URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1247 PM CST MON DEC 20 2004
.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO
SOUTHERN OHIO BY THURSDAY MORNING. ABUNDANT MOISTURE WILL PUSH INTO
THE REGION BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME...COLD AIR WILL BE
MOVING INTO THE REGION. THIS COMBINATION WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A
MAJOR WINTER STORM IN THE QUAD STATE AREA.
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-210645-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY-
CALLOWAY KY-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CHRISTIAN KY-
CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY-
GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY-
HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-
LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-
MISSISSIPPI MO-MUHLENBERG KY-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY MO-PERRY IL-PIKE IN-
POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN-
STODDARD MO-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN-
WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...CARMI...CARBONDALE...CAIRO...
PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MURRAY...MAYFIELD...HOPKINSVILLE...
EVANSVILLE...MADISONVILLE AND HENDERSON
1247 PM CST MON DEC 20 2004
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD START OFF AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW OVER
MOST OF THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT WITH SNOW IN THE CARBONDALE...MOUNT
VERNON ILLINOIS AREA...AND RAIN IN THE HOPKINSVILLE AREA. BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE FALLING OVER MOST OF
THE REGION. THE EXCEPTION SHOULD BE SOUTH OF A MAYFIELD KENTUCKY TO
CALHOUN KENTUCKY LINE...WHERE SLEET...SNOW AND RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.
THE PRECIPITATION...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
ON WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...OVER 8 INCHES IN
SOME AREAS...WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS.
THE MOST LIKELY AREA TO RECEIVE THE HEAVY SNOWFALL IS ALONG A LINE
FROM SIKESTON MISSOURI TO EVANSVILLE INDIANA. THIS INCLUDES THE
CITIES OF POPLAR BLUFF...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PADUCAH...HARRISBURG...AND
HENDERSON.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE...BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING
CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.
$$
PS/GM/RP
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
336 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS TODAY...AND MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND GULF COAST STATES TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS
THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. INCREASING GULF MOISTURE
COMBINED WITH THE COLD ARCTIC AIR...WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. HEAVY SNOW AND
POSSIBLY SLEET ARE EXPECTED. ANY CHANGE IN THE STORM'S PATH COULD
HAVE A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON THE HEAVY SNOW TRACK...PRECIPITATION
TYPE...AND AMOUNTS.
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ014-018-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>111-212200-
ALEXANDER IL-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARTER MO-
EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-
HENDERSON KY-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-MASSAC IL-PERRY MO-
PERRY IL-PIKE IN-POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-
SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN-STODDARD MO-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN-
WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WHITE IL-WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...HENDERSON...EVANSVILLE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...
CARMI...CARBONDALE...CAIRO...MAYFIELD AND HERRIN JUNCTION
336 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND
NORTHWEST KENTUCKY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP TONIGHT...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY.
THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY...AND THEN TAPER OFF
BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL
DETERIORATE QUICKLY TONIGHT...AND REMAIN TREACHEROUS THROUGHOUT THE
DAY WEDNESDAY.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
$$
KYZ001>013-015>017-019>022-MOZ112-114-212200-
BALLARD KY-CALDWELL KY-CALLOWAY KY-CARLISLE KY-CHRISTIAN KY-
CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-FULTON KY-GRAVES KY-HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-
LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-
MISSISSIPPI MO-MUHLENBERG KY-NEW MADRID MO-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-
WEBSTER KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MURRAY...MAYFIELD...
MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON MOUND AND WEST PADUCAH
336 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO LATE WEDNES
DAY NIGHT...
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN KENTUCKY...AND A SMALL PART OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ON
WEDNESDAY. A SWATH OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM PADUCAH TO
OWENSBORO. SLIGHTLY LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM MAYFIELD AND
MURRAY...OVER TO HOPKINSVILLE...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED. THERE MAY BE SOME ACCUMULATION OF SLEET ACROSS THE REGION
AS WELL...ESPECIALLY IN THE PENNYRILE REGION OF WEST KENTUCKY...AND
ALONG THE KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE STATE LINE.
