NWS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Hopkins and Christian County till 11:25. This line could cause winds of 70MPH so seek shelter immediately indoors in Madisonville and Hopkinsville areas.

Strong Line of Showers With Wind

... Line of showers producing strong and gusty winds... A line of showers will move rapidly east across southwest Indianaand the pennyrile region of western Kentucky late this morning.These showers will produce strong winds... gusting up to 50 mph. The line of showers will reach a line from MorganfieldKentucky... .through Princeton Kentucky... to Cadiz... by around 1030am. The line will reach Evansville... Henderson... Madisonville... andHopkinsville by 11 am. Owensboro will be affected around 11 am.Strong wind gusts earlier this morning have brought some poweroutages to places where power was restored from the ice storm. Beprepared for a new round of hazards from these winds... includingfalling tree limbs... and debris or objects on roads.

Links that work

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bna/

http://tennesseewx.com/index.php

Good Links Since I will be in class

Since I will be in class during most of the event. Look like best severe chance will be east of the lakes.

Links dont work sorry

Todays Outlook

Non Thunderstorm Winds Sustaned around 30 to 35MPH with gusts of 50 to 59MPH Expected today.

This will make Ice Storm Recovery very tough today. Even some power more outages are expected with this system.

Do not underestimate Non Thunderstorm Winds Today they will come down by Tonight with just 25 to 30mph gusts early Tomorrow.

A strongly forced and potenially intense squall line may or may not form from about 9am-1pm across West KY

High Wind Update

High Wind Warning for 3AM to 5pm for West KY.

This is an issue for Ice Storm Recovery for sure. Confidence Levels remain the same. Threats are Damaging Winds both Thunderstorm and Non Thunderstorm. And even locally heavy rain with ponding on the roads issues can't be ruled out.

Bad Hair Day Alert Tonight/Tomm.

As a very strong system moves from St Louis to Central Michigan at a fast pace areas of gradient winds will occur.


As far as how much instability and mixing can occur will depend on whether we are dealing with a 25 to 35mph sustained wind with 40 to 49mph gusts. Or whether we are dealing with 40 to 45mph sustained wind with gusts in excess of 58MPH+. With wind gusts at least 45MPH the impact for recovery of the ICE Storm in West KY is huge. Also weaker trees in Mid TN esp the Plateau will be at risk of getting blown down. Also mobile homes may be unsafe during this event and might get tipped over.


The wind will start to increase tonight esp. after midnight. The most intense gusts will be in West KY will be anywhere from a 1AM Wed Morning to 6PM Wednesday Evening time frame. Power Outages are possible across parts of the area of West KY and Mid TN but esp in West KY where there are weak limbs all over the place. There is a higher chance of the wind to blow down trees and limbs down on powerlines.


Also a squall line could form and produce enhanced corridors of Thunderstorm Wind Damage in excess of 70MPH. There is a chance that the line may struggle to get enough moisture and instability to become a widespread derecho. Also there is a chance that the line can line up with the intense pressure falls and weak tongue of 300 to 700 CAPE values and produce widespread wind damage across all of West KY and Mid TN Tomorrow Morning and Afternoon. It will all depend on moisture return, instability, and can the line of storms line up with the best dynamics.


Severe Weather Time Frames
West KY- 5AM to 1PM
West Mid TN- (I-65 and West of I-65) 9AM to 2PM
East Mid TN- (East of I-65) Noon to 5PM

Update on Wild Weather Tonight/Tomm

A slight Risk exists from about Kentucky Lake to Marion Kentucky West. The main threat west of the lakes is tonight after midnight for hail and damaging winds from line segments or a squall line itself. East of the lakes is just rain thunderstorms and strong winds.

Winds will gust 45 to 50MPH after tonight and really start to pick up heading into tomorrow. In Which a high wind event is likely. Also the main squall line event is expected in which damaging winds in excess of 80MPH if bowing out occurs especially and even maybe an isolated tornado is possible/

Without thunderstorms sustained winds of 30 to 40MPH from the South and gusts up towards 60MPH can be expected without thunderstorms late tonight and during the day Wedensday before calming down Wed. Night and finally dieing out Thursday.

