The Great Storm Update again.

The more populated counties like McCracken, Henderson, Daviess, Marshall, and Hopkins are even Fulton counties are starting to get their power back on.

Still Graves, Livingston, Crittenden, Carlisle, Hickman, Lyon, and Caldwell counties are either mostly or entirely without power. Many areas have ran out of water, and they have to rely on creeks and waterways just like the first western Kentuckians had to do to drink and bathe properly. I wish I can say when the power will come on, but it some areas it will take a few days and the it may take till early to mid March for the last people to get power on.

The National Guard is helping out people as they are deployed here. Some generators for nursing homes, and hospitals are available for FEMA even though it isn't near enough but that is for another rant and another different blog for that.

Shelters are open but some rural counties may need to evacuate to Nashville, Clarksville, or even in Hopkinsville or Bowling Green Kentucky. For areas like Livingston and Lyon counties once Paducah and Murray start coming on a little more you can seek shelter more in those areas.

Jan 31st outlook

Dense fog early today. And again tonight. Winter Chance is looking to be insignificant for now in West KY but will still watch it.

Recovery is still slow after the ice storm click the link for a county to county overview on the ice storm recovery.

PAH tv station back online

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/default.aspx

back online check it out for breaking conditions.

jan 30 updated

Dense Fog tonight so beware. Also roads are still slick on the backroads. And many roads esp in rural counties have trees and powerlines on them.

Special Weather Statement from PAH Falling ICE

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1258 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2009

ILZ088>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>016-018>021-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-310700-
UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-
POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-
MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-
TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...
ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...
PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...
HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...
SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...
PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HENDERSON...
OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...
BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
1258 PM CST FRI JAN 30 2009

...FALLING ICE DUE TO MELTING IS CAUSING A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
SITUATION...

TEMPERATURES WARMING TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND LIMITED SUNSHINE
AT TIMES IS CAUSING ICE THAT HAS ACCUMULATED ON BUILDINGS...POWER
LINES...AND TREES TO START TO MELT. AS A RESULT...LARGE PIECES OF
ICE ARE FALLING TO THE GROUND. THE MELTING AND FALLING OF ICE CAN
ALSO CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO SPRING BACK QUICKLY.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BACK BELOW FREEZING
TONIGHT...BUT ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE AGAIN EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

IF WORKING OUTDOORS...BE AWARE THAT FALLING ICE CAN BE A SERIOUS
HAZARD. USE CAUTION IF WORKING UNDER TREES...POWER LINES...AND BUILDINGS.



$$

DSA

thawing in west ky if not today tommorow.

today and tomorrow you get to see the real damage of this storm. The 1/2 inch to sometimes 2 inches of ice melts off the trees. Except a lot of damage to forestry across west kentucky and a lot of tress down. There may even be a slight spike in power outages as loose limbs thaw out and fall onto the powerlines. By sun/sun night a good deal of falldown should end.

anyone now can comment

Due to the great ice storm I changed my settings. You dont have to have a Google account to comment you can send an comment. Anyone can send a comment if they want to from now on I know several people want updates on this situation

More updates from the storm.

Many shelters in the Livingston/Crittenden County areas have opened up. The worst is occurring and still there is no power to these areas, and water is really starting to run out. So much that a 2 gallon per person water restriction is in effect for these areas. Evacuation may have to be neccasary to areas like TN or any family from outside of West Kentucky.

Also the Princeton area was reported by some of my friends to look like a tornado went though because the ice damage was so bad.

Jan 30th overview.

Recovery from a severe and in many places in West KY an historic Ice Storm is still occurring and still will occur. Power in some areas may be out for more than 20 days and with areas running out of water and no power a real crisis is occurring. So lets all pray for most of the West KY families out there. Also there is a chance of snow for most of West KY whether West KY gets any of the heavy snow or if it all stays in N AL, TN, and N GA remains a mystery.

Preparing for FALLDOWN this weekend.

Oh Ok I will try to find more reports. It will be if you are from New England something called "FALLDOWN" will occur this weekend. That means all the limbs which are still frozen and haven't really melted at all will thaw out and fall to the ground for Sat and Sun. that could at least briefly knock out more power and cause hazards. Other bad news is we are watching to see if West KY will get effected by what might be a decent snow event Mon/Tues. So much going on storm reports and in the future.

