PADUCAH – A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from midnight tonight to 6 p.m. Sunday for the entire area. 

According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, you can expect heavy snow with a band of 8 to 13 inch accumulations peaking roughly from around Poplar Bluff to Paducah and Marion northeastward to Evansville and Owensboro with 6 to 10 inches in other locations across southern Illinois and far southwest Kentucky.

There will be periods of heavy sleet in far southeast Missouri and western Kentucky with freezing rain mixed in. Some sleet accumulation and up to a light glaze of freezing rain is expected. 

Travel could be very difficult and may become impossible at times. Extreme cold will exacerbate the danger.

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by visiting www.weather.gov/pah/roads.

Persons should consider delaying all travel. Motorists should use extreme caution if travel is absolutely necessary.

A Cold Weather Advisory is also in effect from 6 tonight to 1 tomorrow afternoon. 

Very cold wind chills between 2 to 12 below zero are expected. 

The cold wind chills as low as 12 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. The winter storm will exacerbate these dangers.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

Click here to see the latest winter storm information from the National Weather Service in St. Louis.