Keith Todd of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says roads are very slick and hazardous around the area with several vehicles sliding off into ditches. One semi jack-knifed on I-24 near the Kentucky-Tennessee state line overnight. Later, another semi went off the road on the Purchase Parkway.
Even highway crews had trouble getting around overnight. Ice and gusty winds caused some plows to slip into ditches while working to clear roads. In Carlisle County, a salt truck overturned on Highway 80.
The Dorena-Hickman ferry is out of service today because of the snow and high winds.
Ice accumulating on power lines has evidently been a problem in some locations. Residents in Murray were reporting power out this morning, and West Kentucky Rural Electric was reported to have about 1700 customers off line at one point.
Snowfall will continue throughout the day, ending sometime late afternoon, with amounts of 1 inch in southern Illinois to almost a foot in the Pennyrile region near Hopkinsville.
Many schools have already cancelled classes for today. Check out the list of area cancellations at our news website, westkystar.com.
