Power outage numbers continue to decrease as cleanup and recovery efforts from Friday’s historic wind storm head into their fourth day. According to poweroutage.us, more than 50,000 customers in Kentucky were still without power just around 2 p.m. Tuesday. At 2 p.m. Monday that number stood at approximately 110,000. In Fayette County there were more than 12,000 customers without power just before 2 p.m., according to poweroutage.us, a website that tracks power outages across the country. That figure has decreased by approximately 50% since 2 p.m. Monday.
Jefferson County still had more than 15,000 outages Monday afternoon, according to poweroutage.us.
In a Facebook post Tuesday morning, LG&E and KU said approximately 81% of customers who lost power during the wind storm have had their power restored. That number had risen from 76% Monday afternoon. LG&E and KU said an additional 1,500 units from surrounding states have come to Kentucky to help with power restoration efforts. Estimated power restoration times remain posted on LG&E and KU’s website, the electric company said.
The company previously said it expected to have power restored to everyone in Lexington and Louisville by 11 p.m. Wednesday.
FAYETTE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CLOSED AGAIN Fayette County Public Schools remained closed Tuesday for a third school day because of continued power outages and storm cleanup. “Despite the incredible efforts of those working to restore electricity, remove debris, and make repairs in the aftermath of Friday’s damaging winds, there are still significant portions of our community where travel is unsafe because of power outages, dark intersections, and blocked roads,” Liggins said.
Liggins said nine schools in the district remained without electricity Monday and 16 others have a variety of issues including internet and/or phone service outages, downed light poles, trees, communication lines and minor building damage. “Our teams are working overtime to address these issues and Kentucky Utilities has assured us that they are prioritizing the restoration of electricity to schools, but are finding repairs to be complicated,” Liggins said in a news release. “In some cases, campuses that did not lose power originally are now dark, while other campuses have been brought online only to go out again.”
Source:https://www.kentucky.com/news/weather-news/article272833530.html
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