BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Communities in south central Kentucky are bracing for snow after being hit with this weekend’s severe storms.

The Weatherstone neighborhood and other communities in Warren County are still fighting some lingering flooding. Warren County Judge Executive Doug Gorman has seen the damage firsthand.

“Fifteen or 20 roads were underwater," Gorman said. "We had a lot of damage to some of our parks.”

Now, the city is facing a new battle: a winter storm that’s expected to drop several inches of snow. It’s supposed to hit the county late tonight.

“Not only do we have three to eight inches of snow, but we have brutally cold weather after that," Gorman said.

The Bowling Green Public Works Department has its work cut out for them. Andy Souza, director of public works, said crews cannot salt flooded areas. This is because salt is not effective in deep water and will dissolve.

“We won’t be going underwater; that would be a waste," Souza said. "We're going to apply it to a dry surface throughout the city.”

Trucks are already gassing up and heading out on the roads to keep the snow from freezing overnight. 

“Every street will be treated at least twice by midnight, and hopefully, that’ll get us ahead," Souza said. 

Public works crews will focus on its Priority A route first, which is roads used by first responders. However, Souza said the snow could be bad enough that they might have to re-salt Priority A before salting other routes.

“Rest assured, the crews will be out, but if we don’t get to your neighborhood right away, it’s because we’re working on the big roads," he said. "We will eventually get to you, just a little patience.” 

City officials said it is best to stay off the roads if possible.