Winter Weather Awareness Campaigns in Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri this week

...2018 Winter Weather Awareness Campaigns....

The following are the dates of this year's Winter Weather Awareness Campaigns in our region:

2018 Winter Awareness Campaigns
INDIANA	NOV. 11-17
MISSOURI	NOVEMBER 14
ILLINOIS	NOV. 11-17
KENTUCKY	MONTH OF DECEMBER

For more information about your state's campaign, please visit your state's winter weather awareness webpage. The Paducah National Weather Service office covers parts of four states. You can visit the winter awareness webpages for INDIANA MISSOURI and ILLINOIS now. The Kentucky winter awareness webpage will be available at a later date.

Indiana will cover a different safety topic each day. Click on a day for the text of that day's statement.

Sunday - Overview
Monday - Winter Outlook, Typical Winter Weather and Threats
Tuesday - Winter Weather Travel Safety
Wednesday - Safety Considerations for Schools
Thursday - Winter Safety Plans
Friday - Outdoor Safety during Winter
Saturday - Summary

The National Weather Service office in Paducah will post informational graphics on social media during the Winter Weather Awareness Campaigns for each state.

Our region is at risk for extreme winter weather due to its vulnerability to Arctic air masses from the north and the proximity of very moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. Such interactions bring major winter storms. A couple of the biggest winter storms in recent memory include the record December 23, 2004 snowstorm and the Ice Storm of January, 2009.