High Wind Watch for West KY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1250 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-101600-
/O.NEW.KPAH.HW.A.0001.090211T0900Z-090212T0300Z/
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-
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...HICKMAN...CLINTON...
BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...
MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...
DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...
CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...
BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
1250 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CRANK UP AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN
LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MEAN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS COULD HIT
40 MPH AT TIMES WHILE GUSTS COULD HIT 58 MPH OR BETTER. THIS IS A
POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING AND HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR. THEY
WILL BE OUT OF THE SOUTH FOR MOST OF THE TIME...THEN TURN TO THE
WEST AND DIMINISH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM DEPARTS.

WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE PACK THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE...AND COULD DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES...OR FALL ALREADY
LOOSENED BRANCHES FROM RECENTLY ICE STORM DAMAGED TREES...WHICH IN
TURN COULD DOWN POWER LINES. ANYONE OUTDOORS WILL BE AFFECTED BY
HIGH WINDS...AND TRAVELERS WILL FIND NAVIGATING THROUGH THE HIGH
WINDS DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

Non Map Confidence Levels

Updated Confidence Level updated map tomm morning Dont have time now

Non Thunderstorm Winds Wind gusts of 35 to 60MPH
Tonight- 4
Tomm- 4
Wed- 4

Severe Storms
Tomm/Tomm Night- 1 east of the lakes/ 2 west of the lakes
Wed- 2

wind update

in West KY and Mid TN a high wind event is possible along with a squall line event. Wind gusts around 50mph and may even gust up to 60mph with just non thunderstorm winds is possible starting Later Tuesday though Wedensday and will cause harm to recovery of the ice storm. also a squall line/serial derecho could cause widespread 60-80mph winds if it can get going real good. May come close to 1/18/95 and 1/29/08 but with dryer pacfic air may save it from being that bad.

The tornado threat may not be that bad even though one in the line may form as discrete storms could get ripped apart.

Look into the Week

Sorry about the sloppiness due to the mouse wheel sticking. The confidence Level for the Wnd Advisory area today is 4. Those 4 Miss. River counties and PAH are under a wind advisory for today. The wind will pick up across West KY and Wind Advisory will be likely need for Tuesday and Wedensday for rest of West KY with 35 to 45mph wind gust maybe even near 50mph expected.

Severe storms are possible Tuesday Night and Wednesday. Damaging Winds are possible more details this afternoon.

Wet-Windy-Stormy Week ahead during recovery

There are still over 100,000 Kentucky families without power. Madisonville governor is using technology to communicate with those people who do not have power. There are several in shelters in many counties like Hopkins, Livingston, Crittenden, Carlisle, Ballard, McCracken, Webster, Henderson, Daviess, and Mclean and even several surrounding ones. Warm conditions are helping but the pattern coming up could bring a lot more harm to West Kentucky.

There are three threats coming to West Kentucky from Monday to Friday that need to be addressed.

1) Non Thunderstorm/Gradient Wind Event- Not another high wind event for West Kentucky. Boy have we had a lot of issues with these types of events. The IKE Wind Event, Jan 29th Wind Event, and May wind events and the list goes on. This event esp with a low in the 987-997mb range nearby in MO/IL and the strong 70 to 90mph aloft just above the surface has the potenial to produce wind gusts in the 40 to even 50 mph range. This will cause big time issues with loose limbs and to crews working on powerlines. To the point where being under a tree may put your life at risk because they are so many limbs from the ice storm and the wind events of 2008.

2) Severe Thunderstorm Wind Event- This is a big time concern esp. if we get enough instablity and moisture return. We can form a extensive and wicked squall line. This could tear down a lot of trees and powerhouse and cause structual damage. This could be a bad and dangerous situation. With all the forcing it wont take a lot of instablity to bring strong winds down in the form of thunderstorms.

3) Heavy Rain Event/River Flooding is possibity- This is a concern from Mon Night system, Tues-Wed System, and another system on Valentine's Day Weekend. We could see several inches of rain this week. The Tues-Wed system may drop several inches itself with soaking rain expected Mon Night and on Fri/Sat system. Even though we may only get 2 to 4 inches spread out over a week with debris in the rivers minor to moderate river flooding may be possible towards the weeks end. Any thunderstorm on Tuesday and Wedensday could also produce local ponding on the road problems in the heavier thunderstorms.

feb 8 outlook

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Blowtorch today

Ice Cleanup Short Update

Still several people without power in West Kentucky. Including towns like Clay, Marion, and small communities in the hardest hit rural counties. FEMA and National Guard are working hard.

Great news: A warmup that will take temps as high as near 70 tommrow will continue and continue for about a week. By that week a good deal should have power. If they don't they will at least know somewhere else to go to get power for when the cold air returns around Valentines Day.

Macon County Memorial Link

http://www.wsmv.com/video/18656280/index.html

^^Memorial Service for victims of Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak in Macon County ^^.

It is in video and this link will take you to 4's site. From News Channel 4 in Nashville

News 4 in Lafayette TN tonight

News Channel 4 out of Nashville will be in Lafayette TN talking about tornado safety for the 1 year anniversary of Super Tuesday. I will post more tomorrow as more information becomes available on that gathering.

Super Tuesday Outbreak 1 year ago from Tommorow.

A brief tornado map. Kinda hard to read. 1 year ago from Tomorrow Feb 5th a day that will live in the mind and heart of many featured a historic tornado outbreak. In West Kentucky all 5 tornadoes were caused by one tornadic supercell. It started in NW TN but then moved into SE Graves County than it moved into Calloway County. This is where it produced it's first tornado. An ef-1 tornado just west of the shore of Kentucky Lake that caused minor damage to the area. Then the tornado moved into North Trigg County and produced 2 tornadoes both Ef-1 Where spotters saw a tornado that passed just to north of Cadiz with minor damage near Lake Barkley Lodge from one Ef-1 tornado and North of Cadiz in the second Ef-1 tornado.

The second and most devastating string of tornadoes is in Christian and Muhelnberg Counties. The first tornado an upper end Ef-2 hit the Crofton area. Many homes were damaged and destroyed in this area and again in Muhlenberg County. Muhelnberg county is a county that got hit the hardest by tornadoes. An tornado started from west of Greenville than on the western side of Greenville caused sadly 3 deaths in West Kentucky in a Mobile home park. This tornado went though Powedery and Central City. Nearly missing a high school basketball game in Central City. In total over 21 millon dollars of damage occurred in Muhlenberg County and over 4 million in Christian County.

This was the first deadly tornado in west ky since Nov 2005. Prior to Nov 2005 the last deadly tornado occurred in March 1991.

Also featured West Kentucky's first ever high risk in February

INFO I POSTED ON WEATHER FORUMS

Super Tuesday Feb 5th. While people were voting in the primary elections and celebrating National Weatherperson Day a historic tornado outbreak struck in terms of deaths and time of year. Sadly up to 59 lost their lives in this high risk deadly outbreak.

The deadliest tornadoes were one right here in Mid TN as it hit Castalian Springs and Lafayette TN area. A miracle baby survived when she landed face down in the mud in Sumner county as the miracle baby made national news. As an Ef-3 tornado caused a path of destruction though the area. This tornado caused 22 direct deaths and 2 indirect and inspired a visit from George Bush the former president.

Also deadly tornadoes hit near the Memphis and Jackson TN areas. Union College was devastated but all students there survived. Also in West KY a deadly Ef-3 tornado caused over 21 million dollars of damages in Muhlenberg County and caused 3 fatal when it hit a mobile home park. All 7 deaths in Kentucky during Super Tuesday occurred in mobile homes during Super Tuesday.

A long tornado that traveled over 120 miles long occurred in Arkansas.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bna/surveys/images/020508/poststorm_020508.php - NWS NASHVILLE OVERVIEW

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/?n=Feb508tornadoes - West KY overview

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/?n=february5-6,2008outbreak - S Indiana and Central KY overview

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2008/day1otlk_20080205_2000.html - 2000Z outlook

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/080205_rpts.html - Storm Reports

We have all the forum where you can see all the past discussion leading before, during, and after the event.

FEMA is helping in West KY so is National Guard

FEMA and National Guard have still setup areas in hard hit counties like Ballard, Livingston, Crittenden, and Fulton, Hickman, and Carlisle.

Most power has been restored in cities like Murray, Henderson, Owensboro, Fulton, Princeton, Madisonville. Towns like Marion and Livingston county are still without power but they do have water for the most part.

It can still could take weeks to get power back in very rural and hardest hit areas. As new powerlines and powerpoles will have to be set up and regridding of power systems must occur.

Special Weather Statement from PAH 2/4/09

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
601 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-041800-
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-
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...HICKMAN...CLINTON...
BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...
MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...
DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...
CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...
BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
601 AM CST WED FEB 4 2009

...COLD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM INTO THE WEEKEND...

