Good Tuesday afternoon everyone. I was going to put together an update consisting of live web cams and tracking tools from the blizzard raging just to our west and north, but I just don’t have the heart to do it. That would be considered cruel and unusual punishment to all our snow lovers. 
Instead… let’s focus on the impact this bad boy will have on our weather and take a look at the growing potential for the weekend.
News and notes from this storm…
– Freezing rain and drizzle continues into far northern Kentucky as temps hold near 32. Readings should spike a few degrees this evening.
– A massive area of rain and some embedded thunder will work quickly northeast across the state this afternoon and evening. Some areas will pick up better than an inch of rain.
– Temps this afternoon are ranging from the freezing mark in the far north to near 60 in the south and east.
– Winds are going to get cranking this evening and really blow up overnight and early Wednesday. Gusts to 50mph will be possible, so go ahead and secure the loose objects around your home.
– A dramatic temp drop is in store as the storm goes by to our north and drags a cold front through here. A drop of 20-25 degrees in just a few hours is likely later tonight and early Wednesday.
– Some snow showers and flurries will wrap in behind the storm later Wednesday and Wednesday evening.
Check out the icy cams from Covington…
Covington
Watch the crazy temps here…
Current Temps
The next storm continues to look to get fired up across the Gulf of Mexico Friday and lift northeastward up east coast. There is likely to be a weak wave of low pressure riding into the Tennessee Valley or eastern Ohio Valley as the primary low works into the Carolinas.
The Canadian Model continues to show this very well…
Hmmmm… that certainly looks interesting. As long as the lead low into the eastern OV is a very weak one and the primary is to our east… that’s a pretty good setup for a decent snowfall for some. If the lead low is stronger… then more of a mix would be noted… especially east. We will continue to watch it over the next few days.
Have a great rest of your Tuesday and check back for updates. Take care.
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Thanks for the update! I wouldn’t mind a bit of winter this weekend. It’s our annual winter trip to Cumberland Lake. I would love to get winter pics of the lake!
Thanks Chris!
Thanks, for the update, Chris, though its hard to get too excited since our latest miss is what looks to become for some the new “Storm of the Century”, and all we can muster is rain…sigh…can’t take too many more of these – our streak has got to come to an end sometime soon, or we snow lovers will go mad!
Here is some webcams carry over
http://media.myfoxchicago.com/fox/webcam3.html
http://www.cubworld.com/category/a_cubworld_cam/
http://www.chicago2016webcam.com/axis/index2.html
http://media.myfoxchicago.com/fox/webcam2.html
Didn’t think about that last post of mine before doing so. Thanks for the info and have a great day.
I thought some people like myself would like to see a blizzard since we are not going to here.If not don’t look Ethel because it may cause anger resentment jealousy and want to cause you to move to another state or join the DARK SIDE OH NO lol.
Mix for the weekend. So says the Sith…
The ice brings back bad memories. So glad we are not getting that. We have family that are in the midst of it all, so praying for thier safety.
i am skyping live out of south bend tonight, gonna drive up still skype me if you wanna see some live footage hit up brent3978
Wednesday…Windy…colder. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the upper 20s. West winds around 30 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 50 mph.
For all intents and purposes, that’s Blizzard conditions here tomorrow.
I know everyone on here is a snow lover but we need to thank the good Lord above this storm missed us … it would have been devasting around here and to be honest just don’t want to see that!!
Good one. 🙂
Ouch!
Will the snow showers actually accumulate any or will the ground be too warm for anything to stick. Its just too depressing to see the amount of snow that is missing us to our north. I wouldn’t want the ice but would LOVE the snow. Anyway, what are your thoughts about the snow here tomorrow and this weekend?
I hate Ky weather
Man, that is one busy Radar! What a Mess!!
Thanks for all the updates Chris….Maybe we can get some snow love this weekend? I really want Winter to go out with a bang!
On a side note….
It cracks me up at all the people out and about in shorts and T-shirts over the last few days, like Spring is officially here and it’s only going to get warmer from here on out. There’s a lot of people AI may have to say “Told ya’ so” to after tomorrow 🙂
I am just thankful that it looks like I will get to teach for 5 straight days!
I don’t know who “AI” is…. but there is a lot of people that I may have to say “Told ya’ so” to as well…LOL
The snow has begun here in Chicago! Bring it!
Interesting… Lol riddlesweather.com had a great stream.. check it out click my name
Well, no point bein’ silly and taking bets on how much snow we’ll get this weekend. Instead, let’s look at whether it’s (A) all rain, (B) rain and sloppy snow mix, or (C) fourteen flurries.
Mind you, no mercy on our electric bills. It’ll still be crazy cold.
On one of the days that the southern counties were in the 50′ and 60’s we had upper 30’s here. I was in the store and there was a girl maybe late TEENS and she had on a spag strap tank top on and short shorts and sandals on. (NO jacket or coat) It is winter in KY! sorry that is rushing it just a little! I know i prob stood there and stared at her. lol
Chris, you said “cruel and unusual punishment.” I agree about the cruel part, but NOT the unusual part! lol
I hope that the next storm “miss” for us is strike three and winter will be OUT.
We can’t buy a big storm…..so I’m ready for spring.
Oh I thought you were referring to “Artificial Intelligence” LOL.
U cracked me up.
..and a flurry in ETown.
This webcam is awesome– Chicago gettin’ hit! http://www.earthcam.com/usa/illinois/chicago/wrigleyfield/
Chris, between you and the Sigafoose brothers at Firsthand Weather in the Tennessee Valley, we all should be able to get a very accurate forecast for this weekend and beyond. All three of you are very good at predicting the weather. I live north of Atlanta (I-85 North) and I look at both of your weather forecasts for our area weather, too. Keep up the good work!
has anyone heard from Rolo since his treatment??
The way i look at it if you wish for a 2 foot snow you got to take what comes with it.Wanting a big snow an thinking the power won’t go out is ridiculous.You have to take the good with the bad and sometimes that includes ice..JMOP
31 here with heavy freezing rain…trees starting to really lean, waiting for the changeover.
I see where the NWS in Indy finally put out an Ice Storm Warning. I was inquiring about that yesterday.
Hope the temps in NKY go above 32 soon. I have to drive in that stuff eventually…
For the love of God look at these totals! I’ve been to the Tulsa area many times as all my grandfathers family is from there. They always told me they NEVER got much snow there……Crazy
http://www.ktul.com/Global/story.asp?S=13944981
Wow, the rain is really picking up here in Louisville. I can only sympathize with residents of those parts of Indiana and what they will be dealing with pretty soon.
While this could be a historic winter storm for them, I posted information on my blog about an event that occurred in 1951. Yep, you guessed it, an ice storm that happened on this date. You’ll never guessed where it ranked on the Top Ten Winter Weather events for Southern Indiana and Central Kentucky.
http://www.mikjournal.blogspot.com
I usually proof read before I post, sometimes one gets away from me though 🙂
Ya’ see it every year…..people rushing Spring in, only to get disappointed. You would think after a few years of the same thing happening, people would learn.
the system monday and tuesday should be watched closely as well with rain changing to snow with rapidly falling temperatures. the ecmwf track is further west along the front meaning rain the low on the gfs is further southeast after the frontal passage meaning more snow. the gfs bufkit is showing increasing snow ratios to 20-25:1 for late monday night into tuesday with .5 qpf most of which is snow. cmc looks similar to gfs. as for this weekend i still think this is coming west which means snow for our region and the 18z nam and gfs back me up.
This is the best Chicago cam I have found.
http://www.wgntv.com/videobeta/?watchLive=wgntv-tivid-livestream-96
You’ll forgive me if I’m not ready to get pumped about the late week storm or the storm early next week. At best, the late week storm might bring a few inches. That’s great, but our friends to the west are seeing a historic blizzard. I don’t like being left out of the party when it comes to snow.
As for the rest of the winter, I think Chris is right the weather will stay active, but whether that translates into snow for us is another question. The pattern of this winter has been lots of blocking with suppressed storms which then gives way to a large storm that cuts to our north. Then the pattern repeats.
Based on the patterns of this winter, I just don’t know if anything will line up for us on a statewide basis.
Good soaking rain in Lawrenceburg. 50 Degrees and holding
Oh man, I hope this thing can somehow track West of the Apps, that would be a dandy for those of us in Western Kentucky!
im swimming im my baktard, with my cat quiet thwe hoot i tell ya.
It’s gonna be hard to get pumped about much of anything after watching the weather channel today and seeing what EVERYONE else is getting…
sigh…
A Very cold rain with a few rumbles of thunder here in Middlesboro.
All this precipitation and it’s wasted on raining 🙁
Power always goes out where I live for big events, so I agree. Nice light 12″ snow please 😉
Thank you this cam and coverage is awesome.Stuck here in the rain.
Rolo, I thought cats hated water?
lol..
Wow! I don’t mind one bit on missing out on the ice. However, look at the radar. The frozen precip almost outlines the northern part of the state. Proof that the snowdome is Kentucky shaped!
Tommy, keep us posted. We’ll be prayin for you guys up there-may the ice gods be merciful!
Please take the radar off the blog, its making me sick..
Hi Rolo,
Just wondering how things went for you yesterday and how you are feeling today? Take good care!
It’s been proven several times that the snowdome actually attracts ice. The weathers gods must actually like us right now…hope that continues into Saturday. Snow Saturday + Pack winning the Super Bowl Sunday= 🙂
LOL! I feel the same way.
strummer wasnt as sick as i thiought id be, but i guess the mneds they gave me helped. ty for askig friend.
i didnt sat the feline car y friend uu know what i meAN.
…but when they DO, they out-right GIT IT! 😉
I have folks in Coweta, near Tulsa…they have 14″+ and the power is still on for them way out in the country.
I was there for Christmas ’02, and they had a 10-inch thundersnow event while were there. AWESOME!
I thought I was happy to be well out of this one and to have a few days of temps in the 50s, but now I’m feeling quite jealous of the snow. 🙁
I’m workin it tonight here in Frankfort. The back yard is floodin!
Rolo did you get a good Dr report I sure hope so
From the NWS in Paducah:
…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SPENCER…WARRICK AND VANDERBURGH
COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST INDIANA…HOPKINS…WEBSTER…MCLEAN…DAVIESS
AND HENDERSON COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST KENTUCKY…AND TODD…CHRISTIAN
AND MUHLENBERG COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY UNTIL 830 PM CST…
AT 730 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SHOWERS WITH STRONG WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH. THIS LINE WAS
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM EVANSVILLE TO EARLINGTON TO
HOPKINSVILLE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THIS ACTIVITY WAS LOCATED JUST AHEAD OF THE PASSAGE OF A VERY STRONG
COLD FRONT. AFTER THE WINDS PICK UP…THEY WILL REMAIN STRONG AND
GUSTY THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. EXPECT A DRASTIC DROP IN
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH LATE EVENING…ON THE ORDER OF
AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES IN AN HOUR.
LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE IMPACTED INCLUDE BOONVILLE…ROCKPORT…
OWENSBORO…CALHOUN…MADISONVILLE…GREENVILLE…AND ELKTON.
STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.
A huge dry slot is moving into some areas not predicted, although it’s a bad storm for many don’t think it will be as bad as predicted for some, ala St. Louis, and maybe even Chicago. Just my 2 cents.
The huge temp change is starting to work eastward now. Paducah just dropped 20 degrees in one hour
Wow, talk about a massive hose job for snow lovers in Indiana and Illinois. What was a massive blizzard looks like just a moderate snowfall thanks to a huge dry slot.
NWS St. Louis disagrees
DRY SLOT HAS MOVED IN ACROSS THE SRN CWA CAUSING A TEMPORARY LULL
IN THE PRECIPIATION INTENSITIES. THIS DRY SLOT AS BEGUN TO FILL IN
AS SOUTHERN END OF THE DEFORMATION ZONE IS MOVING ACROSS SWRN MO
CAUSING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL. RUC/HRRR IS PICKING UP ON THIS
PRETTY WELL WITH THE RUC BRINGING AND INTENSE BAND OF MID LEVEL
FRONTOGENESIS UP ALONG INTERSTATE 44 INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS
SHOULD BRING BRIEF 1-2 INCH SNOWFALL RATES ACROSS THE STL METRO
INTO EARLY EVENING. FARTHER NORTH…INTENSE ASCENT WITH THE TROUGH
WILL LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO CAUSE VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER
CNTRL/NERN MO AND W CENTRAL IL THROUGH AT LEAST MID EVENING.
EXPECT THE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT AS THE TROUGH PASSES THROUGH THE AREA.
I think this somewhat verifies what I was saying, 1-2″ in St. Louis, they were supposed to get 8-12″, all they have had today is sleet for the most part.
Please pray for my sis and brother in Law and kidS.i JUST GOT OFF FROM MY SIS 10 mins from downtown Indy.She said Ice was at 1 inch trees bent and on top off that 2-4 inches of snow to fall tommorow. She said that on top off Ice will be very bad.She said her power has been blinking last report 18 with windchill 12 or lower blowing winds and whiteout for Ice I had never heard white out for Ice.Also my brother in law Jim was caught briefly on tv with a propane heater here he is he is in at 1;10 or 1:11 on Tv WTHR.COM PLS WATCH HIM hes a jewel love having him for my brother in law.He drives the US mail every night to Terre Haute Ind and to Cinn before returning to indy.Pls God keep him safe.Here is the clip hang on to 1:10 or 1:11 in the tape.
http://www.wthr.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5519958&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Really hope it isn’t as bad for the people up north as predicted.
