 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...TAYLORSVILLE...
LAWRENCEBURG...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...
HODGENVILLE...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND
254 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 /154 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012/

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

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

* TIMING: RAIN HAS TRANSITIONED TO SNOW...WHICH WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK BEFORE SNOW SHOWERS TAPER. 
  EXPECT A RELATIVE LULL IN SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE LATER 
  MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS 
  DEVELOP AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES 
  WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE HIGHEST SNOW 
  AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE IN AREAS ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF THE 
  OHIO RIVER. AREAS ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY 
  AND BLUEGRASS PARKWAYS WILL LIKELY SEE ACCUMULATIONS ON THE 
  ORDER OF 1 TO 2 INCHES. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO SNOW TONIGHT 
  THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. TRAVELERS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND 
  PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

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.

&&

$$
563 
WWUS43 KLMK 291140
WSWLMK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
640 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING EAST OF I-65
AND AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON IN SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS...

.THE MAIN SNOWFALL EVENT IS WINDING DOWN ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA
AND NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY WITH
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF AN INCH. AFTER A
RELATIVE LULL IN PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN WITH
ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. OVERALL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS MORNING ON SHOULD NOT EXCEED MORE THAN ONE
INCH...HOWEVER TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS ON
UNTREATED ROADWAYS FROM RECENT SNOWFALL AND WITH ANY ADDITIONAL
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS. 

INZ078-079-091-092-KYZ032-291715-
/O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T1140Z-121230T0000Z/
SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-TRIMBLE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTTSBURG...MADISON...NEW ALBANY...
JEFFERSONVILLE...BEDFORD
640 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND EXTREME
  NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. A LULL IN SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FOR THE
  REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN SCATTERED
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM A
  COATING TO AN INCH IN SCATTERED SPOTS. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO RECENT
  SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. AFTERNOON SNOW
  SHOWERS COULD BECOME QUITE INTENSE AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW
  A MILE OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

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.

&&

$$

INZ076-077-083-084-089-090-291245-
/O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121229T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.121229T1200Z-121230T0000Z/
ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN-DUBOIS IN-CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-
HARRISON IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM...JASPER...MARENGO...
TELL CITY...CORYDON
640 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 /540 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012/

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED AND THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM
WARNING AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. TRAVEL MAY
STILL BE HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND THE PUBLIC IS URGED
TO USE CAUTION IF TRAVELING.

$$

KYZ035>037-040>043-048-049-291715-
/O.CAN.KLMK.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121229T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KLMK.WW.Y.0011.121229T1140Z-121230T0000Z/
FRANKLIN KY-SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-
BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...GEORGETOWN...CYNTHIANA...
VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...CARLISLE...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER
640 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL END BY MID MORNING ACROSS THE
  BLUEGRASS REGION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THERE WILL BE A RELATIVE
  LULL IN SNOWFALL THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS DEVELOP
  ONCE AGAIN THROUGH EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF A COATING TO A
  HALF AN INCH OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. LIGHT
  SCATTERED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO RECENT
  SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. AFTERNOON SNOW
  SHOWERS COULD BECOME QUITE INTENSE AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW
  A MILE OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

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.

&&

$$

KYZ023>028-053-291245-
/O.CAN.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
HANCOCK KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-
LARUE KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG...
BRANDENBURG...BEAVER DAM...LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...
FORT KNOX...HODGENVILLE
640 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012 /540 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION AND NO MORE ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL MAY CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IF TRAVELING.

$$

KYZ029>031-033-034-038-039-045>047-054>057-291715-
/O.CON.KLMK.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121230T0000Z/
BULLITT KY-JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-
ANDERSON KY-NELSON KY-WASHINGTON KY-MERCER KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-
GARRARD KY-MADISON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT WASHINGTON...SHEPHERDSVILLE...
LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE...NEW CASTLE...SHELBYVILLE...
TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD...
HARRODSBURG...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND
640 AM EST SAT DEC 29 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
 
* TIMING: LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL END BY MID MORNING ACROSS THE
  BLUEGRASS REGION OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. THERE WILL BE A RELATIVE
  LULL IN SNOWFALL THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AND SQUALLS DEVELOP
  ONCE AGAIN THROUGH EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF A COATING TO A
  HALF AN INCH OF SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. LIGHT
  SCATTERED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS: ROAD CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO RECENT
  SNOWFALL THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL
  CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. AFTERNOON SNOW
  SHOWERS COULD BECOME QUITE INTENSE AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW
  A MILE OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

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.

&&

$$

BJS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 3:54 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryLMKAnderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Clark and 25 more35 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Kentucky, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Indiana, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012

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.