Forecasters have issued weather warnings for all of Kentucky as frozen precipitation moves into the state.
Although school was open in Crittenden County, classes were dismissed Monday across a broad area from east of Louisville through the Bluegrass region and the coal fields of eastern Kentucky.
The National Weather Service posted an ice storm warning for southern counties from the Mississippi River to just west of Somerset. Forecasters expect two found of freezing rain, the first beginning Monday evening. Total accumulations of ice could range from a half-inch to 2 inches. Crittenden County is expected to be on the fringe of the worst weather, but frozen precipitation of some sort is virtually guaranteed.
A winter storm warning was issued for the rest of the state, with a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain.
The Weather Service said the heaviest accumulations are expected north of a line from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Owensboro. Between 5 and 10 inches of frozen precipitation are likely.
Although school was open in Crittenden County, classes were dismissed Monday across a broad area from east of Louisville through the Bluegrass region and the coal fields of eastern Kentucky.
The National Weather Service posted an ice storm warning for southern counties from the Mississippi River to just west of Somerset. Forecasters expect two found of freezing rain, the first beginning Monday evening. Total accumulations of ice could range from a half-inch to 2 inches. Crittenden County is expected to be on the fringe of the worst weather, but frozen precipitation of some sort is virtually guaranteed.
A winter storm warning was issued for the rest of the state, with a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain.
The Weather Service said the heaviest accumulations are expected north of a line from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Owensboro. Between 5 and 10 inches of frozen precipitation are likely.
