A winter storm warning goes into effect Thursday night for much of Kentucky as the state deals with a second round of snowfall this week. However, this storm system is much stronger.
Meteorologist Ron Steve with the National Weather Service in Louisville says more than a foot of snow is expected in some places.
"There's going to be a pretty good swath basically paralleling the Western Kentucky and Bluegrass Parkways from Hopkinsville, up through Elizabethtown towards Lexington that could get ten to 14 inches and even some locally higher amounts than that," Steve predicted.
Bowling Green can expect between five and nine inches of snow. Four to eight inches is predicted in Somerset. Owensboro should get between four and six inches of snowfall, and Elizabethtown should prepare for between ten and 14 inches.
Forecasters say there will be some sleet and freezing rain, as well as ice accumulations of up to a quarter inch.
Travel is expected to become very dangerous. In addition to the snowfall, wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour will reduce visibility.
