In Marion, city hall will be open today, but primarily for the purpose of dealing with weather emergencies.
"We are urging people to not be on the streets of Marion unless absolutely necessary," said City Administrator Mark Bryant. "Do not come to city hall to pay water bills today. We are not going to be shutting off water for nonpayment for the rest of the week."
Street conditions are extremely slick and hazardous, Bryant added.
"We have been plowing since 3 a.m., and are making little headway and the storm shows no signs of letting up," the city official said.
Keith Todd, spokesman for the Kentucky Department of Highways, said the snow is wet, so drifting has not been much of a problem. Pavement temperatures have held pretty steady at 30 degrees which has aided the plowing effort early this morning. However, that is expected to change as temps drop on the back side of the storm, Todd said.
Snow has accumulated rather quickly and the blowing wind is causing some visibility issues.
"As commuters start to venture out this morning we’ve had an increase in the number of vehicles off the road," Todd said. "Remember to slow down and buckle up. Motorists are asked to use extra caution when they encounter a snow plow at work."
Stay tuned for weather updates as they are available.
