The wintery weather had brought up to nine inches of snow over a few hours to the Mid-South causing dozens of crashes and offices’ shut down across the region.
“All roadway surfaces will freeze,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear warned residents. “They are and will be extremely dangerous. I am closing all state office buildings with a public warning to stay off the roadways so roadway crews can continue plowing and clearing roads.”
Snowfall in Kentucky reached 8 to 9 inches across Elizabethtown, Bardstown, and Nicholasville late Thursday. The Kentucky State Police said that two troopers were involved in crashes.
Also in Kentucky, a chain reaction crash along the Western Kentucky Parkway saw at least 30 vehicles struck and dozens of others stuck for long hours Thursday.
“You looked up, and cars were flying everywhere. I mean everywhere,” a witness said.
Tennessee authorities responded to dozens of crashes including one that resulted in a fatality. The city of Nashville received 6.3 inches of snowfall Thursday and beat the 4 inches record of Jan. 6.
