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Expressway Carwash and Express Lube are a locally owned and operated full-service Carwash and Lube established in 1987.
They have been proudly serving the community for 29 years now at their Park Avenue location and 20 years at their Southside location. They have been lucky enough to partner with Sidecar Deli in 2015, which allows them to provide their customers with not only quality service, but quality food as well.
If you haven’t already, be sure to make Expressway your one-stop shop, with their carwash, lube and deli. For hours of operation and pricing visit www.expresswashlube.com or Expressway Carwash on Facebook.
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Winter storm forecasts will be posted on the www.weathertalk.com website. Look under the Daily Weather Summary tab.
This forecast update covers far southern Illinois, far southeast Missouri, and far western Kentucky. See the coverage map on the right side of the blog
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I have updated the winter storm probability maps
You can view those here –> www.weathertalk.com website. Look under the Daily Weather Summary tab.
January 12, 2017T
Thursday Night: Cloudy. Falling temperatures. Evening showers and thunderstorms possible (mainly over far southeast Missouri, far southern Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee. Late Thursday night, as temperatures fall below freezing, there might be some freezing drizzle over northern portions of southeast Missouri and northern portions of southern Illinois. Freezing rain may develop over areas further south.
What impact is expected? Wet roadways. Perhaps some freezing drizzle or freezing rain over northern portions of the region. Freezing rain possible late tonight and Friday morning for areas further south in southeast Missouri into southern Illinois and perhaps northwest Kentucky. The rest of the area should monitor temperatures, as well.
My confidence in this part of the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Temperatures: Low temperatures from 28 to 32 degrees north to 32 to 36 degrees over west Kentucky, Missouri Bootheel, and northwest Tennessee.
Wind Chill: 24 to 34 degrees
Winds: North and northeast winds at 6 to 12 mph.
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 50% (60% far southeast Missouri) IL ~ 50% (60% southern seven counties) KY ~ 70% TN ~ 70%
Coverage of precipitation: Isolated north and scattered/widespread south
Will there be a chance for frozen precipitation? Freezing rain is possible tonight across portions of the area. Where temperatures fall below freezing will, of course, have freezing rain. Freezing line will be near the Ohio River late tonight and on Friday morning.
Is severe weather expected? Unlikely.
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B.
Sunset will be at 4:59 p.m.
Moonrise will be at 5:35 p.m. and moonset will be at 7:00 a.m. Full moon
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January 13, 2017
Friday: Cloudy. Freezing rain likely before 2 pm over southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, northwest Kentucky, and perhaps portions of western Kentucky. Tough call on the exact placement of the 32 degree line. Near the Ohio River seems likely. Monitor updates. Some ice is possible in the region on Friday into Saturday morning.
What impact is expected? Wet roadways. Freezing rain. Sleet.
My confidence in this part of the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Temperatures: High temperatures will have a large spread across the region. Upper 20’s to lower 30’s over our northern counties and 40’s over our southern counties. Where the front settles is key to precipitation type from county to county.
Wind Chill: 20 to 30 in the freezing rain zone
Winds: Northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph.
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 70% IL ~ 70% KY ~ 70% TN ~ 70%
Coverage of precipitation? Scattered to widespread
Will there be a chance for frozen precipitation? Freezing rain and sleet likely across portions of the region. Monitor updates and advisories.
Is severe weather expected? No
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B.
Sunrise will be at 7:07 a.m. and sunset will be at 5:00 p.m.
UV Index: 0
Moonrise will be at 6:40 p.m. and moonset will be at 7:51 a.m. Waning Gibbous
Friday Night: Cloudy. Showers likely. Temperatures may slowly rise through the night. Freezing rain will change to rain in most areas. Northern and northwestern counties will need to be monitored temperature wise (including Poplar Bluff, MO area). Monitor updates.
What impact is expected? Wet roadways. Wintry precipitation possible.
My confidence in this part of the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Temperatures: Low temperatures from the upper 20’s near Mt Vernon, Illinois to the middle 30’s to lower 40’s over portions of west Kentucky, the Missouri Bootheel, and west Tennessee. LOW confidence on temperatures Friday night. Changeable numbers are possible. Temperatures may rise into Saturday morning ever so slightly.
