Winter Storm Warning For Cincinnati and Ohio Valley

Updated snow and ice maps for tonight’s system. The crossover where snow/ice overlap has a high uncertainty of forecast accumulations, as more snow would lessen ice accumulation, and more freezing rain would significantly cut snow totals. Begins after midnight most areas.

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington OH
407 PM EST Tue Feb 6 2018

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations
  of 2 to 4 inches, with localized amounts up to 5 inches, and
  ice accumulations of up to two tenths of an inch are expected.

* WHERE...Portions of Southeast Indiana, Northern Kentucky and
  Central, South Central and Southwest Ohio. The higher ice
  totals will be mainly south of Interstate 71 with the highest
  snowfall totals along Interstate 71.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM EST Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Plan on difficult travel conditions,
  including during the morning commute on Wednesday. Be prepared
  for significant reductions in visibility at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet
and ice will make travel very hazardous or impossible. Additional
information can be found at www.weather.gov/iln as well as on our
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Deteriorating Conditions This Evening With Snow, Icing, Wind, and Falling Temperatures

Use extreme caution if you are driving this evening. Snow and the arctic front are barreling into Indianapolis and advancing rapidly eastward and southeastward. Drizzle currently falling in Cincinnati is wetting the ground and pavement. Temperatures are falling 10 degrees in one hour with the arctic front along with snow and snow showers. While not a lot of snow is expected, the snow whipped by 30 mph wind gusts and wet roads potentially flash freezing could create significant travel headaches, especially with a busy super bowl Sunday traffic evening.

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