Lexington Weather Forecast Update – Friday-1/22, 9:45pm

DEM Blogger

January 22, 2016

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY…

* TIMING…ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO TONIGHT MAINLY EAST OF I-65…TAPERING OFF BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACTS…ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF UP TO 2 INCHES. TOTAL SNOWFALL EXCEEDING 12 INCHES…ESPECIALLY BETWEEN THE PARKWAYS. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN VERY HAZARDOUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS…GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALREADY CLEARED ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AGAIN DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOWING WILL CONTINUE TO 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.