The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a winter storm warning which is in effect from noon today to 6 a.m. Wednesday.
Mixed wintry precipitation will spread across portions of southern Illinois, western Kentucky and southwest Indiana this afternoon and continue into tonight.
Moderate to heavy snow is expected generally north of a line from Vienna, Ill., to Evansville, Ind., where amounts of 3 to 5 inches are expected with locally higher totals possible. Further south, the snow will be mixed with sleet, generally along and near the Ohio River where 1 to 3 inches of snow and sleet is forecast. South of a line from Paducah to Owensboro, a mix of sleet and freezing rain is expected. In this area, up to a quarter-inch of ice will be accompanied by some sleet accumulation as well.
Significant travel impacts are probable. Where icing occurs, it could have an impact on trees and power lines.
