Winter Storm Warning
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LAWRENCE COUNTY.
12-18 inches of snow expected.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
510 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016
...HIGH IMPACT STORM FORECAST FOR FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY...
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON WV-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...
TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...
SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...MADISON
510 AM EST THU JAN 21 2016
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
FRIDAY TO 7 PM EST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* HAZARD...HEAVY WET SNOW. MAY BE MIXED WITH SLEET ON FRIDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 18 INCHES.
* TIMING...STARTING FRIDAY MORNING. DIMINISHING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH.
* MAIN IMPACT...POWER OUTAGES...FALLING TREES...AND IMPASSIBLE
ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Instructions:
Stay weather alert.
Address/Location
Lawrence County Kentucky EMA
180 Bulldog Ln
Louisa, KY 41230
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 606-638-0334
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning