MIDWEST—Here’s the statement from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regarding the weather we’re going to be seeing in the next 24-48 hours:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 455 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-051100- JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON- WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE- HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH- WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES- LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL- UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN- MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER- RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID- 455 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY IN AREAS NORTHWEST OF A MAYFIELD TO CALHOUN KENTUCKY LINE. TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE...A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. BRUTALLY COLD AIR WILL COME IN BEHIND THE STORM SYSTEM AND PUT THE AREA IN THE DEEP FREEZE THROUGH TUESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND WATCH PRODUCTS FOR DETAILS ON THE HEAVY SNOW AND COLD. * * * *
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