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WWUS43 KPAH 230351
WSWPAH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
951 PM CST THU JAN 22 2026
ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-231000-
/O.CON.KPAH.WS.W.0001.260124T0600Z-260126T0000Z/
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 BARDWELL, METROPOLIS, CLINTON, MOUND
CITY, ELKTON, PIEDMONT, POSEYVILLE, EVANSVILLE, DIXON, VAN BUREN,
ROCKPORT, PERRYVILLE, MCLEANSBORO, CADIZ, ELIZABETHTOWN, FORT
BRANCH, MARBLE HILL, JACKSON, BOONVILLE, CALHOUN, HOPKINSVILLE,
CHARLESTON, NEW MADRID, HERRIN, JONESBORO, MARION, MORGANFIELD,
PETERSBURG, MAYFIELD, MURRAY, HARRISBURG, VIENNA, CAPE GIRARDEAU,
BLOOMFIELD, GOLCONDA, SMITHLAND, HICKMAN, GREENVILLE, WICKLIFFE,
SIKESTON, CARBONDALE, MOUNT VERNON, DONIPHAN, PADUCAH, PRINCETON,
POPLAR BLUFF, OWENSBORO, CARMI, HENDERSON, ALBION, CAIRO,
FAIRFIELD, MURPHYSBORO, SHAWNEETOWN, BENTON, WEST FRANKFORT,
MOUNT CARMEL, EDDYVILLE, MADISONVILLE, AND PINCKNEYVILLE
951 PM CST THU JAN 22 2026 /1051 PM EST THU JAN 22 2026/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM
EST/ FRIDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ SUNDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW. A BAND OF 8 TO 13 INCH ACCUMULATIONS PEAKING
ROUGHLY FROM AROUND POPLAR BLUFF, MO TO PADUCAH AND MARION
NORTHEASTWARD TO EVANSVILLE AND OWENSBORO. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN OTHER
LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND FAR SOUTHWEST KENTUCKY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SLEET IN FAR SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND WESTERN
KENTUCKY WITH FREEZING RAIN MIXED IN. SOME SLEET ACCUMULATION AND
UP TO A LIGHT GLAZE OF FREEZING RAIN.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, SOUTHWEST INDIANA, WESTERN
KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ FRIDAY NIGHT TO 6 PM CST /7 PM
EST/ SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT
TO IMPOSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CAN
BE OBTAINED BY VISITING WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PAH/ROADS
PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER DELAYING ALL TRAVEL. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.
DRS
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