Winter storm: Snow, gusty winds reduce visibility as temps plummet - WLWT Cincinnati

THING OUT. THERE REALLY PROBLEMS GETTING AROUND TOMORROW, WHAT ABOUT THE SNOW? KEVIN: IT SOWS UNTIL AT LEAST 3:00 OR FOUR CLOCK IN THE MONEY. WE ARE AT THE PEAK OF THE STORM. I WANT TO START WITH THE TEMPERATURES. THE TEMPERATURES DROP WE HAD, IT’S SUCH A TRANSFORMATION. THAT’S PART OF THE REASON WHY IT’S SO WINDY. THERE’S SO MUCH ENERGY IN THE ATMOSPHERE. TO PURCHASE RANGE FROM 36 IN HILLSBORO, GEORGETOWN IS AT 37, BY THE TIME YOU GET TO CINCINNATI IT IS 15. AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA YOU ARE IN THE SINGLE DIGIT. IT IS HARD TO CONCEIVE THAT JUST THREE HOURS AGO, WE WERE AT 41 DEGREES IN CINCINNATI. SAME STORY AND SOUTHEAST INDIANA. NOW YOU ARE DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THAT’S WHY I CALL THIS STORM FASCINATING BECAUSE YOU GOT ALL THE ELEMENTS. YOU’VE GOT A TREMENDOUS DROP IN TEMPERATURE, HOWLING WINDS RIGHT NOW. AND YOU’VE ALSO GOT THE ACCUMULATING SNOW AROUND THE AREA. WITHIN THE 275 LOOP, WE ARE SOLIDLY DOWN INTO THE TEENS. WHEN WE STARTED THIS SHOW AT 10:00, WE WERE STILL NEAR FREEZING. IT HAS GOTTEN INCREDIBLY COLD OUT THERE AT A VERY SHORT. OF TIME. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING. ONE OF THE INTERESTING -- IF WE KEEP THE SNOWFALL RATE UP, WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS, THAT MEANS THAT THE LIMITED MOISTURE IN THE AIR, COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RING THAT OUT AND WE COULD SEE A CASE FOR SOME AREAS THAT WILL OVERACHIEVE FOR THE SNOWFALL SYSTEM. SOME OF US MAX OUT AROUND FIVE, SOME COULD COME UP HIGHER THAN THAT. LOOK AT OUR WIND CHILLS NOW. IN THE CINCINNATI METRO AREA. BELOW FREEZING. I SHOULD SAY, DOWN BELOW ZERO. WHAT YOU NEED TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD IS THAT NOW THAT OUR WIND CHILLS ARE BELOW ZERO, THEY WILL STAY BELOW ZERO UNTIL CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. WE ARE SOLIDLY INTO THE DEEP FREEZE. THAT IS A LONG TIME TO DEAL WITH WIND CHILLS THAT ARE SUBZERO. IT FEELS LIKE IT’S THREE BELOW HERE. FEELS LIKE IT’S A DEGREE BELOW AND OXFORD. IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE FROM HERE. THOSE TEMPTRESS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP YOUR AS THE ARCTIC FRONT CAME THROUGH, FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 35-45 MILES PER HOUR, THOSE WINDS ARE RAMPING UP EVEN MORE. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE RADAR. WE GOT STEADY SNOW FLYING AROUND THE METRO AREA AT A DECENT CLIP. I’M GETTING REPORTS OF TWO INCHES IN MANY COMMUNITIES. THE SNOW IS PILING UP. WE’VE STILL GOT 1-4 HOURS OF SNOW TO DEAL WITH. IT’S SNOWING HEAVY IN THIS BAND. YOU LOOK HERE, IT’S A DARK BAND A BLUE FROM SPRINGBORO TO LEBANON, EAST OF LOVELAND. THAT’S HEAVY SNOW COMING DOWN. IT’S SNOWING TO AN BUTLER COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW RIGHT HERE FROM BATAVIA TO NEW RICHMOND. THE SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY. OUT TO TOWARDS A RISING SUN, HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING TO GO -- COME DOWN AT THE MOMENT. IN THE EAST, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TWITTER REPORTS. THIS HELPS ME LINE UP WITH WHAT WE ARE SEEING ON THE RADAR. AS THAT ARCTIC COLD FRONT, THAT’S IT RIGHT HERE, BEHIND THAT THINGS CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. I’VE GOTTEN REPORTS THAT IS SNOW IN GEORGETOWN. SNOW REPORTED IN THE MAYSVILLE AREA. SNOW IN PEOPLE’S TOO. NOT LONG BEFORE THAT BOUNDARY COMES THROUGH IT GOES OVER TO SNOW. EXPECT A RAPID DETERIORATION AND ROAD CONDITIONS. ESPECIALLY AS YOU GET OUT ON THE RURAL ROADS PEERED HEAVY SNOW UP 71. I WOULDN’T WANT TO BE DRIVING NORTH OR SOUTH ON 71. WE GOT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THAT IS BLOWING THE SNOW RIGHT BACK ACROSS THE ROAD. YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THE SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH ALL OF SOUTHEAST INDIANA. IT ALSO CONTINUES TO SNOW DOWN IN THE DIRECTION OF LOUISVILLE. WE KEEP HIGHLIGHTING WHERE WE HAVE SOME OF THE EFFICIENT AREAS OF HEAVY SNOW, WE HAVE THESE BANDS OF PARTICULARLY HEAVY SNOW. WHEN TEMPERATURES DROPPING EACH OF THE CIVIL DIGITS, THAT MEANS THIS STORM WILL MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF SNOW IT CAN PRODUCE. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE THESE NUMBERS A