Quiet Monday, more snow Tuesday into Wednesday

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -For the rest of the afternoon anticipate mostly cloudy skies with a few flurries flying around. Winds will remain on the breezier side with gusts up to 25 mph out of the northwest through this evening. More scattered light snow showers/flurries are possible this evening with overnight lows dropping into the mid to upper teens. Be cautious of black ice tonight into Monday morning as any residual moisture on the roads and sidewalks will likely freeze. A First Alert is in effect for Monday morning for icy/slick conditions.

High pressure will build in on Monday keeping us dry with mostly cloudy skies. Temperatures will be chilly with highs only warming into the mid to upper 20s. Some flurries and light snow showers may be possible overnight Monday into early Tuesday morning, separate from the winter storm we are anticipating for Tuesday night into Wednesday. Overnight lows will drop into the mid to upper teens.

FIRST ALERTS Tuesday - Wednesday:

Accumulating snowfall is looking very likely now as another winter storm approaches Tuesday into Wednesday. The center of low pressure will be passing well to our south so temperatures will be plenty cold enough to sustain all snow through the duration of this event. With temperatures forecast to be in the 20s during the storm, it won’t take much moisture to produce high-end snowfall amounts. The texture of the snow should also be dry and fluffy. Antecedent subzero temperatures will allow for snow to quickly accumulate on roadways so anticipate rapidly deteriorating road conditions once the snow begins.

TIMING: Outside of the potential for some light snow showers early Tuesday morning, the bulk of the snow should slide in from southwest to northeast beginning Tuesday evening and persisting into Wednesday afternoon before tapering off Wednesday evening.

IMPACTS/AMOUNTS: Anticipate road conditions to deteriorate quickly once snow begins Tuesday evening. Roads will likely be very difficult to travel on, especially by Wednesday morning. With snow expected to be fluffy, it shouldn’t weigh down power lines and trees too much. However, a lot of the trees have been weakened from previous storms so there is still the possibility of some power outages if tree limbs come down on power lines. Snowfall totals are still subject to change as we get closer to the event. As of now, it looks like a broad swath of 3-6″ is possible across the Tri-State with possibly more than 6″ southwest of Evansville. The biggest factor working against higher snowfall totals will be the dry air in place ahead of the storm. The dry air may end up evaporating a lot of the initial snow which would result in lower totals.

Temperatures will become bitterly cold following this winter storm. Temperatures waking up Thursday and Friday morning will be in the single digits with highs only reaching the low to mid-20s.

RIVER FLOODING:

Though we aren’t expecting any rainfall through the work week, all the rain we received over the weekend will continue to funnel into the creeks, streams, and rivers. The Ohio River at Evansville is expected to rise into a minor flood stage come Tuesday morning and will crest at around 43.9′ by midnight Sunday the 23rd. The Green River at Calhoun is already rising into its moderate flood stage with water levels at around 28′ today. The Green River is expected to rise into its major flood stage by Thursday morning, cresting at 32.1′.

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