While the details of the forecast are still being ironed out, it’s appearing more likely a winter storm of some variety will impact western Kentucky and middle Tennessee over the weekend.
The National Weather Service in Paducah says “wintry accumulations” should spread south and east into western Kentucky Saturday night and Sunday, possibly creating travel difficulties.
Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says crews have already begun treating interstates, parkways and other major highways with a brine solution that will be activated when the snow begins to fall.
The salt hinders the precipitation from freezing to the pavement and makes it easier to plow once the trucks are activated.
It’s possible the precipitation could begin as plain old rain if temperatures are warm enough at the onset and that could wash the brine away before the snow arrives.
The forecast for the winter storm will come into better focus as we get closer to the event and it’s likely the national weather service will issue some type of winter storm watch or winter weather advisory for at least part of the area.
Stay tuned to the WHOP family of stations for the latest on this developing winter storm system.