Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >
Overview
A mixture of sleet and freezing rain impacted the region during the late afternoon and evening on January 30th. The initial round moved out overnight, and then a secondary wave moved in during the afternoon and evening on January 31st. Temperatures were well below freezing so roads quickly became covered with sleet, which compacted down to an icy coating. Even in the days that followed, many secondary roads were ice-covered as temperatures remained below freezing through the morning of February 2nd. There were numerous slide-offs and some accidents. Schools were cancelled in most counties from January 30th through February 2nd. A multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 24 over the Cumberland River closed the eastbound lanes in parts of Lyon and Livingston Counties on the morning of February 1.Sleet/Ice
Here is a look at observed sleet accumulations from this event based on reports we received. A wide swath of 1/2 to 1 inch of sleet occurred across southeast Missouri, far southern Illinois, western Kentucky, and areas near the Ohio River in southwest Indiana. Some localized amounts of up to 1.5" were observed as well. Many areas also received a light glaze of ice due to freezing rain.
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| Evansville, IN courtesy of David Skau | Galatia Road in Saline County IL courtesy of Mike Cummins | Marion, IL courtesy of Cody Simmerman | Murphysboro, IL courtesy of Kimberly Jane Glasser |
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| Crittenden County KY courtesy of Buddy Chandler | Owensboro, KY courtesy of Daviess County Fiscal Court | Murray, KY courtesy of RacerBlueGold on Twitter | Road in front of NWS Paducah on afternoon of February 1st |
Radar
Here is a radar loop showing the first wave of precipitation moving in from southeast Missouri during the mid afternoon and over spreading the area through the evening on January 30th. It moved out of most of western Kentucky by 4 AM on January 31st.
The second wave impacted the region on the afternoon and evening of January 31st. It lingered near the TN/KY border into the early morning hours on February 1st.
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1111 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2023 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0840 PM SLEET 2 SE EVANSVILLE 37.96N 87.51W 01/30/2023 M0.5 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0917 PM SLEET DUDLEY 36.79N 90.09W 01/30/2023 M0.3 INCH STODDARD MO PUBLIC 0938 PM SLEET 1 NE NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.40W 01/30/2023 M0.4 INCH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER 1102 PM SLEET CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.31N 89.55W 01/30/2023 M1.3 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO BROADCAST MEDIA TOTAL EVENT SLEET ACCUMULATION REPORTED BY KFVS 12 METEOROLOGIST. 1200 AM SLEET 2 SE HEATH 37.07N 88.77W 01/31/2023 E0.7 INCH MCCRACKEN KY OFFICIAL NWS OBS TOTAL SLEET ACCUMULATION AT THE NWS PADUCAH OFFICE BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 0431 AM SLEET 4 W HARVIELL 36.66N 90.54W 01/31/2023 M0.5 INCH BUTLER MO PUBLIC 0600 AM SLEET PADUCAH 37.07N 88.64W 01/31/2023 M0.8 INCH MCCRACKEN KY OFFICIAL NWS OBS STORM TOTAL SLEET AT THE NWS PADUCAH OFFICE. 0600 AM SLEET EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.54W 01/31/2023 M0.6 INCH VANDERBURGH IN OFFICIAL NWS OBS STORM TOTAL SLEET AT THE EVANSVILLE ASOS. 0600 AM SLEET MOUNT VERNON 37.94N 87.90W 01/31/2023 M0.5 INCH POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0600 AM SLEET CROFTON 37.05N 87.49W 01/31/2023 M0.4 INCH CHRISTIAN KY COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION KY-CH-12 CROFTON 0.3 W. 0600 AM SLEET 3 NW SMITHLAND 37.17N 88.43W 01/31/2023 M0.2 INCH LIVINGSTON KY CO-OP OBSERVER CO-OP OBSERVER STATION SMLI2 SMITHLAND LOCK AND DAM. 0641 AM SLEET 5 WSW ROCKPORT 37.86N 87.13W 01/31/2023 M0.6 INCH SPENCER IN TRAINED SPOTTER SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATION. 