• Winter Storm Warning INKY

    From Dumas Walker@21:1/175 to All on Sun Jan 5 10:06:00 2025
    Issued: 3:09 AM Jan. 5, 2025 - National Weather Service

    ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/MONDAY...

    * WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet
    accumulations between 6 and 10 inches along and north of the I-64
    corridor, 3 and 6 inches from Tell City to Elizabethtown to
    Richmond, and 1 to 3 inches from Hartford to Munfordville to
    Jamestown. Ice accumulations look to peak in the 0.50 to 0.75 inch
    range in an 80 mile wide corridor generally centered along
    Interstate 64, including the Louisville and Lexington metro areas.
    Lower amounts are expected north and south of that corridor.

    * WHERE...Southern Indiana and the northern two-thirds of central Kentucky.

    * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ Monday.

    * IMPACTS...Significant ice accumulation on power lines and tree
    limbs may cause widespread and long-lasting power outages.

    * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Expect snow to start this morning and become
    heavy at times. A transition to sleet and freezing rain is
    forecast from south to north this morning through afternoon,
    reaching along and north of the I-64 corridor around mid
    afternoon. Amounts will taper off overnight before a second wave
    of snow is forecast through the day Monday.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

    Persons should consider delaying all travel. If travel is absolutely
    necessary, drive with extreme caution. Consider taking a winter
    storm kit along with you, including such items as tire chains,
    booster cables, flashlight, shovel, blankets and extra clothing.
    Also take water, a first aid kit, and anything else that would help
    you survive in case you become stranded.

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