In a Sunday morning conversation with Your News Edge’s Alan Watts, Governor Andy Beshear said that as of lunchtime, his office didn’t have any reports of deaths or serious injuries in south western Kentucky.
However, this first wave of storms precedes what could be more significant severe weather Sunday evening.
As of 11:50 AM, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials in the Districts 1 and 2 reported multiple trees down all over Trigg and Christian counties, with KYTC personnel having to cut and move trees just to get near their facility in Cadiz in order to retrieve equipment.
KY 139 North and South, as well as U.S. 68-Business, were among the 20-plus locations with foliage foiling thoroughfares.
And at least one tree is blocking one lane of I-24 in Christian County.
Beshear said it’s easy for west Kentucky citizens to remain on edge when storms like these move through, as December 2021 and spring 2022 remain in focus.
Beshear also said he’s been in contact with many of west Kentucky’s emergency management systems, particularly concerning power outages. On the Pennyrile Electric grid alone, and as of noon, more than 27,000 are without power.
The second band is expected to arrive in west Kentucky around 7 PM Sunday, and exit by 3 AM Monday.
A small window of clear weather is expected between 3-6 PM.
