Governor Andy Beshear declared a state of emergency across the commonwealth as communities continue to clean up the damage from storms that swept through the area over the weekend.
The governor’s office says the storms produced heavy rain showers and thunderstorms with strong winds, hail, and in some locations tornadoes. Crews from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four worked to clear trees and debris from roadways across the area.
Hardin County Emergency Management Director Joey Scott said the county was among the areas impacted.
“We had a system go through the north end of Radcliff and the Meade County/Hardin County line area that was potentially a tornado touchdown, and it caused extensive damage in the Meade County area,” Scott said.
Scott confirmed that one storm-related death was reported in Hardin County, one of four storm-related deaths confirmed by the state.
“We had extensive tree damage across the county,” Scott said. “Power lines were down from both storm systems that came through. At this time, we have had reports of maybe one or two structures damaged in the county.”
Nolin RECC Communications Manager Sarah Fellows said crews were busy throughout the weekend, with about 50 customers still without power Monday.
“At the height of our outages, we had about 4,200 members, mostly in Hardin County who had experienced a service disruption, and of course a lot of that is trees and lines that were down because of the storms that came through,” Fellows said. “We got the brunt of our damage, I think, through the first storm.”
If your property sustained damage due to the storms, take pictures and contact your county’s emergency management office.
