Multiple rounds of severe weather overnight left thousands of Kentucky residents without electricity Tuesday morning.
As of 7 a.m., 21,005 customers across the state were without power, according to poweroutage.us. At least 1,000 outages were reported in Barren, Fayette, Jefferson, Madison, Oldham, and Woodford counties.
In Lexington, LG&E & KU reported a significant outage affecting 802 customers in the Zandale neighborhood, located between Nicholasville Road and Tates Creek Road. Officials said trees falling onto power lines caused the outage, with restoration expected around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Fayette County Public Schools spokesperson Miranda Scully confirmed that Glendover Elementary School was impacted but remained open, operating on a generator.
“We are working with Kentucky Utilities to assess the situation and restore power,” Scully said.
Another outage affected 121 customers in the Lake Crossing neighborhood near Man O’ War Boulevard, with restoration expected by 11:30 a.m.
The storms moved through the state overnight from April 27 into April 28, prompting numerous severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings. The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for multiple counties, including Adair, Bath, Bracken, Daviess, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hopkins, Larue, Mason, McLean, Ohio, Oldham, Pendleton, Robertson, Rowan, Shelby, Taylor, and Webster.
As of Tuesday morning, no tornado damage had been confirmed. However, preliminary reports included downed trees in several counties, building damage in McLean County, and flash flooding in Jefferson County.
Strong winds accompanied the storms, with gusts reaching at least 50 mph in several areas, including Barren, Hart, Mercer, Ohio, Oldham, Nicholas, and Trimble counties. In Fayette County, wind gusts of at least 40 mph were recorded around 1:50 a.m.
In Franklin County, the Frankfort Plant Board shared images of a large tree that fell on Ewing Street, causing outages. Officials said many of those outages have since been restored.
More severe weather expected
Another round of storms is expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. While the threat is lower than the previous night, parts of western and southern Kentucky are under a slight risk for severe weather, according to the National Weather Service.
A slight risk indicates the potential for organized severe storms with limited coverage. Lexington is under a marginal risk, meaning storms may be less organized or shorter-lived.
Forecasters say large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats, with a low risk of tornadoes. Storms are expected to move southeast between 7 p.m. and 4 a.m., with the greatest risk in Lexington between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.
Additional rainfall from these storms could also lead to minor flooding in some areas.
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