More updates out there

I have not heard a lot from out in worst areas of West Kentucky. Here is what I heard. Thanks to all the people who posted comments on my blogs and giving me news. There have been 3 deaths and over 400,000 customers in KY without power. Multiply it by 3 or 4 to get the number of how many people are in the dark.

In Livingston County US 60 has trees branches down, and therefore is closed till further noticed. Burna and areas in Livingston County have been without power and water since yesterday.

In Paducah the NWS is disabled. Service backup is being provided in the NWS by surrounding offices. Most of the area is without power and it may take days or even weeks.

In Murray classes are canceled till Monday. I heard that there was damage to Murray State Campus. And power is out probably for awhile.

In Hopkins County Dawson Springs a town of 2,500 is all without power for 2 to 3 weeks. A town of Crofton across the Hopkins/Christian county line in Christian County has damage a lot of trees have fallen and power is expected to be out for up to 3 weeks.

Mayfield only has two buildings open. The town is running out of water due to a main water break damaged. A crisis and power may not be on till Valentines Day or even a little later.

Lets all pray for all the victims of the Ice Storm.

Kentucky Road Conditions Link

http://511.ky.gov/

link for Kentucky road conditions.

Storm for the ages

Not a lot in areas to the west and north of where I am in Hopkinsville Kentucky. parts of Trigg, Christian, and Todd got somewhat spared because of the rain mixing in at the end of the first round and beginning of the second, but even there some ice accumulations up to 1/2 to 1 inch occurred. The absolute worst is across the Jackson Purchase area and north of US 68. Areas like Paducah and Mayfield and across most of West KY are still without power and many won't be back on till about a week.

Hope that everyone stays warm and we in West KY will are make it though. I defiantly feel for those in West KY and parts of Arkansas and Missouri without power.

State of Emergency.

State of Kentucky is declared a state of emergency.

About to end but WOW what a storm

Precipitation is about to clear West KY to about 10am-Noon. Now for most of West KY PAH has Snow. Frz rain area for rest of west ky is changing to Snow.

1 to 2 inches of snow is expected. All warnings till noon.

Dangerous Storm Continues

With over 60,000 people without power in KY most in West KY and round two moving in power outages and the economic impact of towns will be great.

Some towns esp. hard hit small towns like Bardwell might have power for a week to two and it might take to Valentines Day to get everyone on the grid.

Assemble the prepareness kit now and be prepared for extended power outages and near impossible travel as the temperature will dive under 28 for all of West KY

Wicked Weather

Damage in West KY is mounting as up to an inch of ice. Damage to Murray State I heard of. A lot of reports of fires and accidents. And power outages. Stay safe for the 2nd round which could be almost as bad as the 1st one. Than afterwards 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet could get involved.

confidence level today

advice

Stay away from powerlines if you are online. Be careful only travel if you have to. 1 to 3 inches of snow possible at the end tomm night and wed. Rain will mix in across most of West Kentucky. Freezing Rain across NW KY before a change to snow is observed.

last update

1/2 to 1.25 ice is acculamting sleet also is also majr power outages

update again

31 years ago Blizzard of 78 teared though this area. Ironic another major winter storm is producing major sleet and ice and maybe even snow issues across West KY 31 years later.

Webster County has 3/4 inches of sleet on the roads. Mayfield, Paducah, Fulton has about 1/3 inch of ice and some power issues. Hopkinsville has about 15/100- 1/4 inch of ice. More freezing rain continues but temps have rose a few degrees so a change to plain rain at the end of this round is possible.

system news

Confidence Level for tonight and tommorow and early Wedesnday storm will be confidence level of 2.

Add some more ice and 1 to 5 inches of snow and sleet.

In case I have no power this might be my last update till after the event for the system.

update again

1/10 to 1/4 inch ice reported and in some areas half inch sleet reported.

Most of the areas of west ky have iced over.

Mayfield is having Freezing Rain Downpours/and Thunder and Lightning.

