Winter Storm Warning INKY
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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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