THE GLEANER
A weather event likely bringing sleet, snow and ice is expected to hit western Kentucky.
The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a winter storm
warning kicking off this evening with the beginning of the system.
The NWS said, “significant accumulations of ice, sleet and snow will
likely result in treacherous driving conditions Thursday night and
Friday. In addition, some isolated power outages will be possible where
freezing rain is most prevalent which appears to be across (eestern)
Kentucky.”
Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KyTC) said the rain coming
in before the wintry mix will prevent crews from pretreating the roads.
“We expected an impact on transportation starting sometime around dark
on Thursday,” according to Keith Todd, public information officer with
the KyTC.
Thursday’s high temperature looks to be around 48 degrees. There’s a 70
percent chance of rain this afternoon and a 90 percent chance of a
wintry mix tonight as the temperatures fall to around 30 degrees.
Weather forecasters are calling for a 100 percent chance of sleet and
snow on Friday with the high temperature reaching 32 degrees. The low
temperature Friday night is expected to plummet to 12 degrees.
The sun will make an appearance Saturday, but conditions are anticipated
to remain frigid with a maximum temperature of 26 degrees. The low
Saturday night could fall to 21 degrees.
On Sunday, the area could see more sleet and snow.
The weather service said that rain, freezing rain and sleet “are
likely.” The high temperature Sunday could reach 33 degrees, and drop
again Monday.