Also the sound of firecrackers was observed in Mayfield with flashes in the sky. Freezing rain continues.

reports coming in

At the start 1/10 to 2/10 inch of ice has fallen. In parts of West KY. Sleet and Snow and Frz rain for NW KY and Frz rain in west ky continues and gets heavier.

Short term from PAH

000
FPUS73 KPAH 270253
NOWPAH

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
853 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009

ILZ085>094-INZ085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ086-087-110>112-114-270415-
WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-ALEXANDER-
PULASKI-MASSAC-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-
CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-
CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-
HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-
STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...
JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...
MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...
ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...
MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...
CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...MADISONVILLE...
HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...
ELKTON...MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...
CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
853 PM CST MON JAN 26 2009

.NOW...
PERIODIC BANDS OF FREEZING RAIN...PERIODICALLY MIXED WITH SLEET WILL
CONTINUE TO COVER WESTERN KENTUCKY...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND
SOUTHWEST INDIANA THROUGH 10 PM CST. BY 10 PM...THE LEADING EDGE
OF A 50 MILE DEEP BAND OF MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY FREEZING RAIN
WILL MOVE FROM A LINE EXTENDING FROM PERRYVILLE MISSOURI...CAIRO
ILLINOIS AND MURRAY KENTUCKY...ONWARD TO CARMI
ILLINOIS...OWENSBORO AND ELKTON KENTUCKY. HOURLY PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM ONE TENTH TO LOCALLY ONE HALF INCH AN
HOUR. ROADS WILL REMAIN QUITE SLICK AND DANGEROUS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED IN THIS BAND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL
LOCALLY ENHANCE AMOUNTS.

$$

Witner Update

Up to .05 to even .1 inch an hour of mostly Freezing Rain is expected in the a hour in heavier bursts.

Freezing rain is overspreading West KY from West of the Lakes and moving fast towards the rest of West KY. Sleet should mix in from Morganfield to Owensboro Kentucky Line northward.

This is start of a dangerous witner storm.

radar update

heaviest precip is in Far West Kentucky this will move into West KY and really crank up by about 10. Quick ice accumulations in the south will start. In the North it will be sleet or snow.

More radar updates after 9:15pm

instead of a 3rd call map

I will post the PAH weather story map. It really shows what I expect across West KY.

Ice- Up to an inch of ice maybe even a little more still in the works thru early wed.

Snow- Up to 6 to 10 inches of mostly snow with some sleet

Sleet area- 2 to 4 inches of sleet with up to 1 inch of snow and .1 to .3 inches of ice.

MAJOR WINTER STORM MODE

Ice Storm and Winter Storm Warnings are out for tonight to tomm. night.
Precipitation will occur in two rounds one tonight/early tomm the other late tomorrow into Wedensday.

Snow zone Owensboro and Henderson 6 to 10inches of snow with some sleet. (Union, Daviess, Henderson, Crittenden, North parts of Webster and Mclean counties) Very low visibilities may occur in this area.

Hopkinsville, Fulton, Murray, Elkton, Bowling Green. Probably upwards to 1 inch of pure ice. widespread tree damage and powerlines and might flirt very close with the ice storms of 94 and 51 at worse case. Tuesday Rain might mix if it does the damage will already be done. (Fulton, Carlisie, Graves, Calloway, Trigg, Christian, Todd, Muhlenburg)

Paduach to Livermore and Madisonville. In between could see an inch of snow. Several inches of sleet. And 1/4 to 1/3 inch of ice. (Hickman, Ballard, McCracken, Livingston, Marshall, Caldwell, Lyon, Hopkins, Mclean)

Marion to Henderson to Owensboro. This is mostly snow with some sleet mixed. If more sleet mixes the snow values are less. If less mixes the snow values more. I would say probably not a lot of sleet mixes but some does. 6 to 10 inches of snow seems possible in this area. near Marion to Providence KY and southern Daviess should mix with more sleet and even a little freezing rain maybe. So that might keep the snow totals slightly less there compared to Union, Henderson, and most of Daviess Counties.

2nd call map

Green- 1/2 ice maybe even 3/4 inch ice. Could see dusting of snow and some sleet accumulation.

