{"id":17389,"date":"2016-01-21T12:13:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T17:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=17389"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:13:03","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T17:13:03","slug":"major-winter-storm-on-the-way-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=17389","title":{"rendered":"Major Winter Storm On The Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, folks. A major winter storm is going to try and shut down much of\u00a0the bluegrass state Friday into Friday night. Significant snowfall and\u00a0high winds will combine to produce whiteout conditions for several hours. While we may never crack blizzard criteria, for some, it&#8217;s going to be as close as you can get.<\/p>\n<p>The midday models didn&#8217;t really stray too far from prior runs. Every run is going to show variance from it&#8217;s prior run&#8230; that is to be expected. As long as it&#8217;s nothing drastic, there&#8217;s no reason to get worked up over little changes here or there.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a model preview of current snowfall forecasts:<\/p>\n<p>GFS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GFS27.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17383\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GFS27.png\" alt=\"GFS\" width=\"795\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GFS27.png 795w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/GFS27-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>NAM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NAM17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17386\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NAM17.png\" alt=\"NAM\" width=\"847\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NAM17.png 847w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NAM17-300x213.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 847px) 100vw, 847px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hi-Res NAM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NAM-33.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17385\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NAM-33.png\" alt=\"NAM 3\" width=\"769\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NAM-33.png 769w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/NAM-33-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This model run has me spooked just a bit because of just how much moisture it&#8217;s showing. It matches what \u00a0the SREF (Short Range Ensembles Forecast) has been showing for a few days now. It continues to spit out a ridiculous amount of precipitation across our region.<\/p>\n<p>As such, I&#8217;ve expanded the heaviest snow area and totals by a bit&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Special-32.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17390\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Special-32.png\" alt=\"Special 3\" width=\"819\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Special-32.png 819w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Special-32-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will continue to update that map later today and put out a final call later tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Much of Kentucky is now under a Winter Storm Warning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Warnings3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17388\" src=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Warnings3.png\" alt=\"Warnings\" width=\"633\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Warnings3.png 633w, https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Warnings3-300x141.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the heavy snow, blowing and drifting snow will be common across our region. The absolute worst part of this storm occurs from mid morning Friday through the wee hours of Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>I will have the latest on WKYT-TV starting at 4pm. See ya there and keep checking back for updates.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy all the bread and milk you bought and take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, folks. A major winter storm is going to try and shut down much of\u00a0the bluegrass state Friday into Friday night. Significant snowfall and\u00a0high winds will combine to produce whiteout conditions for several hours. While we may never crack blizzard criteria, for some, it&#8217;s going to be as close as you can get. 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