The National Weather Service in Paducah and local emergency managers got together this week for a winter weather preparedness discussion.
The event streamed on Facebook focused heavily on being prepared for any type of inclement weather—especially when you’re going to be on the roads—with Christian County Emergency Management Director Randy Graham stressing the importance of keeping a kit of important items in your car that could be a lifeline if you become stranded in the cold.
Warning Coordination Meteorologist Christine Wielgos says checking the weather forecast frequently for the route you’ll be traveling is crucial in being weather aware.
Graham says top off your tank with fuel before leaving for trips during the winter months and tell someone the route you’re taking.
Bitterly cold weather is expected to move into the area next week, when high temperatures could struggle to reach 20 and the lows could be in the single digits in the Thursday night through Christmas Eve timeframe.
It’s still too early to predict whether Western Kentucky will have a white Christmas, but wintry precipitation isn’t completely out of the question next week.