High winds create chaos in Grayson Co.

Beginning Friday afternoon at approximately 1:30, a severe thunderstorm packing winds up to 80 miles per hour struck Grayson County, causing dozens of trees and utility poles to fall and keeping first responders going at a frenetic pace to keep up with the calls for service.

Every fire department in the county responded to multiple trees and utility poles down across roadways, including Peonia Road in Clarkson, Sunbeam Road, Brandenburg Road, Central Avenue, Goff Drive, West Walnut Street, White Street and others in Leitchfield, multiple locations on Shrewsbury Road and Anneta Road, Wax Road, Millerstown Street, Spring Street in Clarkson, Hardin Springs Road, Grayson Springs Road, Dog Creek Road, Elizabethtown Road, Beaver Dam Road, Yeaman Road, Miller Orchard Road, and multiple locations on Spurrier Road among many others.

Additionally:

The roof came off a building on Leitchfield’s North Cannon Drive adjacent to Sav-A-Lot, bringing utility lines down on top of two vehicles.
Beaver Dam Road, at what is popularly referred to as Rock Crusher Hill, was closed for about an hour after a large tree brought power lines down and blocked the roadway.
The Leitchfield Fire Department responded to a tree down on a backyard enclosure containing four cats on Central Avenue. Firefighters used chain saws to free the pets.
The Anneta Fire Department, in addition to several other calls for service, responded to Chestnut Drive after a boat was tossed into the roadway.
The Caneyville Fire Department has responded to dozens of calls of trees and lines down throughout Caneyville proper and in nearby areas. As of this writing, Fire Chief Brian Pharris and his team were clearing multiple downed trees off Dog Creek Road.

The Leitchfield and Clarkson Police Departments as well as Grayson County Sheriff’s Office assisted at numerous scenes throughout the afternoon and into the evening.

As of 5:50 Friday afternoon, Warren RECC was reporting 4,700 Grayson County customers without power, while Kentucky Utilities is reporting just fewer than 450 customers without power.

For those without power, it could be several days before electricity is restored, as tens of thousands of Kentucky residents are currently without power.

Fire departments continue to respond to tree and utility poles down throughout the county, as the wind is not forecast to subside until around 9:00 Friday evening.

No injuries have been reported.

(Headline photo: The roof came off a building on North Cannon Drive in Leitchfield)