SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY! 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED FOR MOST AREAS IN CLAY & SURROUNDING COUNTIES! ...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WITH BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES TO FOLLOW... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL DESCEND UPON EASTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES AND COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH CAN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES. THE SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOW WILL ALLOW FOR ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS QUITE QUICKLY...CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING AND INTO TUESDAY EVENING. AT THIS TIME...GENERALLY UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN MOST VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED ON THE RIDGES. THE HIGHEST PEAKS ALONG THE VIRGINIA BORDER WILL RECEIVE HIGHER AMOUNTS. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...BITTER COLD AIR WILL INVADE KENTUCKY AGAIN THIS WEEK WITH LOWS TUESDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT DOWN INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THESE NIGHTS WILL MEAN WIND CHILL VALUES DOWN NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. WITH THE ARRIVAL OF AIR THIS COLD...CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH OUTDOOR ANIMALS AND PETS...ALONG WITH ANY PIPES PRONE TO FREEZING.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:25:45 +0000