Power Outage in Lexington, KY

High Wind. High winds blew off part of the roof of the terminal at Blue Grass Field. The fragments of the roof ended up striking the tower, and the airport also lost power. Scattered tree and power line damage was also observed across Fayette County. Multiple wind gusts over 60 mph were observed, with the peak gust reaching 72 mph at Kentucky Mesonet site LXGN.

March 03, 2023

A strong low pressure system moved southwest to northeast from the mid-Mississippi valley into the Great Lakes during the day on February 9th, with the low gradually occluding and weakening through the day. Despite the weakening trend, the pressure gradient was still very strong, and as clouds cleared following the passage of a cold front, strong winds were able to mix down to the surface across central Kentucky during the late morning and afternoon hours. There were multiple measured wind gusts of greater than 50 mph, with isolated stronger wind gusts of up to 71 mph in Franklin County. The strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts also led to scattered tree and power line damage across central Kentucky, which caused localized power outages.

February 09, 2023

Winter Storm. Snowfall of 1-2 inch accumulated with blowing snow and strong wind gusts of 30-40 mph. Rapidly falling temperatures resulted in slick roads and significant travel impacts. Treacherous travel conditions were noted throughout December 23rd, a busy holiday travel day. Wind chills of -25 were observed on the morning of the 23rd. Extreme cold strained the power grid and rolling blackouts were implemented by utility companies.

December 23, 2022

An amazing cold front barged through central Kentucky during the evening of December 22nd. The front caused temperatures to crash 50 degrees in 12 hours, from the 40s on the afternoon of the 22nd to subzero readings the following morning. Light rain ahead of the front quickly changed to light snow behind it with 1 to 3 inches falling in many locations. A band of 4 to 5 inches of snow developed from Salem, Indiana to Frankfort, Kentucky. The snow and plunging temperatures were accompanied by wind gusts to 40 mph and wind chills down to 30 degrees below zero, some of the coldest wind chills seen in 25 years. Daytime readings on the 23rd did not get out of the single digits. Near blizzard conditions were observed during the snowfall with visibility limited to a half mile. People were urged to avoid travel on one of the busiest holiday travel days of the year. Numerous crashes and closures were reported on state highways due to the snow and extreme cold temperatures. The extreme cold also resulted in scattered power outages and rolling blackouts in parts of the area.

December 23, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. A tree and power lines were down on Hamilton Park.

July 06, 2022

Be mindful of the potential signs that you have carbon monoxide poisoning. https://t.co/klPGJTF0FV

@WKYT - March 07, 2023 18:30

Fayette schools remained closed for a third day due to power outages, storm damage https://t.co/5FfgX8xQzn

@vhspears - March 06, 2023 21:13

Fayette County Schools are CLOSED tomorrow, Tuesday, March 7, due to continued power outages. Lunches are available… https://t.co/yqL2UFk5n8

@LexKYEM - March 06, 2023 20:44

ANNOUNCEMENT: Fayette County Public Schools remain closed on Tuesday, March 7, because of continued power outages a… https://t.co/KDfRrA0BlH

@FCPSKY - March 06, 2023 20:31

Some buildings are still being affected by the power outage, see the list of those without network here: https://t.co/9rcp0qzEEl

@ITS_UKY - March 06, 2023 14:22