Forecasting the recent winter storm that dumped a round of ice, sleet, and snow on Western Kentucky provides some challenges for the National Weather Service.
Paducah Warning Coordination Meteorologist Christine Wielgos says forecasting winter weather provides a number of challenges to forecasters.
click to download audioWielgos says there are a number of factors that can play a part in winter weather.
click to download audioShe adds timing and providing a forecast for a region that includes Western Kentucky, Southeast Missouri, and southern Illinois and Indiana adds to the weather forecast challenges.
click to download audioThe latest round of winter weather produced up to a half-inch of ice in some areas of the region, snow in other parts, and a coating of sleet.