Red- 3 to 7 inches of snow and sleet maybe more.

Yellow- Ice more towards Mayfield and Hoptown. Sleet and even snow towards Madisonville. May accumulate several inches of snow. 2-5 in northern sections of this area. Up to 1/2 inch of ice towards Hoptown.

Some areas may see 3 to 7 inches of snow or more. Some areas may see 1/2 to 3/4 inch of ice.

This might just be like Feb 2008 storms. Did I mention thunder is possible to

TN call map 1 of 2

ZOOM in for more info. Red is best ice threat. The Blue is more lesser and less confident ice threat. Should of maybe extended the blue a little to the east to include East TN. This map is probably the most accurate in West and Mid TN. In East TN the landforms get more tricky and i'm less familiar with the area.

thanks to Geology. Com

confidence level map updated

2nd confidence level map to go along with the first Red/Green/Yellow call map.

Red, Yellow, Green light Call map 1 of 3

A good what i want to call my 1st red light/green light/ yellow light diagram.

RED LIGHT- Usually this means stop, but for this wintry situation this is where = the highest confidence of a major winter storm exists. This includes where most if not all of the precipitation until Wed Morning will be Snow/Sleet/Freezing Rain. Snow could accumulate up to 6 inches here or 1 to 4 if a lot of sleet mixes in. Ice may also accumulate up to .1 to .3 inches if warmer solutions apply.

GREEN LIGHT- Snow/Sleet/Freezing Rain/ even mixing with Rain can occur here. This area might have the most precipitation and might if cold enough has the most wintry precipitation. 1 to 4 inches of snow and sleet and .1 to .3 inches of ice is possible here.

YELLOW LIGHT- Sleet/Freezing Rain/Rain is the main precipitation. This area more than the others will probably receive rain near the end. The question is does this area get spared from greatest ice. If it doesn't up to 1/2 to 9/10th inch of ice in local areas is to be expected with devastating consequences in the area effect on absolute worse case. In best case maybe 1/10th inch of ice than a cold 33 to 35 degree rain that could be heavy.

Winter Storm Likely Mon Night/Wed Morning

Error: Should have a confidence level of 1 for Day 4.

The confidence levels so far are kinda low because we are waiting on the 12Z runs. Still despite the 00Z runs coming together you still have the past models in so much chaos. If the 12Z runs are more favorable for winter weather will go up to confidence level of 3.

Pretty much the pieces are set for a pretty nasty winter storm across West KY and North Middle TN. In West KY the uncertainty is precip types. For Henderson, Union, Daviess, Webster, and Mclean I think mostly snow and sleet will occur mixing at first with freezing rain. If the event stays most snow or snow or sleet than 6 to 10 inches of white stuff cannot be ruled out this area. There is a lot gulf moisture for all the waves that will move along a stalled front that is placed in South TN/ North Alabama area. The Arctic air is also quite shallow and with warm air moving on top of it most of West KY might have a good sleet/freezing rain event.

Right now the worst icing appears to be from Paduach to Central City KY line south with a sleet/freezing rain and even at times mixing with plain rain.

With more snow and sleet in Henderson, Union, Webster, Daviess, and Mclean county. In which the most sleet and snow accumulations should occur.

In the small area in between some good sleet/snow/ and even glaze should occur. This area from about Smithland, Marion, Princeton, Providence KY looks to get the chance of both good snow/sleet accumulations and ice accumulations.

Later a call map will be made with more detail. There is a Winter Storm Watch in effect for all of West KY. Which means that a pretty potent winter storm is possible, so be getting prepared for sig. snow, sleet, and ice accumulations. Even a small shift effects precipation types and precipation amounts greatly

hazards next week

A complex mid range forecast is coming up for the Western Bluegrass. The Euro shows a warmer solution with more of an ice to rain event for West KY. Most all the others show a mix of snow/sleet/freezing rain some going on into Day 5 Wednesday. There is a lot of disagreement between OP and the ENSEMBLES. A shallow arctic air mass like this is always tough to forecast for. If most models are right or the mid range solution is range. I would watch for a possible Winter WX Advisory or maybe more. There are several model runs and now casting to go until the Monday Night-Tuesday timeframe occurs.

