Another round of winter weather is headed into Hopkinsville, and the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory from 10 a.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday across Western Kentucky.
The region will see a “wintry mix of light precipitation, including snow and freezing rain and drizzle, from later this morning into this evening,” officials said Thursday.
Light snow is possible again late Thursday night with the potential for “a glaze of ice and minor snow accumulation.”
The ice could make driving hazardous, especially Thursday evening and early Friday.
The NWS also warned that the wind chill could drop to minus 7 degrees Friday night, followed by similar conditions Saturday night.
Christian County Public Schools and Hopkinsville Community College remained closed Thursday, while University Heights Academy, Heritage Christian Academy and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic School were back in session. However, several entities announced plans to close early.
All public and private schools, and Hopkinsville Community College, will be closed Friday.
Delays and closures
- Hopkinsville Municipal Center, opening two hours later, at 10 a.m. Friday
- Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, closed Friday
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
