UPDATED: 52,000 customers without power after deadly overnight storms in Kentucky
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Multiple dead following severe weather in KY
A violent storm system ripped across Kentucky, destroying homes, businesses and at least one church. Multiple fatalities have been confirmed.
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Around 52,000 Kentucky customers were still without power as of 6:30 p.m. Saturday after Friday night’s deadly storms, according to online power outage trackers.
That’s a substantial improvement from early Saturday when nearly 100,000 customers were without power in the Bluegrass State, according to poweroutage.us, a website tracking outages across the country.
By 11:30 a.m., that had fallen to 84,997.
At 6:30 p.m., the number of customers without power was at 52,015.
Most of the outages have been reported across the southern part of the state, with the largest number of outages in Laurel, Todd, Trigg, Metcalfe and Leslie counties.
At least 18 people died in the storms, which began in Missouri Friday afternoon and traveled across Kentucky overnight. That number is expected to rise, officials said.
Gov. Andy Beshear said at a press conference Saturday an F3 tornado was spotted in Pulaski County.
Power restoration efforts will take time as crews were still working to clear debris and trees from roads on Saturday, he said. Still, power restoration was improving by late Saturday afternoon, he said.
Beshear and other emergency management officials also warned people to stay away from heavily damaged areas as traffic can clog roads and hamper storm clean up efforts.
At least a dozen roads were closed in Laurel and Pulaski counties on Saturday afternoon, he said.
“This is another tough morning for Kentucky after a night of deadly weather,” Beshear said on social media. “Yesterday I declared a state of emergency ahead of the event, which has allowed us to respond quickly. I will be traveling to London today to survey damage. We will share details on that visit soon.”
You can find the live outage tracker for Blue Grass Energy online.
Kentucky State Police detectives and local officers told the public Saturday morning that power outages and poor phone service in Laurel County were preventing some people from contacting family members.
Those searching for a loved one can visit Faith Assembly of God at 390 Faith Assembly Church Road in London.
This story was originally published May 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM.
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