[ComfortEagle]

ORANGE IN-WASHINGTON IN- SCOTT IN-JEFFERSON IN-DUBOIS IN- CRAWFORD IN-PERRY IN-HARRISON IN-FLOYD IN-CLARK IN-HANCOCK KY- BRECKINRIDGE KY-MEADE KY-OHIO KY-GRAYSON KY-HARDIN KY-BULLITT KY- JEFFERSON KY-OLDHAM KY- TRIMBLE KY-HENRY KY-SHELBY KY-FRANKLIN KY- SCOTT KY-HARRISON KY-SPENCER KY- ANDERSON KY-WOODFORD KY- FAYETTE KY- BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-NELSON KY- WASHINGTON KY- MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY- CLARK KY-LARUE KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY- GARRARD KY-MADISON KY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLI...SALEM... SCOTTSBURG...MADISON... JASPER... MARENGO...TELL CITY...CORYDON...NEW ALBANY... JEFFERSONVILLE... HAWESVILLE...HARDINSBURG... BRANDENBURG... BEAVER DAM... LEITCHFIELD...ELIZABETHTOWN...FORT KNOX... MOUNT WASHINGTON... SHEPHERDSVILLE...LOUISVILLE...LA GRANGE... BEDFORD...NEW CASTLE... SHELBYVILLE...FRANKFORT... GEORGETOWN... CYNTHIANA... TAYLORSVILLE...LAWRENCEBURG... VERSAILLES... LEXINGTON...PARIS... CARLISLE...BARDSTOWN...SPRINGFIELD... HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE... WINCHESTER...HODGENVILLE... LEBANON... DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND 822 AM EST THU FEB 21 2008 /722 AM CST THU FEB 21 2008/
...ICE STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ FRIDAY...

THE ICE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ FRIDAY.

FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THERE MAY BE SOME SLEET AND A PERIOD OF SNOW INITIALLY...BUT THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE SHOULD BE FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATION COULD REACH ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IF NOT MORE... ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES. EVEN THOUGH MANY ROAD SURFACES MAY HAVE BEEN TREATED...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.

THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION OVER TO MAINLY LIGHT RAIN FRIDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 32 DEGREES.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS AT LEAST ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE IS EXPECTED TO GLAZE EXPOSED SURFACES. ICE ACCUMULATIONS ON TREES AND POWER LINES ALREADY STRESSED FROM THE LAST ICE... SLEET AND SNOW STORM COULD QUICKLY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES. REMEMBER...DO NOT APPROACH DOWNED POWER LINES. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FROM LATE MORNING ON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.




The areas not included above are, to the south and east are in a freezing rain warning or advisory. Weather and travel could get very bad tonight.

[15thRegionCrazy]

It looks really bad on the radar right now. I think we're suppose to get around an inch of snow then ice on top of that up here in northern, KY.

[ComfortEagle]

They're saying there's been a lot of wrecks in Western KY, where it has been coming through first.

Not good for the rest of us.

[Pickle-princess]

Floyd County Schools are closing at 12:00 and Pike County schools are closing at 1:00.

[15thRegionCrazy]

A lot of school are closing early in northern, KY too... most at 12:00 and 1:00. There has been a lot of things for the evening cancelled as well.

[Pickle-princess]

Johnson County is letting out early as well.

[warriorpride]

They shouldnt even had school today if there just going to let the kids out later.

[Pickle-princess]

My guess is they are trying to get in as many days as possible, some schools will be going through May and maybe into June.

[ComfortEagle]

EKU and Model both let out at noon. Bad periods of heavy sleet, then light sleet, then back to heavy sleet. Alternating like that througout the last 2 hours. The parking lot seemed fine when I walked on it about 30 minutes ago, however my car is now covered in ice.

[ComfortEagle]

Salt trucks driving by every 5 minutes or so.

[ComfortEagle]

All of the cars, sidewalks, and everything metal here has frozen. The parking lot is a little slippery but the roads seem fine.

The freezing rain has stopped for the most part but another line is not far behind it.

UK just cancelled all classes after 2 PM

[TOMCAT06]

I love the snow! But ice.... that's just dangerous!! 4x4 or not ice is hard/impossible to drive on!!!

[*Central_Cheer_Chick]

I work at a Federal Office and they closed early and sent everyone home

[ComfortEagle]

Well from everyone I've talked to Lexington's roads around UK are pretty bad, but get better on Man o War and New Circle. I-75 seems to be fine and the roads in Richmond seem to be fine. I've yet to drive on any secondary roads since the storm started but some here in Richmond say they've worsened, others say they're getting better.

There's a second round of storms coming through tonight, no one seems to be sure if it will hit Richmond or be just north of us. Temps are still about 29 degrees here.

[15thRegionCrazy]

We've got quite a bit of snow in northern, KY and it is still coming down hard.