Kentucky
Winter storm death toll rises to 16 in Kentucky, Beshear says
Another Kentucky resident has died from the massive winter storm that swept through the nation, which passed through the area Jan. 24-25, Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed in a Feb. 2 post on X.
The latest person is a 75-year-old woman in Adair County, bringing the death toll in Kentucky to 16.
“Let’s keep these families in our prayers and let them know we’re here for them,” Beshear said.
Kentucky’s death toll due to the winter storm includes a 55-year-old man from Louisville and the following others:
- A 72-year-old woman in Whitley County
- A 48-year-old man in Morgan County
- A 79-year-old man in Graves County
- A 68-year-old man in Daviess County
- A 62-year-old man in Pulaski County
- Two 71-year-old men in Johnson County
- A 64-year-old man in Johnson County
- A 78-year-old man in Owen County
- A 55-year-old man in Livingston County
- A 32-year-old woman in Fayette County
- A 66-year-old man in Daviess County
- A 73-year-old man in Ballard County
- A 64-year-old man in Hart County
(This story may update.)