With several inches of snow expected to fall today and into the night throughout much of the commonwealth, Gov. Andy Beshear said Feb. 15 that Kentuckians should avoid travel unless
Today, Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentuckians must prepare now for more rounds of winter storms from Sunday night through Thursday night, with the heavies.
Credit Jeremy McKeel of Murray State University
Governor Andy Beshear addressed the commonwealth this morning warning citizens of the oncoming weather events and officials’ plans to move to a level 3 state emergency at noon today. Beshear was fast to inform the roads have already become dangerous and will continue to do so at an accelerated rate throughout the day, as well as this week with yet another extreme weather event forecast to follow today’s winter storm.
“If you have to be out this morning, I hope you are taking extra time, I hope you have reduced your speed and I hope you are being very, very careful,” he advised.
Please, be careful : KY governor asks people to limit travel during winter storm Share Updated: 11:33 AM EST Feb 15, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 11:33 AM EST Feb 15, 2021
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Show Transcript good morning. I hope everyone is staying warm and also staying safe on this snowy Monday morning. I wanted to update you this morning on the conditions and on our preparations. As we face the second straight week of harsh winter weather with ice, snow and freezing temperatures. I m joining you today with transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray, an emergency management director, Michael Doucet, to give you an update on all the information we have on the weather that we will and or we may see during the course of this week. We re expecting to storms to hit the Commonwealth this week. The first is here and the roads are already dangerous in places. So if you have to be out this morning, I hope you were taking extra time. I ho