08/12/2026
Kentucky Power Thunderstorm Outage Update
Current Situation
Severe storms with wind speeds up to 51 mph in some areas impacted Kentucky Power’s service territory yesterday afternoon and into the night causing power outages for 19,291 customers at the peak of the event. Crews went right to work on restorations and currently there are 14,579 customers without power.
>Weather
Multiple storm systems will move across eastern Kentucky today and tonight. Heavy rainfall may result in scattered instances of flash flooding, especially in areas that are hit with repeated rounds of storms. As storms advance east, broken to solid lines of severe storms are likely to develop, bringing the potential for wind gusts of 60-70 mph. These factors could lead to additional utility problems, especially in heavily forested and saturated areas.
>Storm Response and ETRs
Kentucky Power has more than 700 employees, business partners and contractors working to restore power to customers. Additional mutual assistance crews will continue arriving to support restoration efforts as needed to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.
Estimated Times of Restoration (ETRs) are available on our Outage Map at https://outagemap.kentuckypower.com/. Field crews will continue to update these times as new updates become available. All ETRs are reported from employees in the field, which means near real-time updates about restoration times for our customers. This also means, if you are signed up for text and email alerts, you may receive more than one update.
Currently, complete restoration times in the following service areas are estimated to be:
• Paintsville area (Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin, Martin, Morgan): This afternoon
• Hazard area (Breathitt, Knott, Leslie, Perry): Tomorrow night
• Ashland area (Boyd, Carter, Greenup Lawrence, Lewis): Tomorrow afternoon
• Pikeville area (Pike, Floyd): Tomorrow afternoon
• Whitesburg area (Letcher): Tomorrow night
Customers are encouraged to sign up for outage alerts through the Kentucky Power app to receive notifications about restoration times and updates as crews make progress.
>Stay Safe
• Stay away from downed power lines and assume all lines are energized.
• Use generators outdoors only, away from windows and doors, to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Additional tips to help you stay weather ready are available at KentuckyPower.com/Storms.
>Where to Report Power Outages
Customers can report outages and get restoration updates using the Kentucky Power mobile app, online or by phone:
• Kentucky Power mobile app: KentuckyPower.com/App
• Online outage reporting and updates: KentuckyPower.com/Outages
• Customer Operations Center: 1-800-572-1113
>Stay Connected
Follow Kentucky Power on Facebook and on X for ongoing updates.
Note: Next update will be at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.
