As a powerful winter storm brings snow from Texas to Maine, Kentucky officials are asking people to stay off the roads for the next few days. The state is bracing for two storms this week.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says the additional winter storms will bring more snow, ice and sleet across the state. At times snowfall could accumulate at one to two inches per hour.
By Wednesday, three winter storms will have hit the state in one week. Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray says snowfall will outpace the state’s ability to plow roads.
“The National Weather Service's warning this morning that travel will become quote ‘difficult to impossible,’” Gray said.
Six to eight inches of snow is expected on Monday afternoon. Because more power outages are expected, Beshear warned against the use of gas stoves as alternative heating sources, which can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
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