WPSD meteorologists have activated a Climate Authority Alert for the subsequent a number of days, as a high-impact winter storm is predicted to have an effect on most or all of our space.
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued by the Nationwide Climate Service for the complete Native 6 space, operating from late Friday evening into Sunday.
Snowfall will start Saturday morning, seemingly after dawn, and decide up in depth by means of the day. The heaviest snow is probably going from Saturday afternoon by means of early Sunday morning, petering out throughout the day Sunday.
It’s changing into extra seemingly that there will likely be an space throughout southern Kentucky into northwest Tennessee the place the snow will combine with or change to sleet for a time period Saturday evening.
In areas that stay as all snow by means of this occasion, snowfall totals of no less than 8-12″ are actually doable. It’s doable {that a} band of 12-18″ totals may arrange someplace close to the Ohio River.
The forecast for totals for space nearer to the Kentucky-Tennessee state line is far tricker. If precipitation stays as all snow, this zone may see the upper finish 8-12″+ totals. Nonetheless, a pointy gradient to a lot decrease snow totals is probably going for areas that find yourself with sleet for a time period.
Whatever the closing totals, this storm will result in widespread journey impacts space extensive. Plan for journey to turn out to be very troublesome by Saturday afternoon and night.
After the snow ends, dangerously chilly temperatures will proceed into early subsequent week. With a deep snow pack, it’s doable that in a single day lows may dive beneath zero on Sunday evening and Monday evening. No matter snow we get seemingly will stick round for some time, as air temperatures could not get above freezing all through subsequent week.
Extra updates will observe over the subsequent few days.
