(LEX NEWS) — Update: Aug. 12 at 5:45 p.m.
As of Wednesday evening, an estimated total of 5,800 residents between 402 communities in Kentucky remain without power, according to an outage map by LG&E and Kentucky Utilities.
According to a press release by LG&E and Kentucky Utilities, the cooperative is experiencing technical issue in regards to phone calls and emails.
"Our crews continue working safety and as quickly as possible to restore service to customers impacted by the recent storms," the press release wrote.
Customers experiencing emergencies are asked to contact 911, and customers experiencing gas-specific emergencies are asked to contact (502) 627-4816.
As LG&E and Kentucky Utilities employees continue to restore power, residents can stay notified on updates through the cooperative's social media and website, at this link.
"We will provide updates as additional information becomes available and notify customers when are systems are restored," the press release stated.
Original story:
Nearly 100,000 people in Kentucky are without power after Tuesday afternoon storms swept through most of the state.
According to poweroutage.com, 96,781 people are without power across much of the eastern part of the state, although Hancock, Hardin, Green and Casey Counties are also experiencing outages.
The highest number of people impacted are in Kenton and Campbell County, with over 17,000 and over 11,000 without power, the map reports.
Duke Energy, Kentucky Power and Kentucky Utilities are the highest-impacted utility companies. Together, they make up over 62,000 of those without electricity.
Other utilities experiencing outages include Clark Energy, Owen Energy, Blue Grass Energy, Fleming-Mason Energy, Big Sandy RECC, Nolin RECC, and Grayson RECC.
