Western Kentucky remains under an Ice Storm Warning until 6:00 Friday morning, with the National Weather Service saying the Pennyrile region could receive over a half-inch of ice accumulation.
During a Wednesday briefing, National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist Christine Wielgos said Western Kentucky is in line for a significant amount of ice late Thursday and Thursday night.
click to download audioWielgos says the Pennyrile region will likely see the highest ice accumulations.
click to download audioShe adds any amount of ice the region receives will create major driving problems.
click to download audioWielgos adds temperatures will drop as the winter storm system moves across the region and stay cold until Saturday.
click to download audioShe says this storm has the potential to produce hazardous conditions across the region, but will not be anything like the 2009 ice storm.
click to download audioAs closings and cancellations come in they will be posted on our websites.
