Kentuckians are coping with the second of three winter events this month. Last week’s winter storm brought a great deal of power loss to the Commonwealth. This week’s winter weather has included freezing rain, sleet, and snow.
And Kentucky Emergency Management Director Michael Dossett said Monday get ready for round three in another day or so. “It’s basically play it again. We’re going to experience rain, snow, sleet and ice maybe three to six inches accumulation of snow. And then we will move into thankfully a warming trend,” said Dossett.
Monday afternoon, Dossett said basically every county in the state was under some type of watch or warning. While this long period of COVID-19 has meant staying safe at home, State Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said that’s the same message during these winter events. “Fewer vehicles on the road make it easier for our plow crews to do their job. We ask you to be patient. Before this winter storm is over, we’ll be hard pressed to do more than to just keep our major routes passable,” explained Gray.
Gray said some 2000 transportation department workers along with 1000 pieces of equipment were out tackling storm related issues.
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