Governor Andy Beshear gave an update on Saturday after severe storms made their way through Kentucky on Friday with wind speeds in some locations passing 70 miles per hour.
Officials said at least five Kentuckians died because of the storms.
On Friday, Governor Beshear declared a state of emergency ahead of the severe weather.
The storms caused very significant and widespread damage to power lines and everyone needs to continue to use caution in the days ahead. Accidents can still happen due to downed power lines and high water.
Kentucky Emergency Management Director Jeremy Slinker reminded Kentuckians about generator safety and staying away from power lines.
Slinker said always remember to never use generators indoors. Countless numbers of poles and lines are down and always assume they are hot, and do not get near them.
According to the release, damage assessments are in progress across the commonwealth and will be ongoing.
Officials said as of 11:11 a.m. Saturday, 396,517 Kentucky customers were without power and the storm caused a total of 536,569 outages.
Source: WAVE
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