It likely won’t be a major winter storm, but traveling is likely to become difficult tonight as an arctic cold front ushers in snow, ice and bitterly cold temperatures.
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 4 p.m. today until 6 a.m. tomorrow for all of western Kentucky and the National Weather Service in Paducah expects rain to transition to mixed precipitation sometime around 7 p.m.
Warning Coordination Meteorologist Christine Wielgos says the bitter cold and windy conditions could cause flash-freezing on area roadways—especially bridges and overpasses.
Snowfall amounts across the region are projected at one to two inches, with lesser amounts the closer you get to the Tennessee border, as freezing rain may cause a glaze of ice before the snow arrives in those areas.
All of the wintery precipitation should move out of the Christian-Todd-Trigg County area of western Kentucky by midnight.
Low temperatures are expected to be in the teens and wind chill values in the single-digits Thursday morning, so melting won’t come fast for any roads that are snow and ice-covered.
Stay tuned to the WHOP Family of Stations for the latest on this winter weather system.
