LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Thousands of people were without power across Kentuckiana after severe weather brought heavy rain and strong winds Friday evening.
According to LG&E/KU's outage map, 25,919 customers were without power in Jefferson County as of 11:17 p.m. Hundreds more were also without power in surrounding counties.
IMAGES | Damage caused by strong winds, heavy rain in Kentuckiana on Aug. 25, 2023
Storm damage on Kings Highway off Taylorsville Road on Aug. 26, 2023. (WDRB photo)
A tree fell on a Louisville Metro Police car on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Todd Henderson)
Damage caused by storms in Okolona on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Nick Lipsey)
Damage caused by storms in Louisville area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Jacquelin Keefer)
Damage caused by storms in Louisville area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Libbie Martin)
Damage caused by storms in Louisville area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Melissa Straw)
Damage caused by storms in Louisville area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Rebecca Shore)
Damage caused by storms in Jeffersontown area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Anna Klein)
Damage caused by storms near Woodluck Avenue in Louisville on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by David Kelm)
Lightning strike in Mt. Washington area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Suzanne Hobbs)
Damage caused by storms in Glendale area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Cindy Owens)
A tree fell on a Louisville Metro Police car on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Todd Henderson)
Storm damage on Kings Highway off Taylorsville Road on Aug. 26, 2023. (WDRB photo)
Damage caused by storms in Lyndon area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Jimmy McDowell)
Damage caused by storms in Jeffersontown area on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Mike Reid)
A tree down on Bardstown Road in the Highlands after storms came through Louisville on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023.
A tree fell on a Louisville Metro Police car on Aug. 25, 2023. (Photo by Todd Henderson)
As of Saturday around noon, there were still nearly 13,000 customers without power in Jefferson County.
In southern Indiana, roughly 2,000 Duke Energy customers were without power as of 11:18 p.m., according to the utility company's outage map.
As of noon. Saturday, there were nearly 400 Duke Energy customers without power.
In Louisville, downed trees were being reported, including a large tree down on Bardstown Road in the Highlands.
As of Saturday morning, the National Weather Service isn't planning on surveying any areas because the damage was caused by straight line winds.
For those curious, the NWS believes all the storm damage from last night was caused by straight line winds and has no surveys planned.
— Marc Weinberg (@MarcWeinbergWX) August 26, 2023
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