I haven't seen snow since winter of '07...

Active Watches and Warnings

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
430 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ004-005-007-010-011-
013>016-018>021-MOZ076-086-087-100-107-111-061830-
/O.UPG.KPAH.WS.A.0001.100107T0000Z-100108T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPAH.WS.W.0001.100107T0600Z-100108T0000Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-LIVINGSTON-CRITTENDEN-LYON-
CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...
MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...
CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...
JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...
MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...
EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...
SMITHLAND...MARION...EDDYVILLE...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...
DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...
GREENVILLE...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...
PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...SIKESTON
430 AM CST WED JAN 6 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS
IN EFFECT FOR THOSE LOCATIONS GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM
ELKTON AND BARDWELL KENTUCKY...ONWARD TO DONIPHAN MISSOURI.

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOWFALL ACROSS THE
REGION STARTING TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY THURSDAY. HOWEVER...SOME LIGHT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE
HIGHEST TOTALS ARE MOST LIKELY IN AREAS NORTH OF THE OHIO
RIVER...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES OR SO POSSIBLE. TOTALS
MAY STAY CLOSER TO THE 2 TO 3 INCH RANGE OVER PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN KENTUCKY. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN WELL BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE PERIOD...SO ALL SNOW THAT
DOES FALL WILL ACCUMULATE WITH NO MELTING. ALSO...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS ON THURSDAY MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE
COMBINATION OF SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CAUSE
TRAVEL IMPACTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE QUAD STATE REGION...ESPECIALLY
ON THURSDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF THE ANTICIPATED SNOW PACK AND
ANOTHER SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR AND IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM WILL
DRIVE TEMPERATURES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. LINGERING NORTHWEST WINDS MAY PUSH
WIND CHILL READINGS RANGING FROM ZERO TO TEN BELOW LATER THIS
WEEK.

&&

. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.


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