LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Rounds of quick-moving thunderstorms barreled through Kentucky and southern Indiana Sunday, leaving one person dead and tens of thousands without power.
Emergency management officials from across the WHAS viewing area have reported downed trees and downed powerlines from 65-75 mph winds early Sunday afternoon.
Remember! Avoid downed wires, always assume it's an energized power line and report it immediately.
Kentucky Power Outages
LG&E and KU report more than 39,000 customers without power across Kentucky as of 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday. That number has gone down from the initial 120,000 without power reported earlier on Sunday.
It's unclear when power will be restored at this time, however crews are assessing damage.
"We're responding to more than 900 reports of wires down," a spokesperson said. "In addition to our crews working in the field and many employees working behind the scenes, we’ve also brought in 150 off-system line workers to assist with restoration efforts."
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The majority of LG&E's power outages were reported in Jefferson County, with nearly 19,000 customers currently without power.
Southern Indiana Power Outages
According to a Duke Energy spokesperson, Clarksville was hit hard by Sunday afternoon's storms.
Statewide, there are roughly 3,700 power outages in Indiana as of 10:00 a.m. on Monday. As the day went on, that number dropped to 87 outages total.
Duke Energy released the following statement Monday morning:
Duke Energy crews worked through the night to restore power across the southern portion of the state. A second wave of storms has slowed power restoration and added to the damage, and work continues in each of the communities impacted. Broken poles and power lines will need to be repaired or replaced before service can be restored in the areas hardest hit. We have moved in crews from the northern part of our service area to speed restoration, and we expect to continue work throughout the day and into the night. We appreciate our customers' patience as we work as quickly and safely as possible to restore service.
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