Mercer County Emergency Management Agency

05/06/2026

🚧 TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Mercer County 🚧

A road closure is scheduled on New Dixville Road (KY 1941) between mile points 3.0 and 4.0 for road slide repairs.

Thursday, May 7 through Friday, May 15

7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

Motorists should seek alternate routes. Detours include KY 152, KY 422, KY 1920, and U.S. 68.

Use caution and watch for crews in the area.

For live traffic updates, visit: GoKY.ky.gov

04/28/2026

National Weather Service is looking for reports of storm damage.

If you have additional damage to report, please fill out the Severe Weather Reporting Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4X-nJMKP3B6hDY-l2SZRC-1Hgse8ptQF3xHy2hTmuxObPpQ/viewform, email [email protected] or give us a call at 502-969-8842. We appreciate your storm reports!

04/20/2026

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03/20/2026

A new wave of text scams has been reported that impersonate the Transportation Cabinet’s driver licensing offices and Office of Highway Safety. If you receive one of these texts, do NOT click on the link! 🚨

It was not sent by KYTC, as we do not collect traffic ticket fees. If you’ve provided any personal information, contact your bank immediately.

Ways to report:
- www.ic3.gov (FBI Internet Crime Complaint)
- www.reportfraud.ftc.gov (FTC)
- www.ag.ky.gov/scams (Kentucky Attorney General)

You can also visit stopscams.ky.gov to stay up-to-date on ways to report and spot scams.

03/15/2026

With some night time weather heading our way, here is a few apps you can download for weather alerts. These are available on your app store.
Don't forget Hyper Reach for local notifications. Link is on the Mercer EM page.

03/15/2026

Now is the time!

03/05/2026

Mercer County Emergency Management Changes Tornado Siren Protocol For Storm Season By Harrodsburg Herald | March 5, 2026 | 0 Photo SubmittedMercer County residents are encouraged to sign up for Hyper-Reach to receive tornado and storm updates during spring severe weather. April Ellis Herald Staff La...

03/03/2026

⚠️ Notice for Mercer County Residents ⚠️

Due to the forecasted storms on Wednesday, March 4, Mercer County will not be participating in the statewide tornado drill.

Weather permitting, our regularly scheduled siren test will take place on Saturday, March 7 at noon.

Please stay weather aware and monitor local updates

02/24/2026

02/22/2026

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