{"id":47906,"date":"2021-02-15T10:47:40","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T15:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=47906"},"modified":"2021-02-15T10:47:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T15:47:40","slug":"major-ice-storm-area-expands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kyweathercenter.com\/?p=47906","title":{"rendered":"Major Ice Storm Area Expands"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good late morning, everyone. Our major winter storm is increasing from southwest to northeast and the setup is taking a turn toward the worst case scenario as more ice shows up. This increases the potential for widespread power outages across areas of central and eastern Kentucky. Farther west, it’s a shutdown snowstorm for the rest of the state.<\/p>\n

I’m about to head into WKYT, but wanted to drop by for a super quick update with how things stand. This is a rough estimate of how this big storm looks to play out…<\/p>\n

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If you’re in the area I’ve outlined for the ice storm, make plans now in case you lose power later today or tonight. You can see how the buffer zone has moved west as well. I know many of you are looking at your thermometer that’s in the teens and low 20s and wondering how on earth this is happening. A warm layer of air is overrunning the low-level arctic air, creating all kinds of precipitation types.<\/p>\n

The setup behind this is for the next winter storm to move in here by Wednesday and Thursday with significant freezing rain, sleet and snow.<\/p>\n

Nothing good can come from the current trend of the week.<\/p>\n

I will be on WKYT here in a while and be there until this storm is finished and will update KWC later. Here are your radars to follow this monster storm…<\/p>\n