As for the cold air heading this way,
they can keep it…I’ve enjoyed these nice temps.
I was a hard sell, Darth BubbaG, but you finally won…upside is
I’m much more at ease on the dark side
No snow anxieties! 🙂
I was refering to the part about the dry slot filling in. Just west of St. Louis has gotten well over a foot and Chicago which is getting absolutely pounded. Snowfall rates of up to 3″ an hour, 55 mph winds, and lots of thunder and lightning.
I think you may be misreading that. They’re saying that while there is a dry slot, it’s filling in. That 1-2″ is the snowfall rate, not the total amount of accumulation. Snowfall rate is typically given in per hour increments… so that would be 1-2″ per hour which would still deliver them a good wallop of snow.
Too bad all that precipitation couldn’t have held off a few more hours… :/
nam starting off good for friday night in terms of snow!
BIG time under achiever built up by media
Actually this storm is overachieving for most people. The snow totals in a lot of areas thus far are wicked.
I will try 1 last time moderation sucks lol.Here is my Brother in Law on Tv briefly stocking up its 1:10 or 1:11 in the Tape pls watch.
http://www.wthr.com/video?clipId=5524167&autostart=true
Sorry folks wrong video try again.
http://www.wthr.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=5519958&flvUri=&partnerclipid=
Finally the right video hes at 1:10 or 1:11
For what its worth the 0z nam run is great for cen ky.
Keep my sister and hubby and family in your prayers.She is in Indy under an Ice storm,I spoke with her an hour ago temp was 18 wind chill 11.She said they were having whiteout from the Ice storm never heard of that.My brother in law deliveres the mail each night in 18 wheeler picks up at airport. He goes to cinn and Terri Haute and back to Indy so I hope God watches over hiM and her tonight Her power is flicking,plus 4 inches snow tommorow.
My sis in Indy her temp was 18 and 11 wind chill,she is having Whiteout from an Ice Storm,I never heard of that.Her power is flickering shes 10 minutes from Indy.She has an INCH OF ICE.
Jim my brother in Law was interviewed getting winter supplies and works tonight delvering 18 wheeler to pick up mail in Indy takes to Cincy and Terri Haute.My sis also said 4 inches of snow on top of that for tommorow said it was the worst since had seen since 1993.Thanks Crystal.
PS She currently has an INCH OF ICE. Trees are bowed down
My sis in Indy has an Inch of Ice.
Meanwhile, an incredible tropical cyclone is about to bear down on Australia! Crazy!
Whats it saying and when is it for
My brother in law is also at 1:38 or 1:40 in the clip above the last clip news his name is Jim Carpenter.
The Dark Side is strong in you 😉
If I were chris I would pull the trigger on two winter storm threats one friday night the next monday night. friday night could easily be a 2-5 band across the region while the monday night could be a 6 inch snow for most if the track is right given increasing snow ratios falling temepratures and blowing snow.
Well guys we finally updated its not a big update, but we finally cranked one out. We are sorry its so late, just another really BUSY day.
Also if you go to riddlesweather.com click the Oklahoma tab for pics out of Oklahoma of the leftover snow its impressive. Comment on there!
Front just hit Louisville (Hikes Point). Wind hit kind of like a hammer. Rattled the windows and everything…
If only we’d get half of that I’d be shappy! Very cool cam!
Just talked to my family in central ohio, they currently have .25″ of ICE and counting. They still have electricity but houses just a few short miles north of them are without electricity. So it doesn’t look good.
Great? Looks like just an inch or two? I’ll take anything, but here we go again with ankle biters….
Wind is kickin up in Elizabethtown now… temp dropped 7 degrees in 30 mins.
12 degree drop in 45mins– wind is crazy!! My kids water table went sailing across my deck.
I’m glad you weren’t as sick as you thought you’d be. Take care Rolo, and don’t float too far away while you’re swimming in your back yard. 🙂
27 mph winds
40mph gusts
Went from 52 to 38 degrees in an hour/hour and a half I’d say. Probably still droppong but I’m going back to bed!
I secured everything else outside so I dont get any more rude awakenings LOL.
Mr. Expert,
Are you going to have a follow up post or article about this anytime soon? 🙂
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