During a briefing at the Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort, Beshar thanked President Donald Trump for quickly approving his request for an emergency disaster declaration.
FEMA is on the ground and 19 active swift water rescue teams continue to work around the clock. The Governor said there were more than a thousand rescues done within the first 24 hours of this storm.
Several state parks are now being used as shelters.
If you need assistance but it is not an emergency, you are asked to call 502-607-6665 instead of 9-1-1.
Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said more than 300 federal roads are blocked and dozens of rock and mud slides have been reported and “that number does not include local roads,” Gray said.
There are 23 hundred Department of Highway personnel working around the clock.
Beshear is asking everyone to stay home unless you absolutely must travel.
If you have been impacted by this storm, FEMA representatives advise you to take pictures to document the damage.
Rescue teams from neighboring states have arrived in Kentucky to assist.
