Louisville weather: Latest on snowfall totals, road conditions. Live updates
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.
Bullitt County Public Schools closed Tuesday; students to have NTI day
The Buliltt County school district announced it will have an NTI day on Tuesday, meaning students will do class work 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.
Metro’s Snow Team worked through the night to treat all 111 snow routes (2,700 two-lane miles of roadway)
Roads are in fair driving condition. The Team will continue to work as long as necessary, treating roadways to keep them safe. Use caution as you drive. pic.twitter.com/ngdSBjjFjL— Metro Public Works (@LouPubWorks) January 15, 2024
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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