Dozens without power after strong winds snap power poles on Preston Highway

Dozens of customers are without power in South Louisville after a line of strong thunderstorms knocked down several power poles along Preston Highway May 19.

LG&E spokesperson Liz Pratt said the poles supporting power lines in the area collapsed around 6:45 p.m., impacting roughly 2,000 customers at the peak of the outage. Due to the provider’s automated technology used to reroute power, LG&E was able to limit the number of affected customers.

Pratt said crews will be sent to repair and replace broken poles, but 160 customers currently remain without power.

Officials urge observers to report downed power lines upon seeing them and to always assume power lines are energized and potentially harmful.

This is a developing story and will update.