WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Watch (update)

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
407 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012

KYZ040>043-046>049-054>057-062>067-071>078-081-082-182115-
/O.EXT.KLMK.WS.A.0001.120219T0800Z-120220T0000Z/
WOODFORD KY-FAYETTE KY-BOURBON KY-NICHOLAS KY-WASHINGTON KY-
MERCER KY-JESSAMINE KY-CLARK KY-MARION KY-BOYLE KY-GARRARD KY-
MADISON KY-EDMONSON KY-HART KY-GREEN KY-TAYLOR KY-CASEY KY-
LINCOLN KY-WARREN KY-SIMPSON KY-ALLEN KY-BARREN KY-MONROE KY-
METCALFE KY-ADAIR KY-RUSSELL KY-CUMBERLAND KY-CLINTON KY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERSAILLES...LEXINGTON...PARIS...
CARLISLE...SPRINGFIELD...HARRODSBURG...NICHOLASVILLE...
WINCHESTER...LEBANON...DANVILLE...LANCASTER...RICHMOND...
BROWNSVILLE...MUNFORDVILLE...GREENSBURG...CAMPBELLSVILLE...
LIBERTY...STANFORD...BOWLING GREEN...FRANKLIN...SCOTTSVILLE...
GLASGOW...TOMPKINSVILLE...EDMONTON...COLUMBIA...JAMESTOWN...
BURKESVILLE...ALBANY
407 AM EST SAT FEB 18 2012 /307 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012/

Winter Storm Watch now In Effect From Late Tonight Through
Sunday Evening... 

the winter storm watch is now in effect from late tonight through
sunday evening. 

* timing: rain will transition to snow between 3Am and 7Am very
 early sunday morning and continue through the afternoon hours, tapering
 off from west to east sunday evening.

* main impact: a heavy wet snow is expected. the ground will be
 warm and wet when the snow begins, but the snow should fall
 heavily enough and for a long enough period of time that
 significant accumulation will likely still occur.

* other impacts: north winds of 10 to 20 mph may cause some 
 blowing or drifting snow in rural areas on sunday, though the 
 wet nature of the snow may help to mitigate that somewhat. 

precautionary/preparedness actions... 

a winter storm watch means there is a potential for significant
snow accumulations that may impact travel. continue to monitor
the latest forecasts.