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Arrival of winter mix expected mid to late afternoon
PADUCAH, Ky. (Jan. 30, 2023) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 1 Snow and Ice Team is carefully monitoring a winter event expected to arrive mid to late afternoon today.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter weather advisory from 3 p.m., CST, today, through 9 a.m., Tuesday.
A wintry mix of sleet and snow is expected to move across the region with up to 2/10ths of an inch of ice accumulation. While not on a scale of the ice storm of 2009, this system has the potential to impact traffic.
KYTC District 1 Crews plan to pre-treat highways starting this morning. The storm timeline will not allow all roadways to be treated. Crews will mainly concentrate on “A” Snow Priority Routes which include Interstates, parkways, and other 4-lane highways, as well as some 2-lane U.S. Highways. An effort will be made to pre-treat bridges and overpasses on “B” and “C” Snow Priority Routes if time allows.
Motorists should be alert for slow moving tanker trucks spraying brine on roadways. The District 1 Supertanker will be on Interstate 24 and Interstate 69. While it moves at regular traffic speed, motorists should still use appropriate caution.
Some KYTC District 1 personnel will be sent home this morning with plans to return as needed during the late afternoon hours. This will make a maximum number of trucks available to spread salt as the winter mix moves through during the evening and overnight hours.
KYTC engineers urge motorists to evaluate their plans for Monday night and Tuesday morning to avoid unnecessary travel.
As they accumulate, freezing rain and sleet will likely reduce the effectiveness of salt and other ice-fighting chemicals.
KYTC District 1 will attempt to provide timely updates as the winter mix moves across the region.
KYTC District 1 is responsible for 2,835 miles of highway in McCracken, Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman, Fulton, Graves, Calloway, Trigg, Lyon, Crittenden, Livingston, and Marshall Counties.
Motorists are reminded to monitor area news media and the National Weather Service at www.weather.gov/PAH. NWS graphics for this snow and ice event can be found here: https://www.weather.gov/media/pah/DssPacket.pdf. Please check this link for updates every few hours.
To get traffic advisories and alerts for KYTC District 1 counties via email please go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/KYTC/signup/13651. Click on the District 1 counties you regularly drive through, or on any of the specialty corridors you travel. Check your SPAM filtering to assure Gov Delivery is on your approved list.
Timely traffic advisories for the 12 counties of KYTC Highway District 1 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.
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