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Kentucky Storm Death Toll Rises to 11 as Extreme Cold Persists

Kentucky is providing funeral assistance through the Team Kentucky fund to help families during the prolonged cold.

Overview

  • Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed an additional weather-related death, a 55-year-old man in Livingston County, bringing the statewide total to 11.
  • The Team Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund has been reopened to provide $10,000 for each victim’s funeral, with the state contacting families directly.
  • More than 12,600 customers were without power Wednesday afternoon, down from a peak of about 73,590, and full restoration could take up to a week.
  • Officials reported 117 warming centers operating statewide with 885 people sheltering there Tuesday night as temperatures remain dangerously low.
  • Interstates are largely clear but secondary roads remain slick, plow crews have logged more than 741,000 miles, and officials warn frostbite can occur within minutes.