Winter Weather Advisory, Flood Warning remains in effect. Upcoming Winter Storm Threat

Rain is expected to transition over to a quick thumping of snowfall where about 1 to 2 inches is expected. 

Winter Weather Advisory

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of south central Indiana and east central, north central, and south central Kentucky.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

Slow down and use caution while traveling. In Indiana, for Indiana Road Conditions please visit http://511in.org In Kentucky, for Kentucky Road Conditions please visit http://goky.ky.gov

A Flood Warning was issued overnight due to rainfalling over a long duration, a squal line with heavier rain bands, wind, and lightning.

Flood Warning

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of central Kentucky, including the following counties, Anderson, Boyle, Bullitt, Casey, Clark, Garrard, Green, Hardin, Hart, Jessamine, Larue, Lincoln, Madison, Marion, Mercer, Nelson, Taylor, Washington and Woodford.

* WHEN...Until 400 PM EST /300 PM CST/ Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

- At 427 AM EST /327 AM CST/, the heavy rain has ended, but widespread flooding continues. Local law enforcement and county emergency management continue to report numerous road closures due to high water. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen in the warned area.

- Some locations that will experience flooding include... Richmond, Danville, Bardstown, Harrodsburg, Lebanon, Stanford, Lancaster, Hodgenville, Springfield and Mccreary.

- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.

Looking ahead there is growing potential of a Winter Storm Tuesday through Thursday morning. The Probabilistic Snowfall Experiment is predicting a general swath of 4 to 6 inches across Cental Kentucky. 

Radar

Picture from snow this morning