We had a decent amount of sun today and continued to thaw. We have a few systems affecting us this week, but their impacts look small. Generally a quiet week. The best rain chance looks late week. Tonight: Mainly clear and cold, a low of 20. West-southwest winds at 5 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, southwest winds 5-10, and a high…
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A Health and Wellness Expo set up to bring natural remedies and products to the community. Vendors set up with chemical-free cleaning products, makeup and skincare products, essential oils, even service providers like chiropractors and massage therapists. The Kentucky Health and Wellness Expo comes to the area about two or three times a year and organizers…
VERSAILLES, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Woodford Theatre is celebrating opening weekend of the play ‘The Mousetrap’ by Agatha Christie. The Woodford Theatre says ‘The Mousetrap’ is a ‘who dun it’ murder mystery with a twist ending. The show will run the next two weekends with the last show being February 20th. The Woodford Theatre says it’s nice to see people…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – With Valentine’s Day around the corner, the University of Kentucky is offering free “checkups” on romantic relationships from February 7-16. This will be the UK Family Center’s seventh year of relationship checkups. “Valentine’s Day we always talk about oh you have to buy chocolates, and go on these fancy dates and do these really wonderful, romantic…
We had a decent amount of sun to thaw us a bit today. More so Sunday as we switch to southerly winds. We have a few systems affecting us next week, but their impacts look small. Generally a quiet week. Tonight: Mainly clear and cold, a low of 14. Light southeast winds. Sunday: Better. Mostly sunny and a high of…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A UK adjunct graphic design professor is a top 25 finalist in the Pabst Blue Ribbon 2022 contest. If she wins, she’ll get $10,000 dollars and her design on beer cans all over the world. Hayli Strickland says it started out as a promise to work to get her designs noticed. “I pinkie promised my boyfriend…
Road repair, other work also underway
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Saturday, the Professional Bull Riders Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour rides into Lexington, and while it literally goes up overnight, the process of transforming a basketball court into a bull-riding arena is a massive undertaking. Friday, Rupp Arena began its transformation for Saturday’s 7 P.M. event. “People come to the Rupp Arena and they’re used to seeing…
Flights canceled Thursday continue into Friday
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – While crews around the state are continuing to ensure people have power after Thursday night’s ice storm, a family in Lexington is recovering after a tree crashed into their carriage house apartment due to the ice. At 710 Central Avenue, a more than 100 year old water maple tree crashed into the Hoelscher family’s carriage house…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Roads covered with snow and ice were too treacherous for some to travel. In response, the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office took the wheel on Friday. Members helped folks get to work, get needed prescriptions and in the case of Charlotte Gilbert, provide a needed trip to the hospital. Gilbert’s been married to her husband Bill for…
DANVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) -Line crews from Georgia were sent to different parts of Kentucky Thursday to help with power restoration. Cobb EMC in Georgia sent 16 people to Danville to help Inter-County Energy restore electricity lost during the overnight ice storm. But, because the storm wasn’t as bad as anticipated, crews were instead sent to another co-op in Hopkinsville Friday…
35 buzzards released back into the wild
We are on the backside of the wintry precipitation, the front end of the cold. I am still compiling data. Thus far, reports of .25″ of ice, 2″ of sleet, and 1.2″ of snow (Lexington). As always, find me via email: jandrews@wtvq.com FB: Jeff Andrews Weather Twitter: jeffandrewswx Tonight: Cloudy and cold, a low of 10. North winds 10 mph. …
Ten deaths all confirmed from January
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) The overnight storm left many cars encased in ice and roadways dusted with snow. Downtown, drivers drove at a steady and slow pace despite patches of dark road visible. Snow built-up on power lines around Lexington, and ice covered trees. Throughout the day and night on Thursday, city emergency managers and first responders kept a close eye…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington is no stranger to icy conditions. Thursday, Governor Andy Beshear and state leaders say while this storm system isn’t predicted to be as bad as the one many remember from 2009, it’s still bringing back PTSD and a general feeling of uneasiness. “Making sure that we stay warm, that’s the biggest thing,” says Alex Winn-Marvin,…
A rainy day for us with temperatures sliding towards 32. The transition to freezing rain has generally lagged behind projections (that is good) and many spots are seeing more precipitation in the form of sleet vs. freezing rain (also good). The night is still young, though. The slow-moving system continues NW-SE tonight. Unfortunately, the potential for freezing rain (ice) is…
UK: “We are aware of the video involving students displaying mocking behavior toward another…”