Winter Storm Warning until 01:00PM Tuesday
...MAJOR WINTER STORM EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... .A winter storm system will bring two waves of wintry precipitation to the region tonight through Tuesday. There could be significant accumulations of snow, sleet and possibly freezing rain. The heaviest precipitation is expected to occur Monday afternoon into Monday night.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. First wave Monday morning will bring 1 to 3 inches, with the second wave Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning bringing 3 to 5 inches. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches...with locally higher amounts.
* WHERE...South central Indiana and central Kentucky along and north of the Bluegrass and Western Kentucky Parkways.
* WHEN...From 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ this evening to 1 PM EST /noon CST/ Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible...especially Monday afternoon through Tuesday morning.
* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHINGTON ... CLARK ... BULLITT ... SHELBY ... BUTLER ... PERRY ... BRECKINRIDGE ... CRAWFORD ... SCOTT ... JEFFERSON ... JEFFERSON ... HARRISON ... GRAYSON ... FLOYD ... TRIMBLE ... ORANGE ... ANDERSON ... HENRY ... NELSON ... HANCOCK ... DUBOIS ... FRANKLIN ... SCOTT ... MEADE ... HARRISON ... OHIO ... OLDHAM ... SPENCER ... HARDIN
Instructions:
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. In Indiana, for road conditions please visit https://pws.trafficwise.org/pws In Kentucky, for road conditions please visit https://goky.ky.gov
Address/Location
Scott County Emergency Management
1 E McClain Ave
Scottsburg, IN 47170
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-752-0564
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SCEMC followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning