Area officials are beginning to assess the damage from last night's powerful storm.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews worked late into the night to clear debris and direct motorists away from roadways flooded by the heavy rainfall.
US 641 saw several obstructions including fallen trees, high water from flooded drainage pipes and an outbuilding thrown onto the roadway by the 75mph+ winds.
High water on roadways was also reported in Fulton, McCracken, Caldwell and Crittenden Counties.
Power outages were reported throughout the area as high winds and lightning struck down power lines.
Around 5:30 P.M. last night, West Kentucky Rural Electric reported more than 1,981 households' lost power due to downed poles and lines in several locations. As of 9:00 A.M. this morning, no outages were reported on the WKRECC outage site.
In Tennessee, Gibson Electric reported 283 members experienced outages before power was restored around 9:30 P.M.
Looking ahead, the National Weather Service in Paducah says a few thunderstorms are still possible through the Christmas weekend over parts of western Kentucky.
Isolated thunderstorms storms are expected to begin late tonight and last through Saturday night. NWS says the primary concern is the potential for more heavy rain, however a few severe storms are possible with the strongest expected Christmas night.
Flooding may be an issue when several inches of heavy precipitation meets grounds already saturated from yesterday’s rainfall.
Drier conditions are expected to return Monday night or Tuesday.
