Another powerful arctic front is moving rapidly across the upper midwest and
Ohio Valley. Areas in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and
Michigan will see several inches of snow along with brutally cold wind
chills to -55 below zeroF.
Out ahead of the front in the Ohio Valley, tempertures have reached the
lower 60's and severe weather is occuring almost everywhere along the front.
Wind gusts in Kentucky and Indiana have been reported to be as high as 80MPH
in some places. Behind the front here, expect temperatures to drop some 45
degrees into the lower 20's tonight with wind chills as low as 0.
weather.gov
National Weather Service
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Wind Chill Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
316 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
MNZ010-011-018-019-025-026-033038-300630-
/O.CON.KDLH.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T1800Z/
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-
NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-
316 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
....WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. WIND CHILLS
THIS LOW ARE CAPABLE OF FREEZING EXPOSED FLESH IN AS LITTLE AS
5 MINUTES. LIMIT ANY TIME OUTDOORS...AND TAKE THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. REMEMBER THAT
PETS ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD WIND CHILLS.
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
COULD RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS
ARE NOT TAKEN.
$$
LILES
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
347 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
MNZ010012-018021-025-026-033038-WIZ001004-006009-301130-
KOOCHICHING-NORTHERN ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
NORTHERN ITASCA-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-SOUTHERN LAKE/LAKESHORE-
SOUTHERN COOK/LAKESHORE-NORTHERN CASS-SOUTHERN ITASCA-
SOUTHERN CASS-CROW WING-NORTHERN AITKIN-SOUTHERN AITKIN-
CARLTON/SOUTHERN ST. LOUIS-PINE-DOUGLAS-BAYFIELD-ASHLAND-IRON-
BURNETT-WASHBURN-SAWYER-PRICE-
347 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.
..DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...
AND WILL SPREAD INTO THE MINNESOTA ARROWHEAD AS WELL. AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE ARROWHEAD TO 2 TO 5
INCHES IN NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN. BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL
ALSO SETTLE IN ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN
WISCONSIN OVERNIGHT...WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO 40 TO 50
BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION OVERNIGHT. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES AND WIND CHILL WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. SEE
THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
THE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER PRODUCTS FOR
MORE INFORMATION.
..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SNOWFALL OBSERVERS AND SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY REPORTS TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...EITHER VIA PHONE OR ESPOTTER.
OHIO VALLEYweather.gov National Weather ServiceWatches, Warnings &
AdvisoriesLocal weather forecast by "City, St" or zip code 3 products
issued by NWS for: 4 Miles S Lexington
KY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hazardous
Weather OutlookHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
317 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008
INZ076079-083-084-089092-KYZ023043-045049-053057-061067-
070078-081-082-300930-
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-BUTLER KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-
TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-LINCOLN KY-LOGAN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-
ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-
CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
317 PM EST (217 PM CST) TUE JAN 29 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
..DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS EVENING. THIS
FRONT WILL BRING WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
FOR A TIME THIS EVENING. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
FRONT AS IT PASSES THROUGH. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70MPH BEING THE PRIMARY SEVERE
WEATHER THREAT.
THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 5PM AND 10PM
FROM WEST TO EAST.
AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP VERY QUICKLY.
LEFT OVER PRECIPITATION BEHIND THE FRONT MAY CHANGE TO A BRIEF
PERIOD OF FLURRIES OR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES
AND WET PAVEMENT MAY LEAD TO SOME SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS BY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...THE COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BY
SUNRISE.
..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND PERSISTING THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. BESIDES THE
POTENTIAL FOR A COLD BUT HEAVY RAINFALL MAINLY THURSDAY NIGHT...SOME
WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AND
INTO FRIDAY. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION
DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. AT THIS TIME...IT
APPEARS THAT LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA COULD SEE OVER AN INCH OF
SNOW ACCUMULATION BY FRIDAY EVENING...WITH LOCATIONS IN NORTH
CENTRAL KENTUCKY AND THE NORTHERN BLUEGRASS SEEING UP TO AN INCH OF
SNOWFALL. IN ADDITION...THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
OVER 30 MPH AT TIMES FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
..SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING.
$$
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