Ice does damage

Trees fell across the county as the ice storm swept through.

About 800 households are without electricity after an ice storm swept through last night followed by heavy rains and more snow is expected during the afternoon and evening.

According to Mary Beth Nance of Fleming-Mason Energy, “All hands are on deck” as Fleming-Mason crews work to restore power. Additional crews have been requested.

Fleming County was hit worse than the others, followed by Mason and Lewis, according to Vance.

Highway crews continue to battle ice, falling trees

Dozens of roads in northeast counties blocked

Transportation Cabinet crews in northeast Kentucky are battling not only snow and ice on roadways, but also falling trees that are hampering treatment efforts.

At this time, only major routes in Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas and Rowan counties should be considered passable. Those include Interstate 64, US 23, US 60, the AA Highway, KY 8, KY 32, KY 11 and others.

Department of Highways District 9 crews will continue to respond to the dozens of downed tree reports being received in each county throughout the day, and will continue to plow and treat roadways. In addition, crews are prepping for another round of snow that’s forecast for today.

Motorists are advised that roadways are slick and hazardous, and could be blocked at any time.

As of 6 a.m., primary routes were slushy in all counties, with road conditions reported as “wet pavement.” Other routes ranged from "partly covered" to "mostly covered" with snow and ice.