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Thousands remain without power following Eastern Ky storm

WEKU | By Mike Savage
Published June 19, 2022 at 8:39 AM EDT
A power pole in Ashland, Ky. is damaged from severe storms Friday, June 17, 2022
Kentucky Power
A power pole in Ashland, Ky. is damaged from severe storms Friday, June 17, 2022

As of Sunday morning, poweroutage.us reported nearly seven thousand

people still don't have power in Eastern Kentucky after severe storms

moved through the area.

Martin, Johnson and Floyd counties were listed as the counties with the most who do not have power.

Power crews including Kentucky power say they are making progress on the outages which numbered more than 20,000 Saturday.
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