WEATHER ALERT: Winter Storm Watch!

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
327 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012

KYZ040>043-046>049-054>057-062>067-071>078-081-082-181000-
/O.NEW.KLMK.WS.A.0001.120219T0800Z-120219T2000Z/
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
327 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2012 /227 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012/

Winter Storm Watch in Effect From Late Saturday Night Through
Sunday Afternoon... 

the National Weather Service in louisville has issued a winter
storm watch, which is in effect from late saturday night through
sunday afternoon. 

* timing: rain will transition to snow between midnight and 3Am
 late saturday night and continue through the morning hours on
 sunday, tapering off from west to east sunday afternoon.

* 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
 accumulation will 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.

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