[KYHAM] Special Wx Statement: Hazardous Travel Conditions

[Ron Dodson]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
635 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004

ADAIR-ALLEN-ANDERSON-BARREN-BOURBON-BOYLE-BRECKINRIDGE-BULLITT-
BUTLER-CASEY-CLARK-CLINTON-CRAWFORD-CUMBERLAND-DUBOIS-EDMONSON-
FAYETTE-FLOYD-FRANKLIN-GARRARD-GRAYSON-GREEN-HANCOCK-HARDIN-HARRISON-
HART-HENRY-JEFFERSON-JESSAMINE-LARUE-LINCOLN-LOGAN-MADISON-MARION-
MEADE-MERCER-METCALF-MONROE-NELSON-NICHOLAS-OHIO-OLDHAM-ORANGE-PERRY-
RUSSELL-SCOTT-SHELBY-SIMPSON-SPENCER-TAYLOR-TRIMBLE-WARREN-
WASHINGTON-WOODFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOUISVILLE...LEXINGTON...BOWLING GREEN...
WINCHESTER...VERSAILLES...STANFORD...SHELBYVILLE...RUSSELLVILLE...
RICHMOND...HARRODSBURG...HARDINSBURG...GLASGOW...FRANKLIN...
FRANKFORT...ELIZABETHTOWN...DANVILLE...CYNTHIANA...COLUMBIA...
BARDSTOWN...NEW ALBANY...JASPER AND CORYDON
635 PM EST TUE NOV 23 2004

...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE
REGION...

A STRONG LATE AUTUMN STORM WILL AFFECT THE MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY
REGIONS ON THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY OF THE YEAR. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE INTO KENTUCKY WEDNESDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY, SOUTHERN INDIANA, AND SOUTHERN
OHIO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREATS
WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS, SHOULD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
MATERIALIZE.

FURTHER NORTH AND WEST, ACROSS PARTS OF MISSOURI, ILLINOIS, AND
INDIANA, RAIN WILL CHANGEOVER TO SNOW. ACCUMULATING SNOW IS FORECAST
FOR CITIES SUCH AS SPRINGFIELD MO, ST LOUIS, PEORIA IL, CHICAGO,
LAFAYETTE IN, SOUTH BEND, GRAND RAPIDS MI, AND DETROIT. 

HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME DUE TO THE EXPECTED
INCLEMENT WEATHER. BRING A PORTABLE NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND ROAD
CONDITION HOTLINE NUMBERS. BRING WARM CLOTHING. MAKE SURE YOUR
VEHICLE HAS BEEN WINTERIZED AND YOUR TIRES ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND
PROPERLY INFLATED. 

FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND THE LATEST FORECAST FOR YOUR LOCATION,
CHECK THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV, OR TUNE TO LOCAL MEDIA.