Had enough of winter yet or are you loving every minute of this? Louisville is up to 15″ of snow for the season and we’re about to add on more. We have Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories in place until 7 AM Wednesday. Just to give you a heads up, the snow will be wet, good for snowballs, that comes down in big, fat flakes. It’s not the fine, powdery snow that we experience with arctic air in place.
I want to cut right to the chase and talk about snow totals. Since temperatures stay above freezing there will be no ice. Phew! That means either rain or snow which will make treated, primary roads very slushsy and untreated, secondary roads snow-covered depending on where you live. Just because there is no ice component, doesn’t mean the Tuesday morning drive won’t be a mess with moderate snow creating slick roads and low visibilities.
The only tweaks that may be needed to the map below is where that heavier band sets up. A shift of 10-20 miles in either direction can alter the outcome. That’s why you should check in with Jude Redfield on WDRB starting at 5 AM! He really loves snow so I’m sure he will be in rare form. For now, snow up to 1″ looks possible from areas in the white, like Seymour, Bedford, Paoli, and North Vernon. The light blue stands for 1″-3″ of snow which includes areas like Louisville, New Albany, La Grange, Tell City, Scottsburg, and Leitchfield. Finally, the purple shading stands for the heavier band where 3″- 6″ of snow could fall. This includes areas like Bardstown, Taylorsville, E-Town, Lebanon Junction and Willisburg.
Another concern is heavy rain and flooding issues in our southern communities. A Flood Watch is out until 7 AM Wednesday as well for Hart, Green, Taylor and Adair county. Many of the rivers, streams and creeks are already running high and this extra rain will make it worse. There are no warnings along the Ohio, but even driving along I-64 you can see how swollen the river has become in recent weeks. I want to show you the European computer models which tends to be quite skillful picking up on where the heaviest rain will fall. Southern Kentucky may pick up over 4″ of rain when you take into account the rain Tuesday, Wednesday afternoon and the soaking rain expected on Saturday. Stay with the WDRB Weather Team for updates!
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