“We are seeing somewhere in between 10 to 20 patients each day in the Children’s Hospital who need admissions,” Chief Medical Officer for Kentucky Children’s Hospital Dr. Lindsay Ragsdale said. It’s one of many reasons why Kentucky is one of four states ranked high for respiratory illness activity by the CDC.

A number of states are seeing a spike in hospital visits caused by respiratory illnesses as we enter the New Year.

The last time Central Kentucky had a cold snap of this severity was two years ago, just before Christmas 2022, when there were four consecutive days for below-freezing temperatures and two consecutive days with lows below zero, Steve said. “That was almost a generational kind of cold outbreak,” he said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The end of the workweek has spoiled us with snow melt thanks to high temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Mother Nature will soon remind us that it still is the Winter Season.

Forecasters say Winter Storm Blair, blanketing much of Kentucky Sunday afternoon with thick snow ahead of sleet and ice, could also bring thundersnow. Thundersnow is not a common occurrence in winter storms. As its name would suggest, thundersnow occurs when lightning happens within a snowstorm, according to the National Weather Service.

It also led to some unusually cold temperatures in some surprising places. Louisville, Kentucky experienced "bitterly cold" temperatures in the teens. Earlier in the day, Anchorage, Alaska ...

Following Governor Andy Beshear's declaration of a state of emergency, the Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky has been ... shared his struggles with the cold. "Trying to keep the car on ...

We need you to be careful to make sure that we make it through these couple of days and everybody gets through it safely,” Gov. Andy Beshear said.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An Arctic Outbreak is impacting much of the country this week as bitterly cold air plunges southward. A Cold Weather Advisory is in place for the entire Kentuckiana viewing area through 1 p.m. Monday.

What’s worse, there’s no real treatment for norovirus beyond getting plenty of rest and constant fluids infused with electrolytes. The virus typically only lasts one to three

Rain showers turn to snow late Saturday night into Sunday ahead of bitter cold temperatures. Meteorologist Dillon Gaudet has the latest.

Mother Nature continues to pound Kentucky. The highest snowfall rates in the commonwealth will be between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday, the National Weather Service said.