Emergency management announces winter weather, shelter updates for Warren County

WARREN COUNTY, Ky. – Warren County has several warming shelters available amid the upcoming winter weather predicted to hit our area.

Bowling Green-Warren County Emergency Management has released an update concerning the dangerous conditions we may see. Emergency management says cold temperatures will impact our area tomorrow afternoon into the evening and overnight hours.

These temperatures will be in the single digits and potentially lower with wind chills below zero.

Although accumulation amounts are still changing, it is possible to see around 1 inch of dry snow. Emergency management says winds will be around 20 to 25 miles per hour with gusts of 40 miles per hour, which are likely to cause power outages.

After Gov. Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency this morning regarding the weather, Bowling Green-Warren County Emergency Management also released a list of warming shelters in Warren County:

• Salvation Army
  • 400 West Main Avenue – Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
    Contact: 270-843-3485
• Room at the Inn
  • Contact: 270-599-6401
• Tru by Hilton – Stranded Travelers
  • This location is not offering free rooms – however, they are offering their lobby to stranded travelers who need a warm place for a short period of time.
  • 1864 Cave Mill Road – Bowling Green, KY 42104
  • Contact: 270-904-2260
• Kummer Little Recreation Center
  • 333 College Street
  • Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday
    Contact: 270-393-3484
• Hyatt Place
  • This location is not offering free rooms – however, they are offering their lobby to stranded travelers who need a warm place for a short period of time.
  • 1347 Center Street
  • Contact: 270-467-0001

In addition, the governor’s office shared links for the following information:

• For traffic reports, you can visit goky.ky.gov/ or use an app like WAZE.
• Further weather preparedness information can be found at the Kentucky Emergency Management website.
• Visit snowky.ky.gov for snow and ice resources, like priority route maps, tips and highway district updates.
• For a list of items to place in vehicles before weather hits, visit transportation.ky.gov/sites/snowky.

Finally, for local weather and road condition updates, follow KSP trooper Daniel Priddy or the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet on Facebook. KSP is asking to refrain from dialing 911 for this information to allow them to better respond to emergencies.