The National Weather Service is extending the Winter Weather Advisory for the southern Pennyrile and the Ice Storm Warning for the northern Pennyrile until noon Monday.
Meterologist Ryan Presley said in his late Sunday afternoon update in general, a transition to mainly freezing rain and drizzle is expected through the evening hours while the heaviest of the precipitation gradually winds down from west to east. Even in southern counties where plain rain has been falling, icing continues in the trees with a very shallow sub-freezing layer.
Presley says while some melting of ice remains possible in southern/eastern counties this evening, much colder air on the back side of the system will change leftover precipitation to light snow overnight and into Monday morning. This will result in an accumulation of 1 to 2 inches of new snowfall through Monday morning, with heaviest accumulation focused across northern sections of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and southwest Indiana.
In addition, plunging temperatures will likely cause refreezing of roadways, even where melting has been observed this afternoon. Those locations across the heart of the Quad State region, roughly in and near the Ice Storm Warning area, will likely continue to experience downed tree branches and power lines causing extensive power outages through the night and into Monday given the gusty winds anticipated.
Paducah Lead Forecaster David Humphrey says the dividing line is still passing through the middle of the Pennyrile region.
click to download audioHumphrey adds the threat will continue through Monday, with any amount of freezing rain and ice a major concern.
click to download audioHe says just because the National Weather Service said this winter storm will not be like the 2009 Ice Storm, still take it very seriously.
click to download audioAll of the southern Pennyrile remains under a Winter Weather Advisory until Monday at noon, with Caldwell, Hopkins, and other counties in the northern Pennyrile under an Ice Storm Warning until noon Monday.
