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WWUS43 KPAH 220722
WSWPAH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
122 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-222100-
/O.CON.KPAH.WS.A.0001.260124T0600Z-260125T1800Z/
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-UNION
KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-
TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-RIPLEY-
BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF VIENNA, MORGANFIELD, HOPKINSVILLE, WEST
FRANKFORT, OWENSBORO, DONIPHAN, MOUND CITY, MURRAY, FAIRFIELD,
PERRYVILLE, HENDERSON, SHAWNEETOWN, JACKSON, CADIZ, NEW MADRID,
ELIZABETHTOWN, HICKMAN, BOONVILLE, FORT BRANCH, METROPOLIS,
PETERSBURG, GREENVILLE, VAN BUREN, PIEDMONT, CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MADISONVILLE, POSEYVILLE, PADUCAH, ALBION, MOUNT VERNON,
EVANSVILLE, MARION, MAYFIELD, CALHOUN, MCLEANSBORO, GOLCONDA,
POPLAR BLUFF, DIXON, SIKESTON, BARDWELL, WICKLIFFE, MARBLE HILL,
CAIRO, HERRIN, CHARLESTON, ELKTON, PRINCETON, HARRISBURG,
CLINTON, MURPHYSBORO, CARBONDALE, SMITHLAND, PINCKNEYVILLE,
ROCKPORT, BENTON, BLOOMFIELD, MOUNT CARMEL, JONESBORO, CARMI, AND
EDDYVILLE
122 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026 /222 AM EST THU JAN 22 2026/
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE IN SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF WEST KENTUCKY, WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REST OF WEST
KENTUCKY, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST
INDIANA. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 7 AND 13 INCHES, AND ICE
ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A LIGHT GLAZE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN
KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...PROLONGED COLD IS ALSO EXPECTED BETWEEN
FRIDAY AND MONDAY. WIND CHILLS FRIDAY NIGHT COULD BE AS LOW AS -10
DEGREES ACROSS THE NORTH AND -5 ACROSS THE SOUTH. SUNDAY NIGHT
WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM -7 DEGREES TO -12 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER
STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU, INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS,
BOOSTER CABLES, FLASHLIGHT, SHOVEL, BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING.
ALSO TAKE WATER, A FIRST AID KIT, AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP
YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED.
DW
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