Utilities Working to Restore Power to Western Kentucky

Over 100,000 people in western Kentucky are without power due to Sunday morning’s storms that topped trees and power lines.

Brent Gilkey with Pennyrile Electric said their outages were widespread.

click to download audioHe said several things contributed to the outages.

click to download audioWith more rain moving through the area, Gilkey said it makes for a challenging day

click to download audioMeanwhile, Jeff Hurd with Hopkinsville Electric System said a lost transmission feed from TVA caused a major outage in Hopkinsville.

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