Kentucky, Beshear and winter storm
Live updates on Winter Storm Blair Governors in several states, including Arkansas, Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia, declared states of emergency over the weekend as the storm headed east. Power outages have been reported from Missouri to Virginia ...
Winter storm warning: Delay all travel if possible. If you must travel, keep emergency supplies in your vehicle. The Louisville/Jefferson County Information Consortium maintains a map showing which roads are on the metro snow route and which have been plowed and salted. View it at apps.lojic.org/metrosnowroutes.
Forecasters don't expect Louisville to receive snow throughout the day Saturday, following two snow storms in less than a week.
The tracker showed 324 in Fayette County without power. In Central Kentucky, Anderson, Spencer and Bullitt counties still had around 1,000 without power early Tuesday afternoon.
Locally, Owensville, Landen and Cleves recorded 11 inches of snow. The storm total for snow at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport was 10.6 inches measured at 7 p.m. Monday. Here are some of the higher readings seen around Greater Cincinnati on Monday:
LEXINGTON, Ky. ( FOX 56) — A winter storm made its way across the Ohio Valley from Jan. 5-6, with snow and sleet totals ranging from 6-12 inches across northern Kentucky and southern Indiana, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). In addition, the NWS said Kentucky saw 0.25-0.75 inches of ice.
Fayette County Public Schools’ spokesperson Dia Davidson Smith said classes are canceled Tuesday and Wednesday and a traditional snow day would be held.
Now through Wednesday will be FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAYS as our next winter storm arrives followed by bitter cold.
An 89-year-old man has died as a result of shoveling snow during the winter storm that slammed the region earlier this month, according to the coroner's office.
Gov. Andy Beshear reported six Kentuckians died due to the winter storm. In Jefferson County, around 130 patients have gone to the hospital due to the snow and ice.
During Thursday's city council meeting, Lexington announced major changes to its snow response plan following recent criticism.