Winter Weather And Bitter Cold Headed Our Way

The Groundhog is a tricky little fellow. He can't seem to make up his mind this month, however, some significant snow will be affecting sections of our listening area the next couple of days. Oh, and it's going to be very cold. Here's the information from the National Weather Service at Paducah.

From the NWS Paducah:

...SNOWSTORM ON THE WAY FOR SUNDAY NIGHT...

ILZ084>094-KYZ001>017-020>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-107>112-114-
151100-
/O.NEW.KPAH.WS.A.0001.150215T2100Z-150216T1600Z/
JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-HARDIN-
ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-
MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-
TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...
SHAWNEETOWN...JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...
CAIRO...MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...HICKMAN...CLINTON...BARDWELL...
WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...MURRAY...
MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...DIXON...
MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...
PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...
VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...
CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
249 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS FOR AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A
LINE FROM CARBONDALE ILLINOIS TO MADISONVILLE KENTUCKY. THIS
INCLUDES ALL OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AND MOST OF WESTERN KENTUCKY
SOUTH OF THE HENDERSON AND OWENSBORO AREAS.

* ACCUMULATIONS: THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE
  WATCH AREA. IN OUR REGION...HEAVY SNOWFALL IS DEFINED AS 4
  INCHES OR MORE IN 12 HOURS...OR 6 INCHES IN 24 HOURS.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD MOST OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI DURING
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY NOT REACH WESTERN KENTUCKY AND
  FAR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. THE STEADIEST AND
  HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM
  WEST TO EAST ON MONDAY MORNING.

* MAIN IMPACT: TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS. VERY COLD
  TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S WILL CONTRIBUTE TO
  HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE HEAVILY
  IMPACTED BY THIS SNOWSTORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD GREATLY IMPACT
TRAVEL. STAY TUNED FOR LATER STATEMENTS. THIS WATCH WILL BE
UPGRADED TO A WARNING IF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS BECOME MORE
CERTAIN.

Here's the Wind Chill expectations, again, from the NWS Paducah:

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
307 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-151030-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT VERNON...FAIRFIELD...ALBION...
MOUNT CARMEL...PINCKNEYVILLE...WEST FRANKFORT...MCLEANSBORO...
CARMI...CARBONDALE...HERRIN...HARRISBURG...SHAWNEETOWN...
JONESBORO...VIENNA...GOLCONDA...ELIZABETHTOWN...CAIRO...
MOUND CITY...METROPOLIS...FORT BRANCH...PETERSBURG...POSEYVILLE...
EVANSVILLE...BOONVILLE...ROCKPORT...HICKMAN...CLINTON...
BARDWELL...WICKLIFFE...PADUCAH...MAYFIELD...SMITHLAND...BENTON...
MURRAY...MARION...EDDYVILLE...CADIZ...PRINCETON...MORGANFIELD...
DIXON...MADISONVILLE...HOPKINSVILLE...HENDERSON...OWENSBORO...
CALHOUN...GREENVILLE...ELKTON...PERRYVILLE...MARBLE HILL...
CAPE GIRARDEAU...PIEDMONT...VAN BUREN...DONIPHAN...POPLAR BLUFF...
BLOOMFIELD...SIKESTON...CHARLESTON...NEW MADRID
307 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

...GUSTY NORTH WINDS BRINGING AN ARCTIC CHILL...

A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED SOUTH ACROSS OUR REGION TODAY. IN ITS
WAKE...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR
FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.

WIND CHILLS WILL FALL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. THE COLDEST WIND CHILL
READINGS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WHEN AVERAGE WIND
CHILL VALUES SHOULD BE AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO. ACTUAL LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO IN MANY
AREAS...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS OUR REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. AT THIS TIME...A LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS
SOUTHWEST INDIANA...THE INTERSTATE 64 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...AND THE HENDERSON AND OWENSBORO AREAS OF WEST KENTUCKY.
HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE FURTHER SOUTH. THE SNOW WILL END
MONDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY A CONTINUATION OF UNSEASONABLY COLD
CONDITIONS.

TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS IF YOU VENTURE OUTDOORS THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.

And, with the exception of Tuesday, our highs will not reach above freezing until at least Friday. Stay tuned to 92.5 WBKR for the latest, be very careful, and bundle up!