Sunday, May 26, 2024

Tornado | Storms causing area damage

Down Power Lines in Fredonia

UPDATE 2 | Sunday night 
According to WPSD-TV, the National Weather Service, has confirmed a tornado touched down in northern Lyon County and western Caldwell County about 8:08pm. Based on the television station's weather maps, it appeared the tornado touched down near the West Kentucky Correctional Complex and the Crider community. 

UPDATE | Sunday afternoon 
Power companies have gotten electricity back on for many customers, but a few hundred remain without it as night nears and another storm appears to be headed this way.

ORGINAL POST | Sunday morning
Kenergy and Kentucky Utilities customers are without power due to intense Sunday morning storms.

Kenergy's website shows about 2,500 customers without power in a triangle between Kuttawa, Marion and Princeton. 

Kentucky Utilities' outage map shows an affected area between Marion, Eddyville and Madisonville.