LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The commonwealth is getting ready for another round of winter weather.


What You Need To Know

  • Louisville crews spent Thursday moving salt from underground storage to snow domes in anticipation of Friday's snowfall 

  • Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville, said in preparation for more snow, crews spent Thursday getting resources ready 

  • Greenberg said the city added additional crew teams on top of the Metro Snow teams to tackle the roads for this round of snow

  • Spectrum News 1 meteorologists said much of Kentucky will receive 2 to 5 inches of snow

In Louisville, crews spent Thursday moving salt from underground storage to snow domes in anticipation of Friday's snowfall. It’s been nonstop work for five days.

"I haven't had a day off since Sunday," said Chad Brown, crew leader with Louisville Metro's Snow Team. "Don't look like we're going to get one either."

Brown isn’t the only one. He, along with other crews, has worked diligently since Sunday, now getting ready for round two.

"This holds 6,500 tons, and we're down somewhere close to 1,500 tons," Brown said. 

"Sunday. I was in a truck. I was in a truck for 16 hours. Monday, I was in here for 12 hours. Tuesday, I was in here for 13 hours. And yesterday I was in here at 12 and it looks like another 12 today." 

The hours of work will continue. Spectrum News 1 meteorologists said much of Kentucky will receive 2 to 5 inches of snow, with higher amounts likely in the southern part of the state. 

"As you can imagine, we've gone through a lot of salt this week," said Mayor Craig Greenberg, D-Louisville. "In fact, over 30 million pounds of salt had been applied to the roadways throughout the entire city of Louisville and Jefferson County."

Greenberg said in preparation for more snow, crews spent Thursday getting their resources ready.

"Knowing that there's more snowfall coming, knowing that our crews have been working 24 hours a day since Sunday morning, we are going to supplement on top of all of that work," Greenberg said. "Our snow teams are not stopping. They are going to continue to work as long as we need to. But on top of that, we have activated our emergency contractor for snow assistance." 

That's the assistance Brown said he also needs on the roads from drivers.

"You need to stay back because sometimes we have to stop and back up to shift our salt," Brown said. 

Greenberg said they’ve added 12 additional crew teams on top of the Metro Snow teams to tackle the roads for this round of snow.