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Last week's winter storm is having an impact on Kentucky's blood supply.

Kentucky Blood Center says the winter weather led to Mobile drive cancellations, shorten collection hours and low donor turnout.

The center estimates more than 800 donations were lost as a result.

The drop in donations comes at a bad time after the holiday season, when blood donations are typically low.

One donation goes a long way with the way we split our blood products for the whole blood donation.

One donation can save up to three lives.

So you do the math there.

800 donations.

We're talking about thousands of lives that could be could be impacted by those losses in terms of what we need this week because we need people to come out.

We know we're we're trying to make up for losses, you know, in terms of sense of urgency.

We do need people this week.

But I also think this is a great example for the need for consistent donation, the need for people to be more intentional, because you know, to your point, your question, it's January, it's the middle of winter.

We can't predict when the storms are going to come, when the disruptions are going to be, but it's pretty inevitable that there are going to be disruptions that at some point it's going to snow or there's going to be ice or the temperatures are going to be so low or they cancel school.

And so knowing that those disruptions are going to happen, that's why we're so adamant about people being more intentional.

You know, it's like it's like going to the dentist.

You know, you go every six months and your schedule, that's routine.

We're asking people to, you know, every eight weeks make that, you know, treat it like that, where it's a routine thing where they come in or maybe come every eight weeks or maybe it's every few months when things like the winter storm comes along.

If we already have a robust supply on the shelves, are able to take those losses a little bit better, able to handle them better than we are right now.

For more information about blood donation, go online to k y Blood Center, Dawg for a list of donor center's hours of operation and to schedule an appointment.