A woman is dead due to the frigid temperatures. The Boyd County coroner says an elderly woman died in her apartment of hypothermia yesterday. The apar.
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Feb 18, 2021 7:32 PM
Thursday has been kind to Snowfighters as they continue tree removal so they can plow snow and ice down to black pavement on state roads in District 12. Since daylight this morning, all “A” routes have been cleared and crews have moved to “B” and “C” routes.
FLOYD COUNTY: “A” routes clear; some slush may remain from vehicle tracking, especially at intersections. “B” routes mostly clear and “C” routes partly clear.
JOHNSON COUNTY: “A” routes clear; “B” and “C” roads partly clear.
KNOTT COUNTY: “A” routes clear; “B” and “C” mostly clear with some remaining slush.
The information below was released on Thursday by the Johnson County Fiscal Court:
Overnight, a third round of winter weather in less than a week has left roadways covered in several inches of snow creating hazardous travel conditions. Over the past few days, Johnson County Road Department crews, along with seven tree removal contractors have worked diligently to remove downed trees and open roadways. Initially, due to the unique challenges created by the ice storm along with power lines intertwined with downed trees, crews focused on opening roadways to create access for emergency personnel to respond to critical incidents. A request was made to Kentucky Office of Emergency Management for National Guard and Kentucky Division of Forestry personnel for assistance and those crews are arriving today. By this evening, it is expected that nearly all county roadways will be open. To report a downed tree in a county roadway, please contact the Johnson County Road Department at 606-789-2576
Currently on ventilator: 130
Top counties with the most positive cases today are: Jefferson, Fayette, Laurel, Christian and Kenton. Each county reported at least 30 new cases.
To see a list of those reported lost to the virus today, click here.
Winter Storm Update
Today, Gov. Beshear, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Secretary Jim Gray and Kentucky Division of Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett updated Kentuckians on winter storm safety.
“Kentuckians have pulled together during these three winter storms. We have now restored power to more than half of the Kentucky customers who lost it – that’s substantial progress, but a lot more work needs to be done,” said Gov. Beshear. “We are a tough people, we’ve been through this before and we’re going to make it because we take care of one another.”
Even as 1,000 line technicians, tree-trimmers and mutual aid workers make progress on rebuilding the electrical infrastructure severely damaged in the.