Winter Storm Warning Issued for Louisville

This post has been updated. The Warning information is at the bottom with more current forecast information at the top.

Now that the snow has started to fall in our area, let's discuss what to expect through the night and Friday morning.

If you haven't seen it yet, you will see a transition from rain to sleet briefly then to snow. Temperatures will drop quickly through that time period. Once you reach the mid-20s, your area will "flash freeze." That's not hype - it just means temps going from above freezing to the middle or lower 20s within just a few hours (for some of you it will only be a few minutes) causing water to freeze instantly without a chance to treat or remove it.

That cold *is* the story. The cold will freeze liquid water, but it will also make it dangerous for you to be outside Friday with uncovered skin. Frostbite can set in in as little as 15-20 minutes with this level of cold.

Snow is falling now and will start to wrap up shortly after midnight. Our snow totals map is below. The white shading are the lightest totals - generally 1"-2" including what has already started to fall. The blue shading is more widespread where we expect 2"-4" of snow, and the purple represents where the highest totals are likely. That's where we are expecting 3"-6" of snow.

The National Weather Service office in Louisville has issued a Winter Storm Warning for all of our area until Friday afternoon. Everyone shaded in dark blue is covered by this new Warning. Remember to treat any weather Warning just as seriously as you would a Tornado Warning or Thunderstorm Warning.