406 AM EST THU JAN 14 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL
INDIANA…SOUTHEAST INDIANA…NORTHEAST KENTUCKY…NORTHERN
KENTUCKY…CENTRAL OHIO…MIAMI VALLEY OF OHIO…SOUTH CENTRAL
OHIO…SOUTHWEST OHIO AND WEST CENTRAL OHIO.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF FREEZING DRIZZLE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. IF THE FREEZING DRIZZLE OCCURS AND BECOMES WIDESPREAD A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED.
It’s looking like the next two weeks will see a decidedly milder, if not stormier, weather pattern as the cold air shifts west and storms slam into the west coast in typical El-Nino fashion:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/814day/
Don’t rule out snow in such a pattern. While warm air often means rain, a stormy pattern in mid-winter can still generate snow given the right conditions.
The winter weather scenario has not changed. While the winter storm watch was replaced with a winter weather advisory, this is a technical distinction and not indicative of a weakening of the storm. Click here for advisory criteria and here for details on today’s winter weather.
Of note will be a several hour period in the late morning and early afternoon when snowfall rates are forecast to be one inch per hour or more and visibilities could briefly fall to near zero.
