[KYHAM] Safety First: Sunday Travel to be Difficult to Impossible !

[Ron Dodson]

It appears that the ice storm continues to develop and move 
toward Ky.  The more northern reaches of the Commonwealth look to 
likely receive more snow than ice and a winter storm warning is 
in effect there.  Central portions of the state are under an ice 
storm warning through Sunday afternoon. Total snow and ice 
accumulations will be one-half to one inch by Sunday afternoon. 
Travel could become nearly impossible due to the expected snow 
and ice accumulation. Also, this amount of ice could down power 
lines and tree limbs. Monitor the media and NOAA radio for updates.

Should your ARES team be activatated by local EMA's, they should 
be able to tell if road conditions are satisfactory for an 
immediate response or if a short delay is required.

In other cases, use extreme caution and judge roadway conditions 
before committing and consider if conditions may need to be 
allowed a short period to improve before continuing with travel 
plans if it is considered to dangerous at the time. (Ky Traffic 
and Travel info in-state: dial 511 or out of state: 1 866-737-3767).

As important as a response or a trip somewhere may be, having an 
accident occur injuring or killing a team member is not an 
acceptable trade-off. As the temps increase and precip changes to 
rain, conditions on roadways will improve.  There is no textbook 
answer for situations such as this. USE GOOD JUDGMENT and let's 
be careful out there if we have to go!

73,
Ron, KA4MAP
Ky SEC