Two Kentuckians have died because of the severe winter weather system hitting the state, Gov. Andy Beshear announced during a press conference Friday morning.
“We’ve now lost, we believe, two Kentuckians to this Arctic storm,” Beshear said.
One death was the result of a vehicle accident in western Kentucky, and the other was of a “housing insecure” person in Louisville, Beshear said.
Interstate 64 in Scott County has also shut down in both directions due to multiple collisions around the 69-mile marker, Beshear announced.
The Kentucky National Guard and Kentucky State Police have also been working a major accident on Interstate 71 that has caused a major backup all morning, Beshear said.
There are currently 20,000 homes without power across Kentucky, Beshear tweeted Friday morning.