LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- At least one person in Louisville died as strong winds and severe weather moved through Kentuckiana on Sunday.

According to Louisville Metro Police Sgt. Matt Sanders, an initial call came in at 12:32 p.m. in the 10700 block of Hobbs Station Road near Anchorage. Some neighbors said they don't believe the man lived in the neighborhood. They think he was there working for a client.

Police said the man was hit by a tree and was pronounced dead at the scene. LMPD's Homicide Unit is on scene conducting a death investigation, Sanders said.

"Please join me in holding this family in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time, may their memory be a blessing," Mayor Craig Greenberg posted on X.

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Thousands of people are without power after strong winds and severe weather moved through Kentuckiana.

Beth Grubbs, who lives across from Bradley Park, was at home bracing for the storm when a tree came crashing down. She’s already survived two tornadoes.

"Everything was blowing," Grubbs said. "And I went back in the bedroom, and a loud bang happened. I don't mind storms. I just don't like them when they are blowing like that."

LG&E estimated there were 70,048 customers without power as of 1:09 p.m. Sunday. LG&E serves 1,028,732 customers in the state.

In Jefferson County, there were at one point around 90,000 customers without power. In an update, LG&E said this event impacted about 120,000 customers, which will cause a multi-day restoration event.

"Since we've been here, we've had so many trees fall down, so many big branches fall down," said Lindsey Fallon, who lives near Anchorage. "Anytime there's a storm, I'm always kind of on edge."

Even in the midst of chaos storms always seem to bring people together.

Fallon's husband spent the majority of the day helping their neighbor clear their yard before dealing with theirs.

There are reports of downed power lines, trees down and damages to homes. Viewers submitted photos of trees that had fallen onto homes, vehicles and yards. 

Duke Energy reported around 3,000 power outages in southern Indiana as of 1:10 p.m., according to its outage map.

The storm also caused roof damage near the airport, in the Highlands, and across the river in southern Indiana.

"I just got drenched, you know, sideways. I didn't know it was going to be so bad," said Michael Martin, who was driving home from church.

The storm canceled weekend plans. Near Audubon, tangled, live power lines prevented people from getting out of their driveways.

"I'm just thankful. It could've been a lot worse," said Robert Grubbs, who lives across from Bradley Park.

Meade County Rural Electric reported broken poles and lines on the ground. Todd Blackburn, vice president of corporate compliance and external affairs, said crews are working to restore power. There are around 2,500 outages across the utility company's six-county territory. 

People are asked to stay away from downed power lines and report it to authorities.

In Oldham County, trees and powerlines are down throughout the area. Oldham County Emergency Management posted that people should avoid traveling and only call 911 in emergencies. 

Oldham County Emergency Management said around 4,000 people are without power in Oldham County, with the majority of those outages in Buckner and Goshen.

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