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Beshear: At Least 10 Dead Connected to Winter Storm that Hit Kentucky
Governor Beshear reported progress on power restoration and road clearing with over 670,000 miles plowed and 130 warming centers open to aid residents during ongoing extreme cold.
- On Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear at the Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort provided an update on response efforts and confirmed 10 weather-related deaths from the weekend winter storm.
- Freezing temperatures and refreezing moisture created widespread ice and hazardous refreezing on roadways, forcing state and utility crews to maintain drinking and wastewater systems strained by line breaks.
- Operationally, state highway and Guard resources include nearly 1,500 state highway trucks and about 3,000 Kentucky National Guard members, while state and contracted plow crews have tracked 670,000 miles since Friday.
- Sheltering operations report 7,449 boil-water advisory customers and more than 130 warming centers with over 950 sheltered people, as power outages decreased to 27,014.
- An Extreme Cold Warning remains in effect until 11 a.m. EST Tuesday as freezing temperatures continue, and officials urged limiting outdoor exposure because frostbite or hypothermia can occur in 10 to 30 minutes.
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Gov. Beshear gives update on winter storm recovery | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville's News Leader | Hopkinsville, Kentucky
As clean-up efforts continue across the state following snow and ice accumulations over the weekend, Governor Andy Beshear provided an update on efforts taking place. Unfortunately, the governor was able to confirm that a woman in her 70’s from Whitley County passed away due to the winter weather, and they are investigating three other fatalities to see if they were related to the storm. The governor says there’s still about 950 individuals tak…
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