A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW OR SLEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOULD CHANGE
TO ALL SNOW...AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE MORNING HOURS
WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN
TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE
QUICKLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND REMAIN TREACHEROUS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1252 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
ILZ083-086>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>008-010-011-013>016-018>020-
MOZ110>112-114-220214-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-CALDWELL KY-CARLISLE KY-CRITTENDEN KY-
DAVIESS KY-FULTON KY-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HARDIN IL-
HENDERSON KY-HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JOHNSON IL-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-
MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-MISSISSIPPI MO-
NEW MADRID MO-PIKE IN-POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-
SPENCER IN-STODDARD MO-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN-WARRICK IN-
WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...HARRISBURG...CARMI...CAIRO...
PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MAYFIELD...EVANSVILLE...
MADISONVILLE AND HENDERSON
1252 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT (1 AM EST) WEDNESDAY
TO 6 AM CST (7 AM EST) THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING.
RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...REACHING
PADUCAH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND EVANSVILLE AROUND MIDNIGHT. AREAS
NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER WILL HAVE ONLY A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE
THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO
RIVER...THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A WINTRY MIXTURE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AROUND SUNRISE.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS EXPECTED INCLUDE 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER MOST AREAS
NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...WITH A SWATH OF 6 TO 10 INCHES EXTENDING
FROM JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NORTHEAST TO EVANSVILLE AND
PIKE COUNTY INDIANA. SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW ON TOP OF A LAYER OF ICE.
IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE AMOUNTS FORECASTED ARE AVERAGES...ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE
IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE.
$$
KYZ009-012-017-021-022-220231-
CALLOWAY KY-CHRISTIAN KY-MUHLENBERG KY-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURRAY AND HOPKINSVILLE
1252 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING.
ALTHOUGH RAIN WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...FREEZING TEMPERATURES
ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY. DURING MOST OF THE
DAY WEDNESDAY...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED WITH SIGNIFICANT
ICE ACCUMULATIONS. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE ON TOP OF
THE ICE.
IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE AMOUNTS FORECASTED ARE AVERAGES...ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE
IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE.
$$
ILZ075>078-080>082-084-085-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>109-220251-
BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARTER MO-EDWARDS IL-
FRANKLIN IL-HAMILTON IL-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-PERRY MO-PERRY IL-
RIPLEY MO-WABASH IL-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...HERRIN AND CARBONDALE
1252 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING.
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD NORTH DURING THE EVENING. AS IT
DOES...THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN...BEFORE IT CHANGES OVER
TO SNOW. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES...WITH
THE LOWEST AMOUNTS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM DONIPHAN MISSOURI TO
MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS.
IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE AMOUNTS FORECASTED ARE AVERAGES...ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND SOME ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE
IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE
WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS
UNAVOIDABLE.
$$
PS/GM/RP/BP
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
730 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
ILZ083-086>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>008-010-011-013>016-018>020-
MOZ110>112-114-221000-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-CALDWELL KY-CARLISLE KY-CRITTENDEN KY-
DAVIESS KY-FULTON KY-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HARDIN IL-
HENDERSON KY-HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JOHNSON IL-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-
MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-MISSISSIPPI MO-
NEW MADRID MO-PIKE IN-POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-
SPENCER IN-STODDARD MO-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN-WARRICK IN-
WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...HARRISBURG...CARMI...CAIRO...
PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MAYFIELD...EVANSVILLE...
MADISONVILLE AND HENDERSON
730 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT (1 AM EST)
WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM CST (7 AM EST) THURSDAY...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP.
THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR WINTRY MIXTURE BEFORE THE
RAIN FULLY CHANGES OVER TO SNOW BY SUNRISE...AND SNOW WILL THEN
CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER
MOST AREAS NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...WITH A SWATH OF 6 TO 10 INCHES
EXTENDING FROM JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS NORTHEAST TO
EVANSVILLE AND PIKE COUNTY INDIANA. SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...EXPECT
3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON TOP OF A LAYER OF ICE.
IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE AMOUNTS FORECASTED ARE AVERAGES...ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE AND
CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER CHOOSING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL THROUGH THE WARNING AREA IS UNAVOIDABLE.
$$
KYZ009-012-017-021-022-221000-
CALLOWAY KY-CHRISTIAN KY-MUHLENBERG KY-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURRAY AND HOPKINSVILLE
730 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6
AM CST THURSDAY...
