A freezing rain advisory is still in effect for Franklin County until 6:00 pm today.

Here is a graphic for the amount of precipitation from the National Weather Service from Paducah KY:

Here are the statements that are in effect for Franklin County from the National Weather Service in Paducah KY:

…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. *

TIMING…THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS…A GLAZE OF ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH OF ICE LIKELY MOST AREAS. ACCUMULATIONS CLOSE TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH EXPECTED FROM MARBLE HILL TO JACKSON TO PERRYVILLE MISSOURI TO CARBONDALE AND PINCKNEYVILLE ILLINOIS.

* IMPACTS…TRAVEL IMPACTS EXPECTED…ESPECIALLY ON SECONDARY AND UNTREATED ROADS. SIDEWALKS AND PARKING LOTS MAY BE VERY SLICK IF NOT TREATED. VEHICLES WILL ICE OVER. SOME ICE ACCUMULATION ON POWER LINES IS EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM HENDERSON KENTUCKY TO POPLAR BLUFF MISSOURI…INCLUDING ALL OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNTIL 600 PM.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HIGHEST FROM NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MARBLE HILL MISSOURI TO CARBONDALE ILLINOIS…WHERE UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICING IS POSSIBLE.  PLEASE REFER TO THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR DETAILS. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SMALL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OR PART OF THE OUTLOOK AREA MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE IS EXPECTED. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

Here is a link to the seven day forecast for Franklin County

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WHjVkNQrJxA

We will keep everyone updated on road conditions and cancellations-

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We are sitting on the fence on this in Franklin County.  Ice is very tricky to forecast.  Forecast models are very confident there will be significant icing northwest of us.  There will be a model below by KFVS-12 meteorologist Brian Alworth posted this morning on social media.  On his page.  It is noteworthy by here in Franklin County we are in the 1/4 to 1/2 inch of ice range.  However, the Southern Seven counties are expecting mostly rain.  Honestly, I think it is wise to be prepared for the worse case scenario.

Here is the quote from Alworth, “We are still studying the threat of freezing rain in the Heartland early Friday. This sort of system is difficult for forecast models to handle. We are expecting a very shallow layer of cold air to blow in from the north Thursday night into Friday morning…with surface air temps across our northern counties just below freezing. Meanwhile just a few hundred feet up we’ll still have warmer air…so that precip will fall as rain and freeze on contact especially on raised surfaces.”

“Models with greater resolution (more layers in the vertical) handle this sort of scenario better…and today we’ll start to get data from these shorter-term models.”

Here is the Hazardous Weather Outlook put out by the National Weather Service of Paducah KY for Franklin County,

.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THURSDAY. FREEZING RAIN AND A GLAZE OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI…SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD OCCUR SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

HOWEVER…THE EVENT WILL BE SPREAD OUT OVER SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS…ALONG WITH POSSIBLE RISES IN SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

Here is a link to the seven day forecast for Franklin County

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WHZePdQrJxA

This is a situation that needs to be taken serious.  We have not had the possibility of ice in the forecast like this in several years.  I think the “bread and milk” run might be warranted over the next few days.

The B meteorologist student in two whole classes can see anything happening.  If we receive half-inch of ice, and we are not going anywhere.  Make sure you have adequate supplies to survive without power for several hours.

Franklincountynews-com will keep releasing things from media sources on the Facebook page throughout the day.  When any watches are warnings is issued, we will post as a news story.

School-business closings will be updated frequently.

 

First of all, I apologize for being so late with this.  I try to have this posted by 6:00 a.m. every morning.

I don’t think it is any surprise to anyone, but we are under a wind advisory until 6:00 p.m. tonight.  There has been spotty power outages across the county this morning as well as limbs blocking lanes of traffic on a few roadways.

Highs today will be in the 60’s as well as the rest of the week, as freezing rain will come in the forecast for Thursday night into Friday.

Below is the latest model posted by KFVS-12 meteorologist Brian Alworth about the ice potential:

Here are the products issued by the NWS in Paducah that are in effect for Franklin County.

...VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...

…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… * TIMING…GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS…SOUTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST TO 40 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES. *

IMPACTS…POWER OUTAGES DUE TO LIMBS AND TREES FALLING ON POWER LINES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES, ESPECIALLY TO HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. ALSO, LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL GET BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 30 MPH OR GREATER FOR LONGER THAN ONE HOUR, OR WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 40 MPH FOR ANY DURATION.

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

. .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 40 TO 45 MPH FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT THURSDAY.

FREEZING RAIN AND A GLAZE OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI…SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST INDIANA FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING.

HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST…THOUGH THE EVENT WILL BE SPREAD OUT OVER SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS…ALONG WITH RISES IN SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS.

For updates about the unsettled weather conditions we are facing check franklincounty-news.com for continuous updates and possible cancellations throughout the week.

Here is a link to the seven day forecast for Franklin County.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WHT3xdQrJxA