Wind Chill:
Winds: Northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 60% IL ~ 60% KY ~ 40% TN ~ 30%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered to perhaps widespread (north)
Will there be a chance for frozen precipitation? Freezing rain ending from east/south spreading north and west.
Is severe weather expected? No
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B
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January 14, 2017
Saturday: Cloudy. Showers likely. Perhaps some remaining freezing rain towards the Missouri Ozarks and Mt Vernon, IL area. Monitor updates.
What impact is expected? Wet roadways. Perhaps some wintry mix north.
My confidence in this part of the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Temperatures: High temperatures in the lower 30’s near Mt Vernon and in the 40’s over west Kentucky, the Missouri Bootheel, and west Tennessee.
Wind Chill:
Winds: Northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph.
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 70% IL ~ 70% KY ~ 60% TN ~ 60%
Coverage of precipitation? Scattered to perhaps widespread
Will there be a chance for frozen precipitation? Monitor updates.
Is severe weather expected? No
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B.
Sunrise will be at 7:08 a.m. and sunset will be at 5:01 p.m.
UV Index: 0
Moonrise will be at 7:44 p.m. and moonset will be at 8:35 a.m. Waning Gibbous
Saturday Night: Cloudy. Rain showers possible. The thinking is that temperatures should be above freezing over much of the area by Saturday night. Monitor updates.
What impact is expected? Wet roadways.
My confidence in this part of the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Temperatures: Low temperatures in the middle 30’s to lower 40’s from north to south in the region.
Wind Chill:
Winds: Northeast at 5 to 10 mph
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 60% IL ~ 60% KY ~ 50% TN ~ 50%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered
Will there be a chance for frozen precipitation? Precipitation should have changed to all rain in the region
Is severe weather expected? No
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Monitor updates. Have a plan B.
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January 15, 2017
Sunday: Cloudy. Scattered showers possible.
What impact is expected? Wet roadways.
My confidence in this part of the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Temperatures: High temperatures in the upper 30’s and lower 40’s towards Mt Vernon and perhaps in the upper 40’s to lower 50’s over western Kentucky, the Missouri Bootheel, and northwest Tennessee. Low confidence on placement.
Wind Chill:
Winds: Variable winds 5 to 10 mph
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 40% IL ~ 40% KY ~ 40% TN ~ 40%
Coverage of precipitation? Scattered
Will there be a chance for frozen precipitation? No
Is severe weather expected? No
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B.
Sunrise will be at 7:08 a.m. and sunset will be at 5:02 p.m.
UV Index: 0
Moonrise will be at 8:48 p.m. and moonset will be at 9:14 a.m. Waning Gibbous
Sunday Night: Cloudy. Showers possible.
What impact is expected? Wet roadways.
My confidence in this part of the forecast verifying: Medium. Some adjustments are possible.
Temperatures: Low temperatures from 38 near Mt Vernon to 46 over west KY/Bootheel/NW TN
Wind Chill:
Winds: North and northeast winds at 5 to 10
What is the chance of precipitation? MO ~ 30% IL ~ 20% KY ~ 20% TN ~ 20%
Coverage of precipitation: Scattered
Will there be a chance for frozen precipitation? No
Is severe weather expected? Unlikely, but monitor updates
Should I cancel my outdoor plans? Have a plan B
More information on the UV index. Click here
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An explanation of what is happening in the atmosphere over the coming day
- Wintry mix possible
- Warming trend for the weekend
- Another rain event Monday/Tuesday
Forecast Analysis
The Winter Weather Outlook has been updated. Please see that on the Weather Talk website.
You can find that outlook on the Weather Talk website behind the Daily Weather Summary tab. Email me if you have questions beaudodson@usawx.com
Thursday night
Confidence: High
Colder air will continue to filter into the region. By Friday morning temperatures will have fallen into the upper 20’s near Mt Vernon to the lower to middle 30’s over northwest Tennessee.
The freezing line may make it all the way to the Ohio River.
