Winter WX Awareness Week in West KY

... Winter weather preparedness campaigns begin today for
Illinois... Indiana and Kentucky...
... Winter weather preparedness Campaign for Missouri is November
19...

Its that time of year when the concern for winter weather begins to
increase in our region. In preparation for the upcoming winter
season the National Weather Service in conjunction with its partners
in emergency management... law enforcement... the American Red
Cross... and the media will be conducting winter weather preparedness
campaigns.

For our region... the following dates designate this years
campaigns...

Illinois... November 16-22
Indiana... .November 16-22
Kentucky... November 16-22
Missouri... November 19

As part of the Campaign the National Weather Service in Paducah will
be generating daily public information statements. These
informational statements will be placed on NOAA all-hazards weather
radio in addition to being disseminated over the wire services.
Additional winter weather information will be available on the NWS
Paducah web site at www.Weather.Gov/pah.

For more information contact warning coordination meteorologist Rick
Shanklin at 270.744.6440 ext 726 or via email at
ricky.Shanklin@noaa.Gov or NWS Paducah winter weather program Leader
mike York at mike.York@noaa.Gov.