Thursday, February 21, 2008

Slick Roads/Snow Falling/Winter Weather Advisory Issued

The white stuff is falling and reports of slick roads and low visibility have been coming in from some friends and from listening to the scanner.

The NWS did issue a Winter Weather Advisory a few minutes ago...

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS
HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM EST FRIDAY.

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE
OUT OF TEXAS AND INTO KENTUCKY ON FRIDAY.
VERY MOIST AIR WAS MOVING UP AHEAD OF THE LOW.
THIS WILL SPREAD A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET
INTO THE AREA. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 2
INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE. THIS SNOW
WILL MIX WITH SLEET WHICH WILL CAUSE A GLAZE
ON THE SNOW.

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL USE EXTREME CAUTION. BE
PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS
OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES.
BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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