6 am Temperature forecast map
Friday morning through Friday night
Confidence: Medium
The next question will center on the Friday morning into Friday night forecast. Once again, where the freezing line settles is the important question.
Freezing rain is likely to develop late Thursday night into Friday afternoon across portions of southeast Missouri, southern Illinois, and western Kentucky.
Impact is highly uncertain. The reason that impact is uncertain is because of warm road conditions and warm ground conditions. Temperatures were in the 70’s today.
Surfaces will be slow to cool.
Bridges and overpasses will freeze first. Then, with time, perhaps other roadways will become slick. Use care. Sidewalks might look wet, but it could be ice.
Some accumulation of ice is likely on trees and power lines. Those who have been following the winter weather outlook have had plenty of warning about this event.
Accumulations won’t be extreme. I continue to forecast trace amounts of ice to perhaps 0.20″. Then, I can’t rule out spots of slightly higher amounts. Missouri Ozarks can always pick up a bit more ice than other areas.
This is not enough to cause widespread damage in our local area. Small branches might be impacted. Power lines are made to handle these ice totals. When you start getting into the 0.50″ range and above is when you have widespread power outages.
Isolated power issues could occur if a dead branch falls on a line.
Here are the 7 am Friday morning temperatures
3 PM temperature forecast
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How much rain is expected over the coming days?
These totals are from now through next Wednesday evening.
Moderate to heavy rain possible Monday/Tuesday as yet another system moves into the area. Wet seven days ahead of us.
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These are the NOAA/WPC forecast totals. The heaviest band may still shift around a bit. Monitor updates.
North and south view of totals through next Wednesday night
High and Low-Temperature Outlook
Friday morning low temperatures
Friday afternoon high temperatures
Saturday morning low temperatures
Saturday afternoon high temperatures
Severe thunderstorm outlook.
Remember that a severe thunderstorm is defined as a thunderstorm that produces 58 mph winds or higher, quarter size hail or larger, and/or a tornado.
Friday into Sunday: Severe weather is currently not anticipated.
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Local interactive city radars include St Louis, Mt Vernon, Evansville, Poplar Bluff, Cape Girardeau, Marion, Paducah, Hopkinsville, Memphis, Nashville, Dyersburg, and all of eastern Kentucky – these are interactive radars. Local city radars – click here
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No major changes
Monitoring the potential for ice on Thursday night into Friday night (perhaps Saturday morning). Complicated temperature forecast. The 32 degree line will need to be closely monitored. How far south it drifts will make all the difference in precipitation type across the region.
Monitor watches and warnings.
The latest 8-14 day temperature and precipitation outlook. Note the dates are at the top of the image. These maps DO NOT tell you how high or low temperatures or precipitation will be. They simply give you the probability as to whether temperatures or precipitation will be above or below normal.
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Who do you trust for your weather information and who holds them accountable?I have studied weather in our region since the late 1970’s. I have 38 years of experience in observing our region’s weather patterns.
I hold a Bachelor’s of Science in Geosciences with a concentration in Broadcast Meteorology. I graduated from Mississippi State University.
My resume includes the following:
Member of the American Meteorological Society.
NOAA Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador.
I am the owner and operator of Weather Talk (in partnership with The Fire Horn)
I own and operate the Southern Illinois Weather Observatory.
Recipient of the Mark Trail Award, WPSD Six Who Make A Difference Award, Kentucky Colonel, and the Caesar J. Fiamma” Award from the American Red Cross.
I am a recipient of the Mark Trail Award, WPSD Six Who Make A Difference Award, Kentucky Colonel, and the Caesar J. Fiamma” Award from the American Red Cross. In 2009 I was presented with the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety Award. I was recognized by the Kentucky House of Representatives for my service to the State of Kentucky leading up to several winter storms and severe weather outbreaks.
I am also President of the Shadow Angel Foundation which serves portions of western Kentucky and southern Illinois.
There is a lot of noise on the internet. A lot of weather maps are posted without explanation. Over time you should learn who to trust for your weather information.
My forecast philosophy is simple…
- Communicate in simple terms
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- Minimize the “hype” that you might see on television or through other weather sources
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