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Belski's Blog - Slight Risk for heavy snow for Louisville

Most likely much lighter amounts

Slight risk for heavy snow
Slight risk for heavy snow
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Belski's Blog - Slight Risk for heavy snow for Louisville

Most likely much lighter amounts

Updated Thursday evening, February 14......The Weather Prediction Center has put Louisville in a SLIGHT RISK for at least 4 inches of snow for Friday. Before you get too excited about that, we have been in this risk several times this winter from the WPC and the biggest snow so far has been 2.9 inches.So here are the latest maps.....There is a Winter Weather ADVISORY for the entire WLKY viewing area except for the line of counties from Lawrence to Jennings in Indiana.The rest of the area is expecting an inch or two for the most part.NWS Louisville says.....keying on 1 to 2 inch accumulations along and north of the WK and BG parkways and a minor ice accumulation south._____From the Weather Prediction Center......The snow amounts will decrease from west to east with this system......Louisville 1-2"Evansville 1-2"St. Louis 2-3"Kansas City up to 6"____Here are the latest chances for accumulations for our area from the WPC......Chance for at least 1 inch of snow Friday nightLouisville 70-80%Seymour, IN 40-50%Elizabethtown, KY 60-70%Lexington 60-70%_____Louisville 40-60% highest chances southern suburbsSeymour, IN 10-20%Elizabethtown, KY 40-50%Lexington 50-60%_____Louisville 5-10% north areas.... 10-20% south sectionsSeymour, IN 0%Elizabethtown, KY 10-20%Lexington 10-20%_____Louisville 1-5% in the southern sectionsSeymour, IN 0%Elizabethtown, KY 1-5%Lexington 1-5%________Computer models for the Louisville area.....NAM accumulations up to 3 inches in the southern suburbs of LouisvilleHI-RES NAM generally an inch or lessGFS 1-2 for LouisvilleECMWF 2-4 inches for Louisville and 4 possible just south of the Louisville areaCMC 2-3 inchesICON Less than 1 inchStill a lot of disagreement..... look for another update on Friday.

Updated Thursday evening, February 14......

The Weather Prediction Center has put Louisville in a SLIGHT RISK for at least 4 inches of snow for Friday. Before you get too excited about that, we have been in this risk several times this winter from the WPC and the biggest snow so far has been 2.9 inches.

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So here are the latest maps.....

WLKY-TV
Winter Weather ADVISORY

There is a Winter Weather ADVISORY for the entire WLKY viewing area except for the line of counties from Lawrence to Jennings in Indiana.

The rest of the area is expecting an inch or two for the most part.

NWS Louisville says.....keying on 1 to 2 inch accumulations along and north of the WK and BG parkways and a minor ice accumulation south.

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From the Weather Prediction Center......

WLKY-TV
WPC snow chances

The snow amounts will decrease from west to east with this system......

Louisville 1-2"

Evansville 1-2"

St. Louis 2-3"

Kansas City up to 6"

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Here are the latest chances for accumulations for our area from the WPC......

WLKY-TV
Chance for at least 1 inch of snow

Chance for at least 1 inch of snow Friday night

Louisville 70-80%

Seymour, IN 40-50%

Elizabethtown, KY 60-70%

Lexington 60-70%

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WLKY-TV
Chance for at least 2 inches of snow

Louisville 40-60% highest chances southern suburbs

Seymour, IN 10-20%

Elizabethtown, KY 40-50%

Lexington 50-60%

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WLKY-TV
Chance for at least 4 inches of snow

Louisville 5-10% north areas.... 10-20% south sections

Seymour, IN 0%

Elizabethtown, KY 10-20%

Lexington 10-20%

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WLKY-TV
Chance for at least 6 inches of snow

Louisville 1-5% in the southern sections

Seymour, IN 0%

Elizabethtown, KY 1-5%

Lexington 1-5%

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Computer models for the Louisville area.....
NAM accumulations up to 3 inches in the southern suburbs of Louisville
HI-RES NAM generally an inch or less
GFS 1-2 for Louisville
ECMWF 2-4 inches for Louisville and 4 possible just south of the Louisville area
CMC 2-3 inches
ICON Less than 1 inch

Still a lot of disagreement..... look for another update on Friday.