WInter WX event possibly coming soon?

This is not out of the realm of reality. An event we have been watching most of this week is starting to consistently show on the models. There is a lot of uncertainty or precip amounts and exact types because of the nature of this system. This appears to be an overrunning event. In which a stalled out front will stall out somewhere in TN or even N MS and N AL. You will have that warm gulf moisture that we have been waiting for and an arctic air mass created a temp gradient along the mentioned stalled out front.

Tommorow if there is enough confidence in it I will make a hazards map and assign a confidence level number to it if the trends are favorable.

10 years ago

The 10th anniversary of a quite impressive tornado outbreak and is very similar to the Super Tuesday Outbreak. Luckliy I felt that this one was a little bit more prepared for, and also this outbreak didn't quite contain as many f-3 and f-4 tornadoes as Super Tuesday did.

This was still one of Arkansas biggest tornado outbreaks. With tornadoes in the Little Rock metro area. Tornadic storms near the Memphis area. Camden and Clarksville TN really got hit hard with F3 tornadoes early in the morning of Jan 22nd.

In West Ky wind damage was reported in Todd County. A tornado hit Ballard County/West Paduach with several injuries to a mobile home. In West KY the storms started on Midnight on the 22nd. And continued until about 5am the 22nd.

If anyone has any thoughts to share. Or describe what might this outbreak a good one.

Storm Report links
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin-spc/getsev...1&Year=1999 (6am Jan 21st to 6am Jan 22nd)
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin-spc/getsev...2&Year=1999 (6am Jan 22nd to 6am Jan 23rd)

Happy MLK day

Today is Martin Luther King JR. day.

I just thought I would take this blogspot to give honor to this day. As in race relations we are going in a right direction, but there is so much that needs to be done. With the Civil Rights movement we started the foundation of making race relations better.

snowy update

With more snow bands forming in south central KY. these bands can add another dusting to Christian, Todd, Muhlenberg counties. Also to east of Nashville make the snow event more interesting. Some areas towards Byrdstown and Crossville could pick up to 2 inches.

Bremen KY did get 1 inch today.

000
NWUS53 KPAH 191332
LSRPAH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
732 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

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

0615 AM     SNOW             BREMEN                  37.36N 87.22W
01/19/2009  E1.0 INCH        MUHLENBERG         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

           1 INCH OF SNOW COVERING SECONDARY ROADS THROUGHOUT THE
           COUNTY.


&&

$$

Call map for the possible light snow.

In case it is too sloppy

Dark Blue- A half inch to an inch
Light Blue- A dusting to 3/4 of an inch
Green- Just a flurries will fly event probably at best.

Very low confidence on this. I really don't see widespread areas of 1 inch plus due to temps around or above freezing and limited moisture.

Like weather we can all be wrong. With temps in the 20's tonight any moisture on the road could make travel a little tricky for tomorrow morning.

Another dusting to one inch snowtease they never end.

Another Low Confidence dusting to 1 inch snowtease for us.

The 15th year anniversery of the 1994 Winter Storm.

6) ICEBOX 1994 Jan. including a Jan Snowstorm- An intense winter storm hit right before the Ice Storm of 1994. This storm produce 6-11 inches plus along with some ice even though the icing wasn't as bad as Feb. Jan icing on top of 5 to 11 inches of snow made travel pretty much impossible. Near Blizzard conditions occurred in West KY and parts of TN. The Governor of KY at the time closed all interstates and US highways for the first time in KY history.

The big major event was the worst Cold Snap in our lifes as 08'ers and if you were around in 60's and 70's maybe close 2nd worst cold snap. Lows were as low as believe this right here in West KY up towards -22F on Jan 19th-20th 1994. A low of -1 was recorded in Nashville TN with near Zero temps as far south as the TN/AL border. This cold snap even caused a slab to fall down in Mammoth Caves which is one of the most geologically altering events in the cave in hundreds of years. Lows include
HENDERSON KY/ -22F Jan 19th 1994. HOPKINSVILLE KY/ -12F Jan 19th 1994 NASHVILLE TN/ -1F Jan 19th-20th 1994.

