Posted by John Humphress on Dec 17, 2010
Taylor County Schools Running on a One Hour Delay
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Posted by John Humphress on Dec 15, 2010
With the first serious winter storm of the season expected to hit Kentucky tonight, the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) is urging residents to exercise caution in the event their electric service is interrupted.
The National Weather Service (NWS) is forecasting that a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain will move into Kentucky later today. Some areas of Kentucky might see ice accumulations of as much as half an inch, forecasters say.
That much ice can break weak tree limbs and bring them down on power lines. Some scattered power outages are possible, the PSC said.
Customers who lose power should follow proper safety precautions if they use portable generators or heating appliances, PSC Chairman David Armstrong said.
“As we learned during the record-breaking ice storm in 2009, improper use of portable generators and heaters can be extremely dangerous,” Armstrong said. “Many Kentuckians lost their lives, and many more were hospitalized, as the result of being poisoned by carbon monoxide emitted by portable generators that were not used correctly.”
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Posted by John Humphress on Dec 15, 2010
The high pressure responsible for the Arctic airmass currently in place across the area will shift east into the Appalachians today. At the same time a low pressure system is forecast to develop across the central and southern Plains states. Warm moist air from the Gulf will move northeast of this low and into our region tonight. Initially as the moisture moves in here…light snow should start to fall across south central Kentucky…with the snow progressing north this evening. As more warm air moves in above the surface…snow will become sleet and rain and then re-freeze as it hits the cold air nearer the surface. Snow…sleet and freezing rain will overspread our entire region tonight…with the heaviest precipitation ending by daybreak Thursday.
[audio:http://www.campbellsville.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/webbriefing.mp3|titles=Weather briefing]
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