Updated Winter Weather Advisory – February 14-15, 2014

DEM Blogger

February 14, 2014

Throughout the day, we’ve been monitoring today’s weather system as it moves east toward us. The National Weather Service has updated the winter weather advisory for Lexington:

.A STRONG CLIPPER WILL QUICKLY MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING…BRINGING A SWATH OF ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS SOUTHERN INDIANA AND MUCH OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN INDIANA AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING: RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOWFALL RATES MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. LATE THIS EVENING…NORTH WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 25 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY…WHILE ROADS BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.