Despite Tuesday night's harried weather warnings, Crittenden County Judge-Executive Perry Newcom said he had no reports of injuries or major damage from the county. "We had a few limbs down here and there, but that's about it," he said this morning. Road crews were clearing any debris that might remain on roadways.
With a severe thunderstorm warning late into the night and a tornado watch persisting until 4 a.m., this morning, several people did take shelter in the basement of the courthouse, which is typically open in the case of impending severe weather.
There was sporadic damage, flash flooding, power outages, injuries and a few tornado warnings across the region as the weather front moved through last night, but Crittenden County was largely spared the brunt of the system.
However, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reports some water remaining over state roadways. In Webster County, water is over the road on Ky. 270 between mile-points 6.8 and 8.7. Flood waters are also affecting traffic on Ky. 120 between mile-points 10 and 11 in the Bull Creek area. Meantime, Ky. 138 in Webster County is closed between the 10- and 11-mile markers.
For a wrap-up of some of the damages reported across Kentucky, visit the Kentucky Press News Service online.
