A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday, with the latest update predicting 6 to 12 inches of snow and wind chills ranging from 0 to -15 degrees.
According to an alert issued by the National Weather Service at 8:38 p.m. Sunday:
Winter Storm Warning
Alert:
…MAJOR WINTER STORM TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY…
.A major winter storm will affect the area tonight through
Monday. Significant accumulations of snow, along with blowing
snow and bitter cold will make for extremely dangerous travel
conditions. This is not the only storm we will be dealing with
this week. A second significant winter storm may affect the area
sometime later Wednesday into Thursday.
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY…
- WHAT…Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations 6 to 12 inches. Wind
chills will range from 0 to -15, with the lowest values
expected across southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois. - WHERE…All of southwest Indiana, southeast Missouri, southern
Illinois and western Kentucky. - WHEN…Tonight through Monday evening. Heaviest snow will be
Monday. - IMPACTS…Travel conditions will become extremely dangerous
tonight and Monday. Commutes Monday morning, Monday evening,
and Tuesday morning will be impacted. - ADDITIONAL DETAILS…North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts of 20
to 30 mph will likely cause blowing and drifting of snow. It
will remain bitterly cold. Another storm is taking aim on the
area later Wednesday through Thursday. As a result, impacts may
last through the end of the work week.
Instructions:
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. It will be dangerous to be stranded for any length of time due to the bitterly cold conditions.
Target Area:
Ballard
Caldwell
Calloway
Carlisle
Christian
Crittenden
Daviess
Fulton
Graves
Henderson
Hickman
Hopkins
Livingston
Lyon
Marshall
McCracken
McLean
Muhlenberg
Todd
Trigg
Union
Webster
