Friday, December 12, 2008

Friday/Mid Evening

WEATHER CODE: GREEN ***No hazardous weather expected***

Focus will be on winter storm to affect the region starting Sunday night and ending Tuesday morning...
Just going to post a long discussion with maps to come later tonight...
OK, many know their is some type of winter weather event to affect the Ohio Valley beginning Sunday night and ending Tuesday morning. Precipitation types and amounts will be in question probably until tommorrow, but Kentuckiana looks to have it's first significant winter storm of the year. Sunday night the precipitation will begin as rain and then begin to transition to freezing rain, sleet, then eventually all snow Monday into Monday night. Some of the precipitation will become fairly heavy Monday night. Right now the better shot at accumulating snows will be across Southern Indiana, while icing may be a problem further south. Accumulations are still very much up in the air, but if models continue to trend toward the GFS, 2-4 looks probable across Southern Indiana with some icing issues. Southward across extreme Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky, 1-3 inches of snow looks probable with the potential for significant ice accumulations. Again these accumulations are very preliminary and these will likely be altered tomorrow as models begin to agree on what actually will transpire. Nevertheless, Kentuckiana looks to be in line for a significant winter storm beginning Monday and ending early Tuesday morning. If all does come together for this winter storm, travel will become very difficult Monday night into Tuesday. If you have any plans to travel through this part of the country early next week, DO NOT cancel your plans, but keep an eye on how this winter weather event will unfold for the Ohio Valley! STAY TUNED! Much more later...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i think we can get 4-8" outta this thing.....

matt said...

if it's mostly snow 4-8 will be commonplace and most likely on the conservative side.. i see several waves of energy developing along the frontal boundry..the question is how far south does the arctic air get??? if the front doesnt make it far enough we will be disappointed yet again..