The record cold list from NWS PAH

The temperatures from -1 to 6 for lows were not records.  We need snowcover most of the time to get record cold.  If we had snowcover we could of probably set a daily or even all time record low in this setup.

CALHOUN LOCK 2
Extremes
Lowest Daily Minimum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 2002-2009

Rank  Value  Ending Date
 1    -8.0  12/25/2004
 2    -6.0  12/24/2004
 3    -2.0  1/24/2003
 4     2.0  2/6/2007, 1/31/2004
 6     3.0  12/27/2004
 7     4.0  1/20/2008, 12/23/2004, 1/27/2003
10     5.0  12/22/2008

HENDERSON STATE POLICE
Extremes
Lowest Daily Minimum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 2002-2009

Rank  Value  Ending Date
 1   -16.0  12/25/2004, 12/24/2004
 3     0.0  11/19/2006, 7/6/2004
 5     4.0  2/14/2008, 2/19/2006
 7     5.0  1/25/2008
 8     6.0  2/5/2007
 9     7.0  1/24/2008
10     9.0  2/16/2007

HOPKINSVILLE
Extremes
Lowest Daily Minimum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1896-2009

Rank  Value  Ending Date
 1   -22.0  2/2/1951
 2   -20.0  1/24/1963
 3   -19.0  1/18/1982, 1/17/1982, 1/25/1963, 2/10/1899
 7   -17.0  1/8/1942, 1/26/1940
 9   -14.0  12/23/1989, 12/22/1989

PADUCAH BARKLEY RGNL AP
Extremes
Lowest Daily Minimum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1949-2009

Rank  Value  Ending Date
 1   -15.0  1/20/1985
 2   -14.0  1/18/1994, 1/17/1982, 2/2/1951
 5   -13.0  1/19/1994
 6   -12.0  1/16/1982
 7   -11.0  1/17/1977, 1/11/1977, 1/24/1963, 2/1/1951

PARADISE STEAM PLT
Extremes
Lowest Daily Minimum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1960-1964

Rank  Value  Ending Date
 1   -17.0  1/24/1963
 2   -15.0  1/28/1963
 3   -14.0  1/29/1963
 4   -13.0  1/25/1963
 5   -12.0  1/28/1961
 6    -8.0  12/13/1962, 1/29/1961
 8    -7.0  12/23/1960
 9    -5.0  1/26/1963, 1/11/1962

PRINCETON 1 SE
Extremes
Lowest Daily Minimum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1965-2009

Rank  Value  Ending Date
 1   -18.0  1/19/1994
 2   -17.0  1/20/1985
 3   -16.0  1/17/1982
 4   -14.0  12/22/1989, 1/21/1984, 1/17/1977, 1/11/1977
 8   -13.0  12/23/1989, 1/21/1985
10   -10.0  12/30/1983

PROVIDENCE
Extremes
Lowest Daily Minimum Temperature (degrees F)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1979-2009

Rank  Value  Ending Date
 1   -16.0  1/20/1985, 1/17/1982
 3   -15.0  1/19/1994
 4   -13.0  1/18/1994, 12/22/1989, 1/21/1984
 7   -11.0  1/10/1982
 8   -10.0  12/23/1989
 9    -9.0  12/24/1989, 1/19/1984

Minus the temparture

This lesson is where in some west ky areas you minus the temperature from zero.

Some areas could go to -3 degrees in Henderson and Owensboro without snow cover. Even hoptown could go below zero.

Nice sun will warm the temperature up a good deal though at least.

Blow Cold

WInd chills got to -1 to -11 last night. Winds wont be that bad tonight but lows of -1 to 2 are expected. Several schools have closed tomorrow because it is supposed to be so cold.

a cold wave

a cold wave

Extreme Cold help

- Dress in Layers. Wear Gloves and Cover all areas of skin
- Practice good space heater rules. Make sure you don't put your heater in anything combustible. This is why house fires spike in cold waves.
- Bring all pets and livestock in sheltered area. The up to -10 windchills can effect them to. Speaking of -10 windchills you can get frostbite in exposed areas in 45 minutes.
- Let your faucets drip so they wont freeze.
- Shelter your children when they go out to the bus stop.

