Just ahead of several expected rounds of severe storms across the Commonwealth, Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency Wednesday — hoping to preemptively activate modes of emergency response, while bringing price gouging laws into effect.
Beshear called the come weather “especially concerning” for far western Kentucky, as its forecasters and citizens expect potentially historic amounts of rain, strong winds and the possibility for tornadoes — both short- and long-track.
Meanwhile, across the state, Beshear said weather authorities have noted there are chances for tornadoes, hail, flooding and strong winds — particularly Wednesday night, but also going deep into the weekend.
In this activation, the Kentucky Emergency Operations Center and units of the Kentucky National Guard have been put on standby, while Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials and crews are on alert and in sync with local emergency management leaders.
Overpriced goods and services following any necessary clean up and recovery should hence be reported to the Office of the Attorney General.
Drivers should check traffic conditions before traveling though goky.ky.gov, and other preparedness tips can be found at kyem.ky.gov.
