As Kentucky hunkers down in the aftermath of Winter Storm Blair , another round of cold weather and snow is on the way later this week.
Below-freezing temperatures are expected to persist, with temperatures hovering in the upper 20s through the end of the week. Friday and Saturday could bring additional snow and freezing rain to the region. Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of the storm this weekend, and Mayor Linda Gorton declared a state of emergency in Lexington.
“The most important thing that people can do today is to stay home and to stay safe, to let us do as much work as possible to let us clear as many roads, to let us treat the roads with salt, to let us deal with the one to three inches of snow that’s expected throughout the rest of the day, and to let the utility companies restore power to as many people as possible,” Beshear said Monday…