Louisville Monday weather: 'It will take longer to clear roads'

Snow showers hit Louisville Sunday night and early Monday morning, bringing around an inch of snow to the metro area.

Higher snow totals were measured south and east of Louisville, with some cities getting as much as 3 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Another round of snow showers was expected to arrive in Kentucky sometime Monday afternoon, potentially bringing more light accumulations to Louisville.

Portions of southern and eastern Kentucky were under a winter storm warning late Monday morning, as snow showers were expected to bring an additional inch or more later in the day, according to the NWS of Louisville.

Louisville's temperatures are expected to remain cold Monday, with a high near 19 degrees during the day and a low of approximately 8 degrees in the evening. Wind chills will be in the single digits, according to the National Weather Service.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced a state of emergency for the state late Sunday.

“We continue to ask Kentuckians to stay weather-aware as snow accumulation and below-freezing temperatures continue to sweep through the commonwealth,” Beshear said in a statement. “Please check goky.ky.gov before you travel, and check in on your neighbors, loved ones and pets.”

The governor also activated the state’s price gouging laws. Under the state of emergency, consumers can report price gouging to the state Attorney General.

Jefferson County Public Schools to have NTI day Tuesday

Jefferson County Public Schools has joined other school districts in the area with plans to cancel in-person instruction for Tuesday. Instead, JCPS will use a Non-Traditional Instruction day, which means students are expected to do classwork from home.

The district's decision is due to concerns over road conditions in some parts of the county and frigid temperatures, according to a post by JCPS on social media site X.

All extracurricular and athletic activities have also been cancelled for the day.

Students were sent home last week with Chromebooks and instructional packets in case the district closed schools after Monday.

State officials urge caution as snow showers continue in Kentucky

Gov. Andy Beshear and other state leaders advised Kentuckians to bundle up outdoors and drive slowly if travel is necessary as another round of snow showers were expected to arrive Monday afternoon and night, particularly in southern and eastern Kentucky.

Louisville does not have any active winter storm warnings or advisories, but the governor said during a 3 p.m. briefing that residents should not put their guard down.

"Even if you're in the Louisville area, which does not look like it will be significantly hit by this second round, still be weather aware," Beshear said.

Beshear said sub-zero wind chills forecast through Wednesday are also concerning to officials. Louisville's wind chill could be as low as -5 degrees Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

"At that point it's going to be dangerous. In about 30 minutes, you could get frostbite," Beshear said, referring to the weather service's forecast. "So Tuesday and Wednesday, be ready to cover up."

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray said the sub-freezing temperatures expected to stay in Kentucky for several days will make it more difficult to effectively treat roads with salt.

"We won't see temperatures above freezing until next weekend," Gray said. "That doesn't make chemicals completely ineffective, but it will take longer to clear roads and it increases the likelihood of refreezing, which we want to be particularly cautious about this evening."

Kentucky residents can check traffic conditions by visiting goky.ky.gov. Officials said residents should not call 911 to ask about road and weather conditions.

Gov. Beshear to give severe weather update at 3 p.m. Here's how to watch

Kentuckians can tune in to see Gov. Andy Beshear provide an update on winter weather conditions as a state of emergency remains in place. The briefing will be streamed live on the governor's Facebook and YouTube channels.

Bullitt County Public Schools closed Tuesday; students to have NTI day

The Bullitt County school district announced it will have an NTI day on Tuesday, meaning students will do classwork from home. Schools are closed "due to the condition of secondary roads and frigid temperatures overnight into tomorrow," a district spokesperson said in a statement.

Latest on snow totals in Kentucky

Have you measured how much snow fell in your area? Here are the latest reports from the National Weather Service for cities across Kentucky.

• Louisville (from the National Weather Service office in Highview): 1 inch

• Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport: 0.7 inches

• Elizabethtown: 1 inch

• Fort Knox: 0.9 inches

• Lexington: 0.9 inches

• Bowling Green: 3.1 inches

• Vine Grove: 1.4 inches

• Hodgenville: 1 inch

• Campbellsville: 2 inches

• Jackson 4.7 inches

Road conditions in the Louisville metro area

Louisville's roads are in "fair driving condition," Metro Public Works spokesperson Salvador Melendez said in a statement at 10:45 a.m. Monday. The Metro Snow Team is responsible for plowing city streets and state highways, while the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet handles the interstates.

"The Team will continue to work as long as necessary, treating roadways to keep them safe," Melendez said. "We ask that you use caution as you drive, allow yourselves ample time to reach your destination, and give our snowfighters room to work."

Melendez said trucks have applied a salt-calcium chloride mix on all 111 snow routes in the Louisville metro area. The mix is used to slush up any ice on roads when surface temperatures fall below 25 degrees, he said.

How much snow fell last night?

Much of Kentucky received snow overnight. Here are snowfall reports from the National Weather Service for some Kentucky cities:

• Louisville (from the National Weather Service office in Highview): 1 inch

• Elizabethtown: 1 inch

• Bowling Green: 1.8 inches

• Vine Grove: 1.4 inches

• Hodgenville: 1 inch

• Campbellsville: 2 inches

• Glasgow: 3 inches

Warning centers in Louisville

Mayor Craig Greenberg said libraries and community centers will be open during regular business hours as warming centers, which means they will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

There are eight Neighborhood Place locations that will also function as warming centers, which Greenberg said will be open Monday:

• Cane Run Neighborhood Place, 3410 Lees Lane, 502-485-6810

• Charmoli Center Neighborhood Place, 9100 Marksfield Road, Suite 100, 502-574-5787

• First Neighborhood Place at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 1503 Rangeland Road, 502-313-4700

• Northwest Neighborhood Place at the Academy of Shawnee, 4018 W. Market Street, 502-485-7230

• South Central Neighborhood Place, 4255 Hazelwood Avenue, 502-485-7130

• South Jefferson Neighborhood Place, 1000 Neighborhood Place, Fairdale, 502-363-1424

• Ujima Neighborhood Place, 3610 Bohne Avenue, 502-485-6710

• Bridges of Hope Neighborhood Place, Mabel Wiggins Family Investment Center, 1411 Algonquin Parkway, 502-634-6050

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