That is my basic list.

Wind Chill Advisory for West KY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
140 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

ILZ085>094-INZ085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ086-087-100-107>112-114-
150930-
/O.EXB.KPAH.WC.Y.0001.090115T0600Z-090115T1600Z/
WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-ALEXANDER-
PULASKI-MASSAC-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-
CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-
CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-
HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-
WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-
NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...
JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...
MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...POSEYVILLE...EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...
ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...
MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...
CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...MADISONVILLE...
HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...
ELKTON...MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...
DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...
NEW MADRID
140 PM CST WED JAN 14 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
CST THURSDAY. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WESTERN
KENTUCKY.

IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES DUE TO THE
SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR...WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW
ZERO LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES
FROM -5 TO -15 ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
INTO SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 0 TO -10 ACROSS
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...THE SOUTHERN TIP OF ILLINOIS AND WESTERN
KENTUCKY.

IF YOU MUST BE OUT LATE TONIGHT OR THURSDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED
TO DEAL WITH THE COLD. FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN RESULT IF
THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FOLKS OUT EARLY TOMORROW
MORNING GOING TO WORK...AND CHILDREN GOING TO SCHOOL SHOULD DRESS
VERY WARM.

$$

jan 14

Cold snap coming

Update on the Clipper

Right now the radar is quiet. A big question I can't really answer is will that be the case later tonight and tomorrow. There is a lot dry air around and a clipper is supposed to move into the area. The best case with warm ground still from the upper 40's today is probably about 1/2 to maybe near a 1 inch I think at best.

Or course we could get nothing but flurries.

It is so unconfident that I can't even place a 1 confidence level forecast for it. Also pretty much any winter wx is probably going to be less than 1 inch of snow.

Check and be sure just in case I am wrong.

first time i posted in what seems like forever

Long time no post that will change though.

Another clipper for Mid TN. Lets see if we can muster up 1 to 2 inches of snow again. Last time we weren't so lucky. But what is the harm in trying again. West KY might see less than an inch of snow but more than likely little to none. Best chance is Mid TN the higher elevations Tomorrow afternoon.


Cold snap a lot is unknown about it but it could be 20 degrees below average on temperatures. With lows as low as around zero in nw ky to the 5 to 8 degree range in rest of west ky is possible. Highs will struggle to the 20's. So on Wed-Fri esp dress in layers and watch for frozen pipe danger.

Little Trough System

As the trough moves. We will need to watch this one for light snow showers in West KY even though only trace to half inch is expected of snow.

Cumberland Plateau in Mid TN could experience upwards to 2 inches of the white stuff. Due to being below freezing and orographic lift.

Frz. rain poss. tonight

Expect a band of precip that could produce freezing rain and sleet to move across West KY. Eventually as the night wears on and by tomm. morning the frz. rain should change to a plain cold rain. In which a half inch to inch of cold rain is expected.

Winter WX Advisory for all of West KY

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
112 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ004-005-007-010-014-015-
018>020-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>111-060415-
/O.EXB.KPAH.WW.Y.0001.090106T0000Z-090106T1200Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-LIVINGSTON-CRITTENDEN-UNION KY-
WEBSTER-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-
CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...
MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...
CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...
JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...
MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...
EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...
SMITHLAND...MARION...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...HENDERSON...
OWENSBORO...CALHOUN...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...
PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...BLOOMFIELD...
SIKESTON
112 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY.

LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP AND EXPAND NORTH ACROSS
THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT. WHILE THE PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN VERY
LIGHT...IT WILL BE FALLING INTO AIR THAT IS BELOW THE FREEZING
MARK. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHT ICING OF AREA ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY
ELEVATED SURFACES AND BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...WHERE THE PAVEMENT
TEMPERATURE MAY BE BELOW FREEZING EVEN IF THE AIR TEMPERATURES IS
ABOVE.

IT WILL BE COLDEST NORTH OF THE OHIO RIVER...AS THE ABOVE 32
DEGREE AIR SURGES NORTH ACROSS WESTERN KENTUCKY LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. BY MID MORNING TUESDAY...THE PRECIPITATION WILL
BE DIMINISHING...AND AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR OR ABOVE
FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS.

