Thousands of outages reported as strong winds knock down power lines across WAVE Country

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) — Thousands of power outages have been reported across WAVE Country as Sunday’s winds continue to knock down power lines.

LG&E reports on their outage map that there are currently 3,161 customers without power in Jefferson County, with total outages peaking at around 9,000 across their service area earlier today.

In southern Indiana, Duke Energy reports that there are currently 481 without power.

LG&E advises customers to take the following steps to prepare for severe weather:

• Charge and turn on cell phones and enable Wireless Emergency Alerts
• Tune NOAA Weather Radios to your local station and test them regularly
•  Download the LG&E and KU mobile app to report outages and track them in near-real time
• Utilize proactive outage alerts to receive proactive, automated text messages or phone calls when an outage is detected at their property, along with estimated restoration times (as soon as they are known), and confirmation once power is restored. Customers’ advanced meters will communicate directly with the LG&E and KU systems, automatically alerting us when an outage occurs.   

Gusts in the Louisville Metro have so far peaked at 59 mph as a High Wind Advisory stays in place until 8 a.m. Monday morning.

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