LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky has declared a state of emergency after storms associated with Hurricane Sandy dumped up to a foot of snow in the state's eastern mountain region.
Governor Steve Beshear also signed an executive order to ensure emergency supplies get to victims of the storm quickly. Beshear says that after responding to a series of weather disasters as governor, he knows that quick action is critical to recovery efforts.
Keith Alvey, the CEO of the Louisville Red Cross, says, "It's cold in New York City, and that's one of the big concerns that we have, that the sheltering requirements will be there for an extended period because people don't have electricity...and won't be able to return to their homes."
Meanwhile, state highway crews are plowing and treating roadways in the eastern part of the state. Crews in Harlan County report a foot of snow fell on Black Mountain. They had to help several stranded motorists there. Nearly six inches of snow fell on Pine Mountain, and three inches on Leatherwood Mountain. U.S. 23 in Letcher County was impassable for a time.
Plowing or spot-treating of roads continues in many eastern Kentucky counties.
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