BE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ICING PROBLEM OVERNIGHT...AND
MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CAUTIONARY TRAVEL PLANS.

$$

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1232 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-061100-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
1232 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEB POSTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON FOR
A SMALL PART OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND PART OF WESTERN
KENTUCKY. PATCHY ICE OR SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SIKESTON MISSOURI...ONWARD TO LOWES...PRINCETON
AND GREENVILLE KENTUCKY. ANY ICING SHOULD BE LIGHT AND BE CONFINED
MOSTLY TO ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND EXPOSED OBJECTS.

LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF THE REGION
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN
KENTUCKY. RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED DOWN ALONG THE
TENNESSEE BORDER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO
WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE MINOR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE
ENCOURAGED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF SNOW OR ICE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH KENTUCKY.

$$

SMITH

Winter Weather update time again

There is a batch of winter wx in the form of freezing rain from Paris TN to Hopkinsville and Elkton KY. It is a narrow band but could cause minor ice issues on elevated surfaces. We will have to see how our temps go and if any moisture from west tn moves ne to West KY

Winter WX advisory text for areas south of US 62 mostly.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1100 AM CST MON JAN 5 2009

KYZ001>003-006-008-009-011>013-016-017-021-022-MOZ112-114-060000-
/O.NEW.KPAH.WW.Y.0001.090105T1700Z-090106T0000Z/
FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-GRAVES-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-LYON-TRIGG-
CALDWELL-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...
MAYFIELD...BENTON...MURRAY...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...
MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...CHARLESTON...
NEW MADRID
1100 AM CST MON JAN 5 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND FAR SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING.

AT 1045 AM...PADUCAH RADAR SHOWED A LARGE MASS OF PRECIPITATION
SITTING JUST TO OUR SOUTH...OR JUST SOUTH OF NEW MADRID MISSOURI AND
FULTON KENTUCKY. THIS AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS GROWING AND
EXPANDING NORTH AND EAST...AND AS IT WAS FALLING IN SUB FREEZING
AIR...WAS PRODUCING LIGHT ICING IN WEST TENNESSEE IN THE FORM OF
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. THIS AREA LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO
CONTINUE TO EXPAND NORTH AND EAST AND HIT ALL OF THE SOUTHERN
JACKSON PURCHASE AND SOUTHERN PENNYRILE REGION IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS SPILL OVER INTO NEW MADRID
AND MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. TEMPERATURES AT OR
BELOW FREEZING WILL MEAN AT LEAST SOME LIGHT ICING PROBLEMS AND
POTENTIALLY COULD MEAN MORE HAZARDOUS ICING CONDITIONS.

WHILE TEMPERATURES MAY WELL HIT 32 OR ABOVE ALONG THE TENNESSEE
BORDER...FURTHER NORTH INTO THE KENTUCKY BORDER COUNTIES...THE
TEMPERATURES MAY BE BELOW FREEZING...SO THE ICING POTENTIAL DOES
EXTEND THRU THE ENTIRETY OF THE KENTUCKY BORDER COUNTIES. THIS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR ELEVATED SURFACES LIKE BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...WHICH MAY REMAIN BELOW FREEZING EVEN IF AIR
TEMPERATURES HIT JUST ABOVE.

BE AWARE OF THIS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ICING PROBLEM THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND MAKE YOUR TRAVEL PLANS
ACCORDINGLY. THIS WILL IMPACT THE DRIVE HOME FROM WORK OR SCHOOL
SO YOU MAY CONSIDER LEAVING EARLY OR AT LEAST DRIVING SLOWLY AND
CAREFULLY TO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WITH POTENTIAL SLICK SPOTS.

$$

First ice of 2009

Light icing is possible from Hickman to Hopkinsville KY south. A possiblity of 1/10 inch of ice exists on elevated surfaces.

jan 5th

First post of 2009

Good rain event for Jan 5th-6th. Up to .5 to 1 inch expected.

Can't rule out slight chance of rain tonight maybe even freezing rain that is a very low confidence of any frozen precip before the rain but bears to watch.