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Forecast still holds for 8+ inches of snow; more of Kentucky could get ice

Now hours away from this weekend's major winter storm, meteorologists are still trying to tweak their forecast for what amount and type of wintry precipitation will fall.

A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect through Sunday afternoon as a massive combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain remains on track to impact the entire region.

Probabilities remain above 70% for exceeding 8 inches of snow along a line between Popular Bluff and through southern Illinois to Evansville. The chances for up to a foot of snow have moved more toward Evansville. Paducah's chance for a foot of snow is now set at less than 10 percent.

On Saturday morning the first round of fluffy dry snow will spread across the entire region, then transition into a heavier wet snow in the afternoon and mix with sleet and freezing rain over western Kentucky. 

By Saturday evening, model guidance is showing a lull in precipitation. Then late Saturday night into Sunday afternoon any wintry mix will quickly transition back to all snow. 

There still remains uncertainty on how far north sleet will reach. It's still expected in far southeast Missouri and in western Kentucky near the Tennessee border, but it could develop further north as well.

While potential sleet and freezing rain could reduce snow totals in some areas, the wintry mix would be just as impactful if not worse for making travel nearly impossible for most of the weekend. 

The big story Sunday night through Tuesday morning will be even more dangerous wind chill values between -5 to -15 degrees. Most of the region will stay below 32 degrees for the entire week ahead. Wind gusts up to 20 miles per hour will cause blowing and drifting snow that will lead to poor visibility at times.

Prolonged sub freezing temperatures begin Friday and continues through at least Tuesday for most of the region. Temperatures could fall to zero or below on Monday morning. Multiple mornings of wind chills reaching 0 to -10 degrees are expected.

You can see the NWS Paducah's latest storm report here .
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