TEMPERATURES FROM 10 TO 15 DEGREES TO START THE DAY...COUPLED WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 10 MPH...WILL RESULT IN WIND
CHILLS NEAR ZERO OVER MOST AREAS THIS MORNING. HIGHS TODAY WILL
ONLY REACH THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S...WITH LOWS TONIGHT IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS.

THOSE STILL LIVING WITHOUT ADEQUATE HEAT SOURCES...SHOULD
STRONGLY CONSIDER RELOCATING TO A SAFE...WARM SHELTER FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

ALTHOUGH A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE REGION
THURSDAY...THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND
TEENS...AND INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...NEAR ZERO OR IN THE SINGLE DIGITS...FOR
MUCH OF THE MORNING THURSDAY.

ALTHOUGH WINDS TODAY WILL BE CONSIDERABLY WEAKER THAN
YESTERDAY...A FEW GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. AFTER A BRIEF CALM
PERIOD TONIGHT...GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDDAY
THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS FROM 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL ONCE AGAIN CREATE DIFFICULTIES FOR THOSE
ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE POWER TO THE REGION. THESE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY.

$$

DRS

Cold Nights

Brisk NW Winds and lows in the single digits could mean a dangerous situation for West KY esp. with people that do not have power due to last weeks ice storm. If you do not have power or any heating please take advantage of a shelter. Pretty Soon esp Friday a pretty intense warmup is possible with temperatures in the upper 50's and into the 60's possible.

feb 3rd

BeShear's Major Diaster Declaration

Governor Beshear has asked for a Major Disaster Declaration as damages are starting to exceed 45 Million Dollars. With this a swifter action by FEMA and more action to get the necessary supplies needed for many Kentuckians still in the dark without food and water will be available.

The list of closings for tomm. inculdes school

HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WILL BE CLOSED TOMM. BELOW(will be updated)

McCracken
Carlisle
Trigg
Todd
Muhlenberg
Hopkins
Webster
Ballard
Hickman - Mon, Tues, Wed
Graves/Mayfield
Calloway
Christian
Caldwell (thru Wed) Meeting Wed on whether Caldwell will go Thurs/Fri or not
Livingston
Crittenden - All week
Lyon
Henderson
Daviess
Owensboro City Schools

OTHER CLOSINGS (this week)

Paducah City through Tuesday
Madisonville Community College
West KY tech. College in Paducah
Murray in Paducah ( Murray Campus in Murray plans to try to open tomorrow)

If you want me to add something for West KY just send me a comment. You don't have to have a google account to do so.

Special Weather Statement from PAH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
844 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2009

ILZ087>094-INZ085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ086-087-100-107>112-114-
020200-
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...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
844 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2009

...CHANGING WINDS MAY PRODUCE A POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...

ALTHOUGH NOT PARTICULARLY STRONG...WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING
OVER AREAS AFFECTED BY THE RECENT ICE STORM LAST WEEK.

FROM 9 AM CST THROUGH 8 PM CST TODAY...WINDS GREATER THAN 10 MPH
...AT TIMES...WILL MOVE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...EXTREME
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA AND WEST KENTUCKY. THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO TURN FROM SOUTHWEST...TO WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE IMPACTED
AREA.

THE COMBINATION OF THE CHANGE IN WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION MAY
CAUSE LOOSELY SUPPORTED TREE LIMBS OR TREES TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING.
PERSONS INVOLVED IN POWER RESTORATION AND TREE CLEARING...AS WELL
AS THE PUBLIC AT LARGE...SHOULD BE WATCHFUL OF ANY SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES IN THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON.

WIND SPEEDS SHOULD FALL BELOW 10 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA IMPACTED BY
THE ICE STORM AFTER 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.

$$

SMITH

First of Feb. Update

First after a warmup today and flurries tomm. and Tuesday a extended warmup lasting maybe up to 10 days is expected in West Kentucky.

This is great news for power restoration teams.

Updates: Several church services have cancelled services across West KY esp the more hard hit areas. Contact radio stations for more details to see if you have church services. Also national guard and spotters with emergency management are checking up on door to door services on people who don't have power.

In Livingston and Crittenden and rural areas water pressure is starting to come back. Although there is no power at least water will start to come back.

McCracken county have closed schools for tomorrow due to the recovery of the storm. More updates and updates from school