5k still without power in Kentucky after storms

Ky. (WSAZ) – Two storm systems caused significant outages over the weekend, particularly impacting the southern part of Kentucky Power’s service territory. At the peak of the storm, Kentucky Power had nearly 14,000 customers without power.

In just over 24 hours, crews were able to restore power to 60 percent of the customers who were affected by outages.

Currently, there are 5,528 customers without power.

Nearly 500 Kentucky Power personnel, business partners and out-of-state resources are responding to restoration efforts.

Assessment of storm damages include 60 broken crossarms, 42 broken poles and 268 spans of wire down, which equates to about 15 miles. While crews managed to make considerable progress since last night, there are 268 active outage cases remaining.

Customer outages by county:

• Leslie — 2,230
• Knott – 915
• Letcher – 367
• Perry – 1,299
• Pike – 297
• Breathitt — 228

Restoration should be nearly complete by late Wednesday night, with 75 percent of customers being restored by tonight.

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