CINCINNATI — More than 2,000 Tri-State residents are without power due to high winds. At the peak of Thursday's winds, there were more than 15,000 people without power.
According to Duke Energy's power outage map, most remaining outages are in the Loveland area. There are also hundreds of outages in Clermont County along the Ohio River. In Kentucky, there are more than 100 outages. Southeast Indiana has few outages
Estimated times of power restoration are varying across the Tri-State, with Duke Energy reporting most of the remaining outages will be restored by 11 p.m. Duke Energy originally reported issues getting their crews up in the air on the "bucket" truck cranes that get them elevated to fix power line issues, all due to the high winds.
Kenwood Road in Blue Ash, just south of Ronald Reagan Highway, was shut down as a precaