--- description: Thunderstorms that are wreaking havoc throughout the central and eastern part of Kentucky have caused 50,000 homes to lose power title: Kentucky Thunderstorms: 50,000 Homes Lose Power image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 50,000 Homes Lose Power in Kentucky During Severe Thunderstorms by [Melissa Hellmann](/author/melissa-hellmann/) ## Melissa Hellmann Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 11, 2014 6:31 AM CUT by [Melissa Hellmann](/author/melissa-hellmann/) ## Melissa Hellmann Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 11, 2014 6:31 AM CUT Thunderstorms that are wreaking havoc throughout the central and eastern part of Kentucky have caused 50,000 homes to lose power, energy companies [report](http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/weather/ "undefined"). The [National Weather Service](http://www.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=iln&wwa=all "undefined") issued a severe-thunderstorm warning on Wednesday that is anticipated to last until Thursday. [Local media](http://www.lex18.com/pages/weather-alerts?id=20463 "undefined") report winds gusting at 70 m.p.h., striking down power lines and trees. Residents have been instructed to seek shelter and stay away from windows to avoid the strong winds and quarter-sized hail. [The Kentucky Weather Center](http://kyweathercenter.com/?m=20140610 "undefined") also warned of potential “local high water issues” on Tuesday following heavy rainfall. No injuries have been reported at this time. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2855901/kentucky-thunderstorms-weather/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2855901/kentucky-thunderstorms-weather/"},"headline":"50,000 Homes Lose Power in Kentucky During Severe Thunderstorms","datePublished":"2014-06-11T06:31:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:20:36.422Z","description":"Residents have been advised to seek shelter and stay away from windows","url":"https://time.com/2855901/kentucky-thunderstorms-weather/","keywords":["Kentucky"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Hellmann","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-hellmann/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2855901/kentucky-thunderstorms-weather/","name":"50,000 Homes Lose Power in Kentucky During Severe Thunderstorms"}}]}] ```