I 24 at 41A/photo from KYTC Cam
Monday’s wintry precipitation has departed, but treacherous snow and sleet-covered roads are left behind this morning.
Christian, Todd, Trigg, Hopkins, Muhlenbrerg, Montgomery and Stewart County Schools will be closed Tuesday, as will Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Fort Campbell Schools and Dawson Springs Independent Schools, with most of those to use virtual instruction. Hopkinsville Community College will operate virtually Tuesday and all campuses of Murray State will remain virtual for the remainder of the week.
Christian County received about three to four inches of snow and sleet, though some locations may have gotten a little more or less. Amounts were a little higher in Trigg County and about the same or a little lower in Todd County, where more sleet fell.
Christian County ECC reported several slide-offs along I-24 early this morning, Todd County Dispatch had several automobiles off of secondary routes overnight and Trigg County Dispatch also reported many roads as still snow-covered and slick.
Christian County Sheriff’s Sgt. Adam Vanderkolk says stay at home if you can this morning and especially avoid I-24 until state trucks are able to make more progress in clearing the highway.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray says crews have been out since last week’s winter storm and they focus first on clearing interstates and parkways.
City and county crews have also been hard at work since the event began.
Secretary Gray says the best thing you can do to help your fellow Kentuckians is to stay off the roads.
Far western Kentucky, areas along the Ohio River and central and eastern Kentucky were hit much harder than the Pennyrile region, so travel to those portions of the state is strongly discouraged.
The attention of weather-watchers now turns to a system set to hit the area Wednesday and Thursday and while there could be significant travel impacts, details are still being worked out on exactly what type of precipitation will fall and where.