NWS Lifts Warning, But Not Before Icy Coating

Snow in downtown Lawrenceburg on January 12.

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Update posted Saturday, January 21 at 6:40 a.m.:

A Winter Storm Warning for the tri-state has been lifted by the National Weather Service.

An overnight winter storm has moved on, but not before glazing the region in ice.

Travel conditions may be difficult as motorists report slick roads through the area. That has led to several schools and events calling in cancellations for Saturday.

Two southeast Indiana counties have also been placed under travel emergencies. Ripley County is at Orange (formerly level two) and Franklin County is at Red (formerly a level three) meaning only emergency personnel may be on the road and regular motorists could be ticketed.

Ice has coated power lines and trees, however, Duke Energy has not reported and widespread power outages as of Saturday morning.

View our Closings and Delays page for the latest cancellations.

Update posted Friday, January 20 at 3:29 p.m.:

The National Weather Service has upgraded an earlier Winter Weather Advisory to a Winter Storm Warning.

The warning will be in effect from Fridat at 6:00 p.m. until Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

Precipitation will include freezing rain and sleet with ice accumulations around a quarter of an inch. Some snow may mix in as precipitation tapers off Saturday morning.

There have been some event cancellations for Friday evening. Find that list on our Closings and Cancellations page.

Original story posted Friday, January 20 at 9:45 a.m.:

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) – Another round of winter weather is expected to make itself known in the tri-state Friday evening.

The National Weather Service has placed the region under a Winter Weather Advisory from 6:00 p.m. Friday through 11:00 a.m. Saturday.

Meteorologists are calling for a small amount ice precipitation of one-tenth of an inch, as well as up to one inch of snow. The snowfall will begin this evening and continue overnight before ending Saturday morning.

Friday’s high temperature will reach about 32 degrees. Overnight temperatures will fall to 27 and a slight warm-up on Saturday to 35.

In what has been a mild and mercurial winter, the high temperature Sunday is expected to reach into the 50s with sunny skies.