LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Six Kentuckians died due to the winter storm that swept through the commonwealth. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said a woman from Spencer County died from an injury related to the storm, and five men — from Oldham, Franklin, Boone and Breckinridge counties — died due to injuries or medical emergencies.

Most of the United States is being assailed with extreme winter weather this week as Arctic air blasts south from Canada, snow tracks up the Northeast coast and a potentially crippling winter storm takes aim at the South.

A winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 3:53 a.m. valid from Tuesday 6 a.m. until Wednesday 6 a.m. for Choctaw, Washington, Clarke, Wilcox, Monroe, Conecuh, Butler,

Snowfall Tuesday is imminent and accumulation could reach as high as 5 inches for some areas along the coast.While it is difficult to forecast accumulation, an

We are now into our first significant snowfall of the season as the storm system heads this way. At this point, it looks like 4-8 inches is the total amount of powder most of the state will get but there will be exceptions in parts of the area.