| SUNDAY UPDATE: A WIND CHILL WARNING has been issued for all of Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. Prolonged periods of wind and extreme cold will result in wind chill values at -20 to -30 degrees below zero in parts of the Mountain State.
THIS IS DEADLY TO HUMANS AND ANIMALS IF EXPOSED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME! FROST BITE, FOLLOWED BY HYPOTHERMIA CAN SET IN AND ULTIMATELY DEATH! DO NOT GO OUT IF IT IS NOT NECESSARY!
A Winter Weather Advisory has also been issued to highlight the very slick travel with the layer of ice that will be underneath the snow. The "flash freeze" that occurs Sunday night combined with the snow that falls late Sunday night into early Monday morning will make it dangerous to venture out.
Generally 1 to 4 inches across the region is expected with highest amounts in the mountains.
The only *change* to the forecast is to slow the timing of the rain down to after sunset across the region. We will see 2 to 3 hours of rain followed by one of the most dramatic drops in temperatures in a long time.
ORIGINAL STORY - After Calhoun temps dropped into single digits Friday night and a pleasant warming over the weekend, the plunge is coming and the NWS service says it's high risk weather.
Records will be challenged, if not broken Monday and Tuesday as a polar vortex dives south across central and eastern United States and ends up squarely over the Ohio River Valley. Some of the records for Tuesday have been in place for more than 60 years and in some cases over 100 years.
Daytime temps could reach 50 over the weekend.
NWS says a layer of rain will then freeze, with snow falling on top of it.
Snow totals will range from 2 to 6 inches across the area with the highest totals in the higher elevations and on the northwest facing slopes.
Then there is wind predicted with the chill down Monday with the temperature to be several degrees below zero, the wind chill causing further problems for people and animals.
The NWS says we will experience some of the worst wind chill readings that we've seen in nearly 5 years.
Wind chills can be expected around -20 degrees in the region, worse in higher elevations.
The temperatures in the sub-zero range, combined with the winds will make for a deadly combination. People need to be checked on regularly, especially your elderly neighbors and children do not need to be outside for an extended period of time, if at all.
All skin needs to be covered because exposed areas can be subject to hypothermia and frost bite.
Pets and livestock will be very vulnerable to the elements because these are not temperatures normally experienced by animals in this region.
Livestock will need to be regularly checked and brought into barns if possible. Dogs and cats will need to be moved inside.
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