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAED NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THEN RAIN MAY CHANGE OVER TO SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN AS TEMPERATURES DROP LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF THE ICE.
IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE AMOUNTS FORECASTED ARE AVERAGES...ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE AND
CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS YOU
SHOULD CONSIDER CHOOSING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL THROUGH THE WARNING AREA IS UNAVOIDABLE.
$$
ILZ075>078-080>082-084-085-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>109-221000-
BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARTER MO-EDWARDS IL-
FRANKLIN IL-HAMILTON IL-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-PERRY MO-PERRY IL-
RIPLEY MO-WABASH IL-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...HERRIN AND CARBONDALE
730 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY TO
6 AM CST THURSDAY...
PRECIPITATION WILL EXPAND AND SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT. WHAT MAY BEGIN AS RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AS
TEMPERATURES DROP LATER TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
RANGE RANGE FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES.
IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THE AMOUNTS FORECASTED ARE AVERAGES...ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
LIKELY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND SOME ICE ARE FORECAST TO
ACCUMULATE AND CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU HAVE
TRAVEL PLANS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER CHOOSING AN ALTERNATE ROUTE...OR
USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL THROUGH THE WARNING AREA IS
UNAVOIDABLE.
$$
PS/GM/RP/BP
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
245 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM MISSISSIPPI TODAY...TO SOUTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. AS A RESULT...SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST
INDIANA...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OR SLEET OVER
WESTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH THE MORNING. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION WITH THIS WINTER
STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...
AND IN SOME PLACES...NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-221700-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY-
CALLOWAY KY-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CHRISTIAN KY-
CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY-
GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY-
HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-
LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-
MISSISSIPPI MO-MUHLENBERG KY-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY IL-PERRY MO-PIKE IN-
POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN-
STODDARD MO-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-UNION IL-UNION KY-VANDERBURGH IN-
WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE IL-WAYNE MO-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAIRO...CAPE GIRARDEAU...CARBONDALE...
CARMI...EVANSVILLE...HARRISBURG...HENDERSON...HOPKINSVILLE...
MADISONVILLE...MARION IL...MAYFIELD...MOUNT CARMEL...
MOUNT VERNON IL...MURRAY...NEW MADRID...OWENSBORO...PADUCAH...
PERRYVILLE...POPLAR BLUFF...PRINCETON IN...SIKESTON...VAN BUREN
...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH 6 AM CST (7 AM EST) THURSDAY...
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG...AND
JUST NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI...TO
MARION ILLINOIS...TO EVANSVILLE INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED JUST NORTH OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND...FROM PINCKNEYVILLE...TO
MOUNT VERNON...TO FAIRFIELD IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. AMOUNTS SOUTH OF
THE OHIO RIVER...FROM ABOUT PADUCAH TO OWENSBORO...SHOULD BE 3 TO 6
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. 2 TO 4 INCH ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED FROM MURRAY TO HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...
TAKE ALONG A WINTER STORM KIT. INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...
BLANKETS AND A FIRST AID KIT...AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU
SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
SITUATION.
$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
655 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004
.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM MISSISSIPPI TODAY...TO SOUTH CENTRAL
KENTUCKY TONIGHT. MEANWHILE...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE FOUR STATE AREA. AS A RESULT...SNOW WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST
INDIANA...WITH PRECIPITATION CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OR SLEET OVER
WESTERN KENTUCKY THROUGH THE MORNING. THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION WITH THIS WINTER
STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS...
AND IN SOME PLACES...NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-222000-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY-
CALLOWAY KY-CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CHRISTIAN KY-
CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY-
GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY-
HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-
LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-
MISSISSIPPI MO-MUHLENBERG KY-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY IL-PERRY MO-PIKE IN-
POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN-
STODDARD MO-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-UNION IL-UNION KY-VANDERBURGH IN-
WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE IL-WAYNE MO-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAIRO...CAPE GIRARDEAU...CARBONDALE...
CARMI...EVANSVILLE...HARRISBURG...HENDERSON...HOPKINSVILLE...
