Western KY is forecast to drop from ~44 deg to -2 deg from Th. noon to Fri. sunrise, wind chill -20 early Sat. morning. Some blowing snow. Northern Plains states denizens will chuckle, but, people in this region aren’t quite used to that. (Not even a white Christmas since 2010.. Avg. low is 27-28 deg.)
It’s pretty certain a few people will not take precautions and animals or people will die as a result. I’ve been telling my wife to advise her Filipina friend who has, oh, maybe 3 doz. chickens and some quail, too. The friend hasn’t experienced anything quite like this in the several years she’s been here...
Those drastic drops can be really bad. You hear trees snapping. We are betting on losing power but we have gas heaters and stove.