While the snow is falling, the impact of an arctic blast will continue across the Louisville region. The snow started falling around 8pm Thursday and fell for hours, leaving 2-4 inches across the area. Temperatures dropped drastically, with nearly 50 degrees in some parts between Thursday and Friday. Sources: INTERACTIVE RADAR // WARNINGS // CLOSURES // POWER OUTAGES Below, we’ll provide updates from officials as the weather continues to affect the area over the next few days. 8:00 p.m., the Louisville Metro Police Department says Friday they assisted a stranded person, two crashes, one injury and one hit-and-run. LMPD said it will release more information as it becomes available. 3 p.m., Friday Hospital numbers: UofL Health: 6 patients with frostbiteBaptist: 1 patient with hypothermia Noon, Friday Louisville Mayor gives update. He said as of 11 a.m., there were 8 accidents with injuries, 70 accidents without injuries and 41 exposures to the cold, meaning people had to be taken to a shelter or hospital to warm up. Garbage collection has been suspended. Friday’s trash will be picked up on Monday. City crews have enough salt to begin applications once temperatures rise enough to be effective. Salt starts to work around 10-15 degrees. Highlands, Lyndon and Valley Station are seeing the most LG&E power outages. Operation White Flag is still in effect and a homeless shelter has opened at the Broadbent Shelter, 40 people are currently staying there.10 Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear says at least two people have died in weather-related ways. Another was announced later. He asked people to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary, especially shoppers and commuters. 7 a.m. Friday Roads throughout the Louisville area are passable with extreme caution, but crews still have a lot of work to do. Salt is not effective enough at such low temperatures. The wind chill is almost -30 degrees.
While the snow is falling, the impact of an arctic blast will linger across the Louisville region.
Snow began falling around 8:00 PM Thursday and fell for hours, leaving 2-4 inches across the area.
Temperatures dropped drastically, nearing 50 degrees in some parts between Thursday and Friday.
sources: INTERACTIVE RADAR // ALERT // CONCLUSION // POWER INTERRUPTIONS
Below, we’ll provide updates from officials as the weather continues to affect the area over the next few days.
20:00, Friday
The Louisville Metro Police Department says they have assisted a stranded person, two crashes, one injured and one hit-and-run.
LMPD said they will release more information as it becomes available.
3 pm, Friday
Hospital numbers:
- UofL Health: 6 patients with frostbite
- Baptist: 1 patient with hypothermia
Noon, Friday
The mayor of Louisville keeps the update. He said as of 11 a.m., there were 8 accidents with injuries, 70 accidents without injuries and 41 exposures to the cold, meaning people had to be taken to a shelter or hospital to warm up.
Garbage collection has been suspended. Friday’s trash will be picked up on Monday.
City crews have enough salt to begin applications once temperatures rise enough to be effective. The salt starts working around 10-15 degrees.
Highlands, Lyndon and Valley Station are seeing more LG&E power outages.
Operation White Flag is still in place and a homeless shelter has been opened at Broadbent Shelter, 40 people are currently staying there.
10 Friday
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says at least two people have died in weather-related ways. Another was announced later.
He urged people to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary, especially shoppers and commuters.
7 am, Friday
Roads throughout the Louisville region are passable with extreme caution, but crews still have a lot of work to do. Salt is not effective enough at such low temperatures.
The wind chill is about -30 degrees.