MADISONVILLE...MARION IL...MAYFIELD...MOUNT CARMEL...
MOUNT VERNON IL...MURRAY...NEW MADRID...OWENSBORO...PADUCAH...
PERRYVILLE...POPLAR BLUFF...PRINCETON IN...SIKESTON...VAN BUREN
...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH 6 AM CST (7 AM EST) THURSDAY...
HEAVY SNOW CONTINUED ACROSS A GOOD PART OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHWEST INDIANA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE BACK EDGE OF THE HEAVY SNOW
WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. AS THE MORNING WEARS ON...
THERE SHOULD BE A DIMINISHING TREND TO THE SNOW ACROSS THE REGION.
HOWEVER...A SECOND WAVE OF SNOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE
TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THE FIRST WAVE OF THE SNOW HAS LEFT ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 10 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHWEST INDIANA. CLOSE TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED NEAR
HARRISBURG ILLINOIS...WITH 6 TO 7 INCHES IN GIBSON COUNTY INDIANA...4
INCHES AROUND MOUNT VERNON INDIANA...AND 4 INCHES AT CAPE GIRARDEAU
MISSOURI. SNOW...MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET SOUTH OF THE HEAVY SNOW
BAND OVERNIGHT. THIS RESULTED IN LOWER ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS WESTERN
KENTUCKY.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 6 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG...AND
JUST NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI...TO
MARION ILLINOIS...TO EVANSVILLE INDIANA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED JUST NORTH OF THE HEAVY SNOW BAND...FROM PINCKNEYVILLE...TO
MOUNT VERNON...TO FAIRFIELD IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. AMOUNTS SOUTH OF
THE OHIO RIVER...FROM ABOUT PADUCAH TO OWENSBORO...SHOULD BE 3 TO 6
INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. 2 TO 4 INCH ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND SLEET ARE EXPECTED FROM MURRAY TO HOPKINSVILLE KENTUCKY.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...GUSTY NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
UNNECESSARY TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUT...
TAKE ALONG A WINTER STORM KIT. INCLUDE A FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...
BLANKETS AND A FIRST AID KIT...AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU
SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS
FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER
SITUATION.
$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1049 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004
.AS THE FIRST PART OF THIS STRONG STORM SYSTEM DEPARTS...ANOTHER AREA
OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH. THIS WILL
BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. IN ADDITION...THE
SURFACE LOW WILL INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES UP THE WEST SIDE OF THE
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL INCREASE WIND SPEEDS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL
BE A MAJOR HAZARD. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER PARTS
OF THE AREA THIS EVENING.
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>008-010-011-013>016-
018>020-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-230047-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY-
CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-
EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-
HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY-HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-
JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-
MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-MISSISSIPPI MO-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY MO-
PERRY IL-PIKE IN-POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-
SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN-STODDARD MO-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN-
WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...CARMI...CARBONDALE...CAIRO...
PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MAYFIELD...EVANSVILLE...
MADISONVILLE AND HENDERSON
1049 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST (7 AM EST)
THURSDAY...
...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT...
THE FIRST PART OF THE STORM IS DEPARTING WITH ONLY AN ADDITIONAL INCH
OR SO OVER PARTS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IS LIKELY AS THE
SNOW COMES TO AN END.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE REGION
TONIGHT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ANOTHER 4 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW...ON TOP OF WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE GROUND. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
TOTALS ARE FORECAST ALONG A LINE FROM JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS TO EVANSVILLE AND PIKE COUNTY INDIANA. AMOUNTS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY LESS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THAT LINE.
THE AMOUNTS ARE AVERAGES AND ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY.
WINDS WILL BE INCREASING LATER THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL INCREASE THE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING PROBLEMS. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL MIDDAY THURSDAY.
BY MORNING...WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE REGION.
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
$$
KYZ009-012-017-021-022-230048-
CALLOWAY KY-CHRISTIAN KY-MUHLENBERG KY-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURRAY AND HOPKINSVILLE
1049 AM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
...MAJOR ICE STORM EXPECTED...
THE FIRST ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WILL END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. AN
ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
MIXED.
ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
A MAJOR ICE STORM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. UP TO AN INCH
OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS FORECAST ON TOP OF THE SNOW AND ICE THAT IS
ALREADY ON THE GROUND. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON TOP OF THE ICE.
THIS AMOUNT OF ICE...ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS...WILL LIKELY DOWN SOME
TREES AND POWER LINES.
WINDS WILL BE INCREASING LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW
MIDDAY. THIS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS WITH ANY
SNOW THAT FALLS. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
TOMORROW MORNING.
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
$$
PS/RP
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
601 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>008-010-011-013>016-
018>020-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-231000-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY-
CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-
EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-
HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY-HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-
JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-
MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-MISSISSIPPI MO-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY MO-
PERRY IL-PIKE IN-POPE IL-POSEY IN-PULASKI IL-RIPLEY MO-SALINE IL-
SCOTT MO-SPENCER IN-STODDARD MO-UNION KY-UNION IL-VANDERBURGH IN-
WABASH IL-WARRICK IN-WAYNE MO-WAYNE IL-WEBSTER KY-WHITE IL-
WILLIAMSON IL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIKESTON...POPLAR BLUFF...PERRYVILLE...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PADUCAH...OWENSBORO...MAYFIELD...MADISONVILLE...
HENDERSON...EVANSVILLE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...CARMI...CARBONDALE...
CAIRO...HENDERSON MOUND...WEST PADUCAH AND HERRIN JUNCTION
601 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST (7 AM EST)
THURSDAY...
...NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT...
SIGNIFICANT HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...AND MUCH OF
WESTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT. LOOK FOR AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 10 INCHES OF
SNOW...ON TOP OF WHAT FELL DURING THE DAY. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL
TOTALS ARE FORECAST ALONG A LINE FROM JOHNSON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...TO EVANSVILLE AND PIKE COUNTY INDIANA. AMOUNTS WILL BE
SLIGHTLY LESS TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THAT LINE.
THIS WILL RESULT IN TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM A
LOW END OF 6 INCHES TO A HIGH END OF 22 INCHES. HOWEVER...THE AVERAGE
TOTAL STORM SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION FOR MOST LOCALES WILL BE IN THE 8
TO 14 INCH RANGE.
IN ADDITION...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE 15 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL
COMBINE WITH THE WINTERY WEATHER TO PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ENTIRE REGION.
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
$$
KYZ009-012-017-021-022-231000-
CALLOWAY KY-CHRISTIAN KY-MUHLENBERG KY-TODD KY-TRIGG KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURRAY AND HOPKINSVILLE
601 PM CST WED DEC 22 2004
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
...MAJOR ICE STORM...
SIGNIFICANT ICING WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE PENNYRILE REGION OF
WESTERN KENTUCKY TONIGHT...AS FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATE
POSSIBLY UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH OF ICE ON TOP OF WHAT ALREADY
FELL DURING THE DAY. THEN OVERNIGHT...THE ICE WILL EVENTUALLY CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO PLUMMET...RESULTING IN TOTAL
SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE REGION BY THE
END OF THE NIGHT.
THIS AMOUNT OF ICE...ALONG WITH STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE 15 TO
30 MPH RANGE...WILL LIKELY DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES. WIND
CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO BY THURSDAY MORNING.
ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU LEAVE THE SAFETY OF BEING
INDOORS...YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR LIFE AT RISK.
$$
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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1219 AM CST THU DEC 23 2004
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>008-010-011-013>016-
018>020-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-231200-
ALEXANDER IL-BALLARD KY-BOLLINGER MO-BUTLER MO-CALDWELL KY-
CAPE GIRARDEAU MO-CARLISLE KY-CARTER MO-CRITTENDEN KY-DAVIESS KY-
EDWARDS IL-FRANKLIN IL-FULTON KY-GALLATIN IL-GIBSON IN-GRAVES KY-
HAMILTON IL-HARDIN IL-HENDERSON KY-HICKMAN KY-HOPKINS KY-JACKSON IL-
JEFFERSON IL-JOHNSON IL-LIVINGSTON KY-LYON KY-MARSHALL KY-MASSAC IL-
MCCRACKEN KY-MCLEAN KY-MISSISSIPPI MO-NEW MADRID MO-PERRY MO-