EASTERN KENTUCKY (WYMT) - As Kentucky marks Winter Weather Preparedness Week , emergency managers and the National Weather Service say now is the time to get ready for winter storms.

Snow has already begun falling throughout Eastern Kentucky, and emergency management officials say their winter preparations are well underway.

“We constantly monitor the weather. Any advisories, watches, warnings, those type things, we try to get the messaging out,” said Nee Jackson, Pike County Emergency Management Director.

Jackson said Pike County Emergency Management works closely with road crews, schools and hospitals while families focus on simple preparation steps at home and on the road.

Those preparations include assembling a basic car kit and ensuring safe heating inside homes.

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