The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a winter storm warning for snow. The warning is in effect from 10pm this Sunday evening to 6pm on Monday evening.
ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT…WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 4 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON
MONDAY…HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. SOME SLEET MAY MIX WITH
THE SNOW AT TIMES ALONG THE TENNESSEE AND ARKANSAS BORDERS.
STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 12 INCHES.
TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING.
THE STEADIER AND HEAVIER SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT.
SNOWFALL RATES FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY MONDAY
MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAIN IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WILL QUICKLY COVER ROADS. VISIBILITY
WILL BE LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. NORTHEAST
WINDS FROM 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LOWER WIND CHILLS INTO THE SINGLE
DIGITS ABOVE ZERO.
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.
