The National Weather Service office in Louisville issued a winter storm warning and a winter weather advisory for parts of our area ahead of the impacting snow expected Thursday. Both of these alerts are valid from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Thursday.
Here is the text issued with the winter weather advisory where we expect less snow than in the warning zone:
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WHERE...SOUTHERN INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY NORTH OF THE WESTERN KENTUCKY AND BLUE GRASS PARKWAYS. * WHEN...SNOW BEGINNING MID TO LATE MORNING. PEAK SNOWFALL BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. * IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.
Below is the text of the winter storm warning where we expect more snow:
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ TO 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. * WHEN...SNOW BEGINNING MID TO LATE MORNING. PEAK SNOWFALL NOON TIL 6 PM. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE EVENING COMMUTE.
