District 3 Counties Under Winter Storm Warning as Hazardous Driving Conditions Possible Monday
The District 3 area serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, and Warren Counties
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Jan. 5, 2025) – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 crews are wrapping up road treating operations following a winter storm system that started Sunday morning. Crews continue to work on cleaning up downed trees due to icing. However, motorists are urged not let their guard down as more winter weather could be on the way Monday morning. Multiple counties in the District 3 area have been placed under a Winter Storm Warning by the National Weather Service-Louisville.
Rain is expected to continue through the night and change over to snow in the morning around 6 a.m. Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Metcalfe, Monroe and Warren Counties are under a Winter Storm Warning until 6 p.m Monday. Hazardous travel conditions are possible beginning early Monday morning into the afternoon. The timing of the winter weather arrival is not certain, but 6 a.m. is an estimate.
Highway crews will be deploying for road treatment operations in the morning. Motorists in all counties that have to be out should give snowplows plenty of space, use slower speeds and use caution. A substantial amount of single vehicle crashes Sunday were a result of motorists not slowing down and using safe driving behavior.
Weather forecast updates are available on the NWS Louisville’s Twitter account here, and Facebook account here. The District 3 Twitter account can be found here and the District 3 Facebook account here. Snow & ice information such as priority routes can be found at snowky.ky.gov. Travel maps, road conditions, and snow & ice status can be found on GoKY.ky.gov.
Emergency Car Kit Suggested Items For Drivers
- First aid kit
- Extra coat, gloves, and blankets or sleeping bag
- Non-perishable food and water
- Baby formula, diapers, wipes
- Flashlight with extra batteries
- Portable phone chargers
- Pet food, water, leash, bowl
- Medications
- Ice scraper and jumper cables
- Shovel, and a bag of sand or litter
What to Do if Traffic Signals are Not Working:
- Flashing yellow, proceed with caution
- Flashing red, treat as a stop sign
- No signal lights, treat as a 4-way stop
What to Do When a Downed Power Line is on the Roadway:
- Never touch or drive over a fallen power line; report the issue to the power company
- If a power line has fallen on your vehicle, STAY INSIDE, do not exit, and call 911
- Assume all downed power lines are live and DO NOT attempt to move
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