If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1 or visiting the MDT Road Report website.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 293 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 35 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY ANDERSON BOURBON BOYLE CASEY CLARK FAYETTE FRANKLIN GARRARD GREEN HARRISON HART JESSAMINE LARUE LINCOLN MADISON MARION MERCER NELSON NICHOLAS SCOTT SPENCER TAYLOR WASHINGTON WOODFORD IN SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY ADAIR ALLEN BARREN CLINTON CUMBERLAND EDMONSON METCALFE MONROE RUSSELL SIMPSON WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, ALLENDALE, ALTON, ALVATON, AMANDAVILLE, ARGYLE, ATHERTONVILLE, BARDSTOWN, BEAUMONT, BEREA, BLACK GNAT, BOHON, BOWLING GREEN, BOYCE, BRECKINRIDGE, BRYANTSVILLE, BUCKEYE, BUFFALO, BURKESVILLE, CAMPBELLSVILLE, CANE VALLEY, CANMER, CARLISLE, CAVE CITY, CLEMENTSVILLE, CLINTONVILLE, COBURG, COLUMBIA, COLVILLE, COXS CREEK, CREELSBORO, CROCUS, CUMBERLAND CITY, CYNTHIANA, DANVILLE, DEATSVILLE, DUBRE, DUCKERS, DUNNVILLE, EDMONTON, EIGHTY EIGHT, ELK CREEK, ELK HORN, ELLA, EXIE, FLAT ROCK, FORD, FOREST SPRINGS, FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN, GASCON, GEORGETOWN, GLASGOW, GLENS FORK, GLENSBORO, GRADYVILLE, GREENSBURG, HALFWAY, HARDYVILLE, HARRODSBURG, HAYWOOD, HESTAND, HIGH BRIDGE, HIGHGROVE, HILLVIEW, HOBSON, HODGENVILLE, HOOKTOWN, HORSE CAVE, JABEZ, JAMESTOWN, KEENE, KESSINGER, KINGSTON, KIRKSVILLE, KNOB LICK, LANCASTER, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LECTA, LEESBURG, LEXINGTON, LIBERTY, LITTLE MOUNT, LOWELL, LUCAS, LYONS, MAGNOLIA, MARROWBONE, MAUD, MAYNARD, MCCREARY, MIDDLEBURG, MIDDLETOWN, MILLVILLE, MINTONVILLE, MUD LICK, MUNFORDVILLE, MYERS, NEW MARKET, NEW ZION, NEWTOWN, NICHOLASVILLE, ODDVILLE, OLGA, OXFORD, PAINT LICK, PARIS, PEYTONSBURG, PIERCE, PLANO, PRICES MILL, PROVIDENCE, REDHOUSE, REX, RICHARDSVILLE, RICHMOND, ROCKBRIDGE, ROWLAND, RUCKERVILLE, RUSSELL SPRINGS, SALEM, SALOMA, SAMUELS, SCOTTSVILLE, SHAKERTOWN, SPRINGFIELD, STANFORD, STATIC, SUMMER SHADE, SUMMERSVILLE, TAYLORSVILLE, TOMPKINSVILLE, TYRONE, UNO, VALLEY VIEW, VERSAILLES, WAKEFIELD, WATERFORD, WILMORE, WINCHESTER, WINDSOR, WISDOM, AND YUMA.