Issued by MeteoAlarm
Louisville, KY
3:40pm EST, Sun Jan 17
... BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT...
AN ARCTIC FRONT THAT CROSSED THE REGION TODAY WILL BRING LOW WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY THIS EVENING AND THEN BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN FIVE AND TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY DAYBREAK MONDAY.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTSIDE... REMEMBER TO WEAR LAYERS OF CLOTHING... STAY DRY... AND WEAR HEAD GEAR.
Yes, and as soon as it drops below -30ºC my air springs start deflating when parked. Then it takes two cycles of the compressor to refill them. As soon as it warms up, the springs keep their air for weeks even if parked.a lovely -32 C (-26F) with windchill's in the -40 C (-40F) range. But the sun is shining and clear and cold takes on new meaning.
Issued by The National Weather Service
Louisville, KY
3:49pm EST, Thu Jan 21
... WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ FRIDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY...
* TIMING... SNOW... INITIALLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA. SNOW... HEAVY AT TIMES... WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACTS... SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. TRAVEL MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS FRIDAY AFTERNOON DURING THE PEAK OF THE EVENT.
* OTHER IMPACTS... IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL... GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LEADING TO SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
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.
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... SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO IMPACT SOUTHERN INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ALONG WITH SOME ICE AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW AND ICE... GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE AREA AT MOST RISK FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL KENTUCKY. A SHARP CUTOFF IN SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA.