[KYHAM] KyARES Weather Advisory: Potential Ice Storm

[Ron Dodson]

Central, Northern and Eastern Ky are all likely to be affected by 
varied degree by this potentially dangerous situatiion.  Amateurs 
are advised to prepare for power and or phone service in these 
areas late tonight and early tomorrow.  I have included info from 
the Louisville and Charleston NWSFO's as all these areas are 
affected.  Continue to monitor media and NOAA radio for updates.

73,
Ron, KA4MAP
Ky SEC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
440 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004

...POTENTIAL ICE STORM LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

ANDERSON KY-BOURBON KY-BOYLE KY-BRECKINRIDGE KY-BULLITT KY-CLARK KY-
CLARK IN-CRAWFORD IN-DUBOIS IN-FAYETTE KY-FLOYD IN-FRANKLIN KY-
GARRARD KY-HANCOCK KY-HARDIN KY-HARRISON KY-HARRISON IN-HENRY KY-
JEFFERSON KY-JEFFERSON IN-JESSAMINE KY-LARUE KY-LINCOLN KY-
MADISON KY-MARION KY-MEADE KY-MERCER KY-NELSON KY-NICHOLAS KY-
OLDHAM KY-ORANGE IN-PERRY IN-SCOTT KY-SCOTT IN-SHELBY KY-SPENCER KY-
TRIMBLE KY-WASHINGTON KY-WASHINGTON IN-WOODFORD KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...LEXINGTON...WINCHESTER...
VERSAILLES...STANFORD...SHELBYVILLE...RICHMOND...HARRODSBURG...
HARDINSBURG...FRANKFORT...ELIZABETHTOWN...DANVILLE...CYNTHIANA...
BARDSTOWN...NEW ALBANY...JASPER AND CORYDON
440 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL
KENTUCKY AND ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM
HARDINSBURG EAST TO STANFORD.  FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET SHOULD THEN
REACH THE LOUISVILLE AND LEXINGTON AREAS...AND POINTS NORTH...AFTER
5 AM.  DURING THE DAY SUNDAY...THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL TRANSITION
FROM FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN...WORKING ITS WAY FROM SOUTH TO NORTH...
AS THE DAY WEARS ON. THE LAST LOCATIONS TO HAVE THE CHANGEOVER WILL
BE LOCATIONS WELL NORTH OF INTERSTATE 64.

DEPENDING ON THE LENGTH OF TIME THE PRECIPITATION STAYS PREDOMINATELY
FREEZING RAIN...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATION.  ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OR SO WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV.

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Eastern Ky Counties.....

BOONE WV-BOYD KY-BUCHANAN VA-CABELL WV-CARTER KY-CLAY WV-
OH-LINCOLN WV-LOGAN WV-MASON WV-MCDOWELL WV-MINGO WV-PUTNAM WV-
ROANE WV-WAYNE WV-WYOMING WV-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...CHARLESTON...CLAY...CLINTWOOD...
GALLIPOLIS...GRAYSON...GREENUP...GRUNDY...HAMLIN...HUNTINGTON...
IRONTON...LOGAN...LOUISA...MADISON...PINEVILLE...POINT PLEASANT...
RIPLEY...SPENCER...WAYNE...WELCH...WILLIAMSON AND WINFIELD
547 AM EST SAT JAN 24 2004

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST FROM THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS SNOW. HOWEVER...A LAYER OF WARM AIR
ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO THE REGION SUNDAY MORNING.
THIS WILL RESULT IN THE SNOW CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING
RAIN....BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY MID-DAY.

AROUND AN INCH OR LESS OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER...THE FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL LIKELY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. ICE AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 1/4 INCH ARE QUITE POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO ALL RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE 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.