Crews with Pennyrile Rural Electric continue work to restore power to over 4,000 customers in Trigg and Christian Counties with 75-percent of those outages in Trigg County.
The National Weather Service says the wintry mix of precipitation that is continuing to fall across western Kentucky is expected to create hazardous weather conditions as temperatures drop Thursday night.
West Kentucky weather continued on its wild ride Thursday, as freezing rain fell on all parts of the News Edge and Weather Edge listening area — and in considerable amounts.
Around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Pennyrile Electric officials were reporting two major outages in the Weather Edge area — in what accounted for more than 2,200 customers in the Trigg, Lyon, Caldwell and Christian counties.
As conditions continue to deteriorate across western Kentucky due to the ice storm, Kenergy is reporting a total of 70 outages affecting 3,566 members.
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A Madisonville man was arrested for his second DUI after an injury wreck in Princeton Wednesday night.
Lyon County is experiencing some power outages, downed trees, and a few accidents on Interstate 24 due to the ongoing ice storm.
Princeton Public Work crews have been busy around the city Thursday morning trying to clear downed trees due to the ice storm moving across the area.
The National Weather Service says significant icing is still likely in Western Kentucky, with some of the greatest amounts possible in Christian and Trigg Counties.
