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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
659 AM CST WED DEC 17 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
           ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SLEET            MARBLE HILL             37.30N 89.98W
12/15/2008  E0.10 INCH       BOLLINGER          MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

           LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE REPORTED ON GRASSY AREAS AT 1300 Z.

0806 AM     ICE STORM        JACKSON                 37.38N 89.65W
12/15/2008                   CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY.
           PATCHY ICE ON ROADWAYS AS WELL AS TRACE OF ICE
           ACCUMULATIONS ON POWER LINES AND TREES.

0900 AM     SLEET            PADUCAH                 37.07N 88.64W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

           SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON METAL
           SURFACES AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE NEAR
           BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT.

0906 AM     ICE STORM        POPLAR BLUFF            36.76N 90.41W
12/15/2008                   BUTLER             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

           FREEZING RAIN REPORTED COUNTYWIDE. ROADWAYS BECOMING
           SLIPPERY IN SPOTS.

0956 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CROFTON                 37.05N 87.48W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       CHRISTIAN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES. ROADS
           ARE JUST WET.

1115 AM     FREEZING RAIN    MADISONVILLE            37.34N 87.51W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW REPORTED WITH PATCHY ACCUMULATIONS
           ON TREES.

0100 PM     ICE STORM        PEMBROKE                36.77N 87.36W
12/15/2008                   CHRISTIAN          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

           ICE BUILDING UP ON STREET SIGNS AND TREES IN THE PEMBROKE
           AREA. A FEW SCHOOL BUSES HAD TO PULL OVER DUE TO ICE
           BUILDUP ON WINDSHIELDS ACCUMULATING TOO QUICKLY.

0154 PM     HEAVY SLEET      7 NW POPLAR BLUFF       36.84N 90.50W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       BUTLER             MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           MODERATE SLEET REPORTED IN THE AREA, SOMETIMES MIXED WITH
           SNOW. SLEET COVERING THE GROUND WITH ICY ROADS
           DEVELOPING.

0230 PM     HEAVY SLEET      DEXTER                  36.79N 89.96W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       STODDARD           MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

           HIGHWAY 60 COVERED COUNTYWIDE WITH SLEET, MULTIPLE
           ACCIDENTS REPORTED. TRAFFIC MOVING AT 40 MPH. FREEZING
           RAIN AND SLEET REPORTED NEAR DUDLEY.

0255 PM     SLEET            EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

           MODERATE SLEET REPORTED NEAR ANGLE MOUNDS SUBDIVISION.
           ROADWAYS BECOMING COVERED WITH SLEET.

0303 PM     HEAVY SLEET      NEW MADRID              36.59N 89.55W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       NEW MADRID         MO   EMERGENCY MNGR

           WINTRY MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE REPORTED.
           ICE ACCUMULATING ON ALL ROAD COUNTYWIDE AND ON TREES.
           NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS REPORTED.

0305 PM     SLEET            WEST PADUCAH            37.08N 88.74W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       MCCRACKEN          KY   NWS EMPLOYEE

           LIGHT TO MODERATE SLEET FALLING WITH REPORTS OF VERY
           SLIPPERY ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA BEING REPORTED.

0315 PM     SLEET            NEWBURGH                37.95N 87.40W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       WARRICK            IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

           SLEET AND SNOW MIX REPORTED IN COMMUNITY. LINCOLN AVENUE
           BETWEEN OLD HWY 261 AND BURKHARDT ROAD HAS LARGE AREAS OF
           PATCHY ICE...AS WELL AS SEVERAL SECONDARY ROADS.

0345 PM     SLEET            OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           SLEET REPORTED IN THE COMMUNITY. STREETS BEGINNING TO ICE
           UP.

0437 PM     SLEET            HOPKINSVILLE            36.85N 87.49W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       CHRISTIAN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OBSERVED IN HOPKINSVILLE
           BEGINNING AT APPROX. 425 PM CST.

0450 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MADISONVILLE            37.34N 87.51W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH A LITTLE SLEET OBSERVED IN
           MADISONVILLE KENTUCKY. ROADS ARE REPORTED TO BE A LITTLE
           SLIPPERY.

0514 PM     SLEET            SEDALIA                 36.64N 88.61W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       GRAVES             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           SLEET, FREEZING RAIN, DRIZZLE, AND SNOW. UP TO 1/4 OF AN
           INCH OF ACCUMULATION ON ROADS. VERY SLICK TRAVEL IS
           DIFFICULT

0514 PM     SLEET            FULTON                  36.51N 88.88W
12/15/2008  E0.00 INCH       FULTON             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           VERY HEAVYSLEET HAS STARTED FALLING. RAPID ACCUMULATIONS.
           ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BECOMING VERY SLICK VERY QUICKLY.

0500 AM     HEAVY SLEET      CENTRAL CITY            37.30N 87.13W
12/16/2008  M3.40 INCH       MUHLENBERG         KY   CO-OP OBSERVER

           HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW REPORTED AT THE GREEN RIVER POWER
           PLANT. THIS IS A 24 HOUR SLEET/SNOW MEASUREMENT.

0530 AM     HEAVY SLEET      SIKESTON                36.88N 89.58W
12/16/2008  U0.00 INCH       SCOTT              MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

           ROADS IN COMMUNITY VERY SLIPPERY. HIGHWAY 60 ICY BUT
           PASSABLE. INTERSTATE 55 DOWN TO ONE LANE IN BOTH
           DIRECTIONS.

0530 AM     SLEET            MARBLE HILL             37.30N 89.98W
12/16/2008  E0.00 INCH       BOLLINGER          MO   BROADCAST MEDIA

           HIGHWAY 51 REPORTED TO BE VERY SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS TO
           DRIVE ON.

0530 AM     HEAVY SLEET      DUDLEY                  36.79N 90.09W
12/16/2008  E1.00 INCH       STODDARD           MO   TRAINED SPOTTER

           ONE INCH SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH HIGHWAY 60
           SLIPPERY BUT PASSABLE.

0700 AM     HEAVY SLEET      MORTONS GAP             37.24N 87.47W
12/16/2008  M4.00 INCH       HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW OCCURRED OVERNIGHT. THIS MEASUREMENT
           IS A 24 HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTAL.

1050 AM     FREEZING RAIN    PEMBROKE                36.77N 87.36W
12/16/2008  U0.00 INCH       CHRISTIAN          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           MODERATE FREEZING RAIN REPORTED. ROAD CONDITIONS VERY
           HAZARDOUS.

0120 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MARION                  37.73N 88.94W
12/16/2008  U0.00 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

           FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT DRIZZLE HAD DEVELOPED IN THE AREA.
           HIGHWAY 13 TRAFFIC FLOWING AT 10 MPH WITH NUMEROUS
           ACCIDENTS DUE TO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS.

0144 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MARION                  37.73N 88.94W
12/16/2008  U0.00 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   EMERGENCY MNGR

           WIDESPREAD FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLEET REPORTED THROUGHOUT
           THE AREA. MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED OVER PAST
           45 MINUTES.

0355 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MOUNT CARMEL            38.42N 87.77W
12/16/2008  E0.00 INCH       WABASH             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

           ROADS REPORTED BY SPOTTER AS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. LOCAL
           RADIO STATIONS REPORT NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING ONE
           INJURY DUE TO A ROLLED VEHICLE.

0355 PM     FREEZING RAIN    EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
12/16/2008  E0.00 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

           SPOTTER REPORTS FREEZING RAIN FALLING ON THE NORTH SIDE
           OF EVANSVILLE. TEMPERATURE IS 29 DEGREES. MULTIPLE MOTOR
           ACCIDENTS WITH INJURIES BEING REPORTED.

1135 PM     FREEZING RAIN    OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
12/16/2008  E0.00 INCH       DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           MODERATE FREEZING RAIN HAS BEEN SPOTTED IN OWENSBORO.
           MIXED WITH SLEET AND GETTING VERY SLICK