Hazardous driving conditions possible Monday in District 3 area

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 says crews are wrapping up road treatment following a winter storm system that began Sunday morning.

Crews continue to work on cleaning up downed trees due to icing. However, drivers are asked not to remain cautious as more winter weather could be on the way Monday morning. Multiple counties in the District 3 area have been placed under a Winter Storm Warning by the National Weather Service-Louisville.

According to KYTC, rain is expected to continue overnight and change to snow in the morning around 6 a.m. in Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Metcalfe, Monroe and Warren counties are under a Winter Storm Warning until 6 p.m Monday.

Hazardous travel conditions are possible beginning early Monday morning into the afternoon. The timing of the winter weather arrival is not certain, but 6 a.m. is an estimate, officials say.

Highway crews will be deploying for road treatment operations in the morning. Drivers in all counties that must be on the road should give snowplows plenty of space, use slower speeds and use caution.

A large amount of single-vehicle crashes resulted Sunday as a result of drivers not slowing down and using safe driving practices, officials say.

Weather forecast updates are available on the WNKY News 40 Weather App and the NWS Louisville’s Twitter account and Facebook account. The District 3 Twitter account can be found here, and the District 3 Facebook account here. Snow and ice information such as priority routes can be found at snowky.ky.gov. Travel maps, road conditions, and snow and ice status can be found on GoKY.ky.gov.

Emergency car kit suggested items for drivers

• First aid kit
• Extra coat, gloves, and blankets or sleeping bag
• Non-perishable food and water
• Baby formula, diapers, wipes
• Flashlight with extra batteries
• Portable phone chargers
• Pet food, water, leash, bowl
• Medications
• Ice scraper and jumper cables
• Shovel, and a bag of sand or litter

What to do if traffic signals are not working:

• Flashing yellow, proceed with caution
• Flashing red, treat as a stop sign
• No signal lights, treat as a 4-way stop

What to do when a downed power line is on the oadway:

• Never touch or drive over a fallen power line; report the issue to the power company
• If a power line has fallen on your vehicle, STAY INSIDE, do not exit, and call 911
• Assume all downed power lines are live and DO NOT attempt to move.