PAH reports from light ice event this morning

Summary of reports during the freezing rain Tuesday

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
244 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

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

0539 AM FREEZING RAIN JACKSON 37.38N 89.65W
12/23/2008 E0.00 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER

FREEZING RAIN/DRIZZLE REPORTED. ROADS AND SIDEWALKS
SLICK. BLACK ICE IS ALSO BEING REPORTED.

0605 AM SLEET 4 SW CADIZ 36.83N 87.87W
12/23/2008 E0.00 INCH TRIGG KY CO-OP OBSERVER

SLEET LASTED 5 MINUTES.

0622 AM FREEZING RAIN 7 NW POPLAR BLUFF 36.84N 90.50W
12/23/2008 E0.00 INCH BUTLER MO TRAINED SPOTTER

LITTLE FREEZING RAIN REPORTED BUT NO ICE ACCUMULATION.

0635 AM FREEZING RAIN POPLAR BLUFF 36.76N 90.41W
12/23/2008 E0.20 INCH BUTLER MO BROADCAST MEDIA

ICE BUILDUP WITH FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING. HAZARDOUS
ROADWAYS WITH TRAVEL SPEED ONLY 10 TO 15 MPH.

0713 AM FREEZING RAIN 7 NW POPLAR BLUFF 36.84N 90.50W
12/23/2008 E0.10 INCH BUTLER MO TRAINED SPOTTER

FREEZING RAIN HAS NOW ACCUMULATED TO 0.10 INCH. THIN
LAYER OF ICE ON ROADS. CARS AND OTHER OBJECTS GLAZED.
LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES.

0740 AM FREEZING RAIN MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.51W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER

FREEZING RAIN WITH PERIOD OF SLEET. LIGHT BUILDUP ON
VEHICLES WITH HAZARDOUS ROADS REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE
COMMUNITY.

0750 AM FREEZING RAIN LONE OAK 37.04N 88.67W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH MCCRACKEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER

HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT COMMUNITY. LARGE
ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 45 AT INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE 24.
NUMEROUS SPIN-OUTS AND MINOR ACCIDENTS REPORTED.

0805 AM FREEZING RAIN CALVERT CITY 37.03N 88.35W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH MARSHALL KY NWS EMPLOYEE

TRACE OF ICE BUILDUP ON INTERSTATE 24 AND THE PURCHASE
PARKWAY. TRAFFIC MOVING VERY SLOWLY. MAIN ROADWAYS
EXPERIENCING MAJOR IMPACT.

0815 AM FREEZING RAIN HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
12/23/2008 E0.00 INCH CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER

SEVERAL ACCIDENTS IN CHRISTIAN COUNTY. VEHICLE OVERTURNED
ON I-24.

0835 AM FREEZING RAIN MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH CALLOWAY KY TRAINED SPOTTER

ROADS COATED WITH FREEZING RAIN CAUSING HAZARDOUS ROAD
CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS
REPORTED.

0845 AM FREEZING RAIN CADIZ 36.87N 87.82W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH TRIGG KY TRAINED SPOTTER

HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING DUE TO LIGHT ICE
BUILDUP.

0912 AM FREEZING RAIN EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W
12/23/2008 E0.00 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER

SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF EVANSVILLE.
SOME BUILD UP OF ICE ON VEHICLES AND ROADS. HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

0922 AM FREEZING RAIN HOPKINSVILLE 36.85N 87.49W
12/23/2008 M0.10 INCH CHRISTIAN KY TRAINED SPOTTER

SEVERAL ACCIDENTS IN AND AROUND HOPKINSVILLE

0935 AM FREEZING RAIN ROCKPORT 37.88N 87.05W
12/23/2008 E0.00 INCH SPENCER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT

SEMI OVERTURNED ON U.S. 231. ROAD CLOSED. SEVERAL OTHER
ACCIDENTS WITHIN PAST 15 MINUTES.

0940 AM FREEZING RAIN MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W
12/23/2008 E0.00 INCH CALLOWAY KY TRAINED SPOTTER

COUNTLESS ACCIDENTS AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON AREA
HIGHWAYS. AMBULANCES UNABLE TO GET TO ACCIDENT VICTIMS.

0955 AM FREEZING RAIN HICKMAN 36.56N 89.19W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH FULTON KY EMERGENCY MNGR

HIGHWAY 1099 CLOSED DUE TO HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS
CAUSING ACCIDENT BETWEEN A SALT TRUCK AND SEMI.

1045 AM FREEZING RAIN BARDWELL 36.87N 89.01W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH CARLISLE KY EMERGENCY MNGR

COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTING FREEZING RAIN COUNTY
WIDE. 50 PLUS VEHICLE ACCIDENTS INCLUDING NUMEROUS
TRACTOR-TRAILERS IN DITCHES OR JACK-KNIFED. EM URGING ALL
RESIDENTS OF CARLISLE COUNTY NOT TO TRAVEL UNTIL
TEMPERATURES CLIMB ABOVE FREEZING.

1105 AM FREEZING RAIN DU QUOIN 38.00N 89.24W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER

ICE ACCUMULATIONS REPORTED ON ALL ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.
ROADS BECOMING HAZARDOUS.

1110 AM FREEZING RAIN FAIRFIELD 38.38N 88.37W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH WAYNE IL EMERGENCY MNGR

COATING OF ICE REPORTED COUNTYWIDE. ROADS ARE HAZARDOUS
TO TRAVEL.

1131 AM FREEZING RAIN FORT BRANCH 38.25N 87.57W
12/23/2008 E0.00 INCH GIBSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER

LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. CITY STREETS ICE COVERED.
APPROXIMATELY 1/16 TO 1/10 OF AN INCH OF ICE.

1131 AM FREEZING RAIN FORT BRANCH 38.25N 87.57W
12/23/2008 E0.10 INCH GIBSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER

ONE TENTH INCH OF ICE BUILDUP ON ALL ROADWAYS IN THE
COMMUNITY.

1150 AM FREEZING RAIN CALVERT CITY 37.03N 88.35W
12/23/2008 M0.10 INCH MARSHALL KY NWS EMPLOYEE

ONE TENTH INCH ICE BUILDUP AT THE INTERSECTION OF
INTERSTATE 24 AND THE PURCHASE PARKWAY DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. TRAFFIC MOVING SLOWLY.

1200 PM FREEZING RAIN MOUNT VERNON 38.32N 88.91W
12/23/2008 U0.00 INCH JEFFERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER

ROAD ARE VERY HAZARDOUS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SPIN-OUTS REPORTED. FREEZING RAIN
NOT HEAVY BUT STEADY.

Additional late reports may be found as Local Storm Reports
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