(OLNEY/NEWTON) As the strong winter storm system moves out of our downstate area by later this
afternoon and all the snow ends by later this morning, bitterly cold air will move into the Midwest for the
next several days and nights. A high pressure will dominate our region tomorrow through Thursday as the
winds will decrease significantly by tomorrow afternoon and we’ll see some sunshine, however high
temperatures will remain in the 20’s with wind chill values in the teens during daylight hours and likely
below zero each night. A weak storm system is expected to bring us another round of very light snow by
Friday, followed by a little warmer and dry conditions for the weekend. Stay tuned for updates and always
monitor a NOAA Weather Alert Radio for weather forecast details and/or alerts.
(OLNEY) With this morning’s snow, since 6:00 not included, our official snow measurement since the
winter storm began early Sunday morning, is at just over eight (8) inches of snow that’s been measured
here at the National Weather Service Richland County Weather Station, at the WVLN-WSEI studios, at the
south edge of Olney. Since the snow began a few hours before 6:00 Sunday morning and is continuing
now, the official 24-hour snowfall total for our Weather Station, is at just over seven (7) inches of snow,
which is less than our highest 24-hour snowfall amount of ten (10) inches, which we received on February
16th, 2021, four years ago. Plus, this snow event includes a small amount of sleet that we received Sunday
afternoon. The downstate area snowfall totals vary, with 7 to 12 inches to our south, along the I-64 corridor, with less to the north, from 4 to 7 inches, along the I-70 corridor.
(OLNEY/NEWTON) As far as power outages are concerned, utility crews have been very busy keeping the
electricity service going to downstate area residents. With several outages as of last night, many have been addressed with the power returned to most areas, however some remaining outages include some Wayne-White Electric customers in northern Wayne County and further south in portions of White and Hamilton County with hundreds of customers affected. The electric service is at 100% for customers of Ameren and Norris Electric. A tip of the hat to the electric crews who’ve been, and are out, battling the weather.