0654 AM SLEET 7 SSW STURGIS 37.45N 88.02W 01/31/2023 M1.0 INCH CRITTENDEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER MOSTLY SLEET MIXED WITH A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN. 0700 AM SLEET 5 WNW ELLSINORE 36.97N 90.82W 01/31/2023 M1.0 INCH CARTER MO COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION MO-CT-1 ELLSINORE MO 4.8 WNW. 0700 AM SLEET 1 SSW PADUCAH 37.06N 88.65W 01/31/2023 M1.0 INCH MCCRACKEN KY COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION KY-MK-14 PADUCAH 1.3 SSW. 0700 AM SLEET 2 W CREAL SPRINGS 37.61N 88.88W 01/31/2023 M0.8 INCH WILLIAMSON IL COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION IL-WM-18 CREAL SPRINGS 2.2 W. 0700 AM SLEET 8 WSW GRANDIN 36.80N 90.97W 01/31/2023 M0.7 INCH RIPLEY MO COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION MO-RP-7 DONIPHAN MO 14.5 NW. 0700 AM SLEET 3 WNW HAMLETSBURG 37.16N 88.50W 01/31/2023 M0.7 INCH MASSAC IL COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION IL-MC-3 BROOKPORT IL 7 ENE. 0700 AM SLEET 3 NW KUTTAWA 37.09N 88.16W 01/31/2023 M0.6 INCH LYON KY COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION KY-LY-3 KUTTAWA 3.4 NW. 0700 AM SLEET 1 SSE BANDANA 37.13N 88.94W 01/31/2023 M0.6 INCH BALLARD KY COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION KY-BA-3 KEVIL KY 4.6 NW. 0700 AM SLEET 1 SW JACKSON 37.37N 89.67W 01/31/2023 M0.6 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO CO-OP OBSERVER CO-OP OBSERVER STATION JACM7 JACKSON MO. 0700 AM SLEET 2 NNW ROCKCASTLE 36.92N 87.99W 01/31/2023 M0.4 INCH LYON KY COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION KY-LY-6 1 NNW ROCKCASTLE. 0700 AM SLEET 2 NNW ROCKCASTLE 36.92N 88.00W 01/31/2023 M0.3 INCH LYON KY COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION KY-LY-4 EDDYVILLE 11.5 SSE. 0700 AM SLEET 2 WNW PERRYVILLE 37.73N 89.92W 01/31/2023 M0.2 INCH PERRY MO CO-OP OBSERVER CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PRRM7 PERRYVILLE MO WATER PLANT. 0700 AM SLEET 2 SE CHANDLER 38.02N 87.35W 01/31/2023 M0.2 INCH WARRICK IN COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION IN-WK-22 BOONVILLE IN 4.5 WSW. 0700 AM SLEET NEWBURGH 37.94N 87.40W 01/31/2023 M0.1 INCH WARRICK IN COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION IN-WK-25 NEWBURGH 0.3 SE. 0700 AM SLEET 3 SW DARMSTADT 38.06N 87.62W 01/31/2023 M0.0 INCH VANDERBURGH IN COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION IN-VN-40 EVANSVILLE 6.7 NW. 0703 AM SLEET HENDERSON 37.84N 87.58W 01/31/2023 M0.7 INCH HENDERSON KY BROADCAST MEDIA 0724 AM SLEET 5 S MARBLE HILL 37.23N 89.98W 01/31/2023 M0.6 INCH BOLLINGER MO TRAINED SPOTTER BETWEEN 1/2 AND 5/8 OF AN INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION SOUTH OF MARBLE HILL. 0730 AM SLEET BIEHLE 37.61N 89.84W 01/31/2023 M1.5 INCH PERRY MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0735 AM SLEET ROUND KNOB 37.25N 88.74W 01/31/2023 M0.4 INCH MASSAC IL TRAINED SPOTTER ALSO 0.01 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. 0752 AM SLEET ALTENBURG 37.63N 89.58W 01/31/2023 M1.0 INCH PERRY MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0753 AM SLEET MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W 01/31/2023 M0.3 INCH CALLOWAY KY TRAINED SPOTTER LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ON TOP OF THE SLEET AS WELL. 0800 AM SLEET MARION 37.73N 88.94W 01/31/2023 M1.5 INCH WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0800 AM SLEET 2 SW LONE OAK 37.02N 88.68W 01/31/2023 M0.8 INCH MCCRACKEN KY COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION KY-MK-6 PADUCAH KY 4.5 SW. 0800 AM SLEET EDDYVILLE 37.08N 88.08W 01/31/2023 M0.8 INCH LYON KY PUBLIC 0800 AM SLEET 1 NNE NEWBURGH 37.96N 87.39W 01/31/2023 M0.6 INCH WARRICK IN COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION IN-WK-27 1 NNE NEWBURGH. 0800 AM SLEET LYNNVILLE 38.20N 87.32W 01/31/2023 M0.5 INCH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0811 AM SLEET SHAWNEETOWN 37.71N 88.17W 01/31/2023 M1.0 INCH GALLATIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0815 AM SLEET CAMBRIDGE SHORES 36.96N 88.29W 01/31/2023 M0.5 INCH MARSHALL KY PUBLIC 0820 AM SLEET 2 S CARBONDALE 37.70N 89.22W 01/31/2023 M0.9 INCH JACKSON IL PUBLIC 0853 AM SLEET 2.2 W CREAL SPRINGS 37.62N 88.88W 01/31/2023 M0.8 INCH WILLIAMSON IL EMERGENCY MNGR MELTED TO 0.29 OF LIQUID. ALSO ABOUT 1 MM OF LIGHT ICING. SIDEWALKS VERY SLICK. 1000 AM SLEET 4 WNW POPLAR BLUFF 36.78N 90.47W 01/31/2023 M0.5 INCH BUTLER MO COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION MO-BU-3 POPLAR BLUFF 3.7 WNW.
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