UPDATE: Thousands Of Power Outages Extend Into Friday

Southeastern Indiana REMC and Duke Energy crews hope to get service fully restored Friday.

A semi overturned on the I-275 Carroll Cropper Bridge during a strong thunderstorm Thursday afternoon, May 31. Photo by Justin Adkins.

Update published Friday, June 1 at 6:37 p.m.:

The tri-state is still trying to bounce back from a round of severe weather that rolled through Thursday afternoon.

Countless trees and tree limbs came crashing down, leading to thousands of power outages last night.

This morning, Southeastern Indiana REMC is still reporting about 2,200 outages in the seven counties it serves. The electricity cooperative updated members last night.

"The crews are still out working, but will be heading back to the office soon for their mandatory 8 hour rest period. If your power is not restored by around 10:30 p.m., it will likely be out the rest of the night. In the morning the crews will be back out to finish restoring power to everyone they couldn't get to this evening. We thank you all for your patience and apologize for the inconvenience of not having power overnight."

Meanwhile, Duke Energy has fewer than 1,000 outages remaining in Boone County and western Hamilton County.

More rain and thunderstorms are likely Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

Original story published Thursday, May 31 at 6:05 p.m.:

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - Thousands of drivers stuck in traffic may eventually get home only to find that their electricity is out after a line of severe storms pummeled the tri-state Thursday afternoon.

The storms packing winds up to 60 MPH blew through southeastern Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwestern Ohio between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. The strong winds brought down many trees and limbs. 

Southeastern Indiana REMC is reporting more than 5,800 outages across its seven-county service area. A majority of the outages are in Dearborn and Ohio counties. Duke Energy had about 3,600 outages in Boone County and western Hamilton County due to the storm.

Interstate 275 north and southbound was closed due to a semi that overturned on the Carroll Cropper Bridge coming from Kentucky into Indiana around the time of the storm. The truck was completely blocking the northbound side of the bridge. The bridge remained closed as of 6:00 p.m., with motorists asked to avoid the area if possible.

Fallen trees caused a closure of State Road 48 near Lawrenceburg.

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