In the past two weeks it was snow and ice. This Wednesday, it's been heavy rain and high winds that have knocked out power to Tri-state residents.
A high-wind advisory remains in effect for the entire Tri-state viewing area until 5 a.m. Thursday morning.
The entire Tri-state was under a Tornado Watch until 6 p.m. Wednesday, while the Tornado Watch continued to remain in effect until 9 p.m. for some parts of the Tri-state viewing area.
In addition to watching for fallen trees and power lines as well as debris blowing into the roadway, drivers also have another hazard to worry about -- high water due to heavy rain and flooding.
A tree fell on Boudinot Avenue near Montana Avenue in Westwood early Wednesday night. And in St. Bernard wires were reported down on an occupied vehicle. Trees were also reported down on Cleveland Avenue.
Fallen power cables were also reported in Covedale and Covington.
As of 10:40 a.m. Thursday, there were 11,868 Duke Energy customers in Ohio and Kentucky without power. In Hamilton County alone 6,065 were reported without power at that time. There were 6,772 customers without power in Indiana.
Duke Energy asks anyone who loses power to call (800) 543-5599.
Customers of Owen Electric are asked to call (800) 372-7612 to report an outage.
Report an outage with South Central Power Company by calling (877) 688-2437.
Duke Energy says they have been making preparations for the storm the past several days. Many workers were called in from vacation to go on emergency preparation status. Duke Energy's goal is to speed up response times once power starts going out to homes and neighborhoods.
Duke Energy is also stressing the importance for people to stay away from downed trees and power lines.
Click here for tips on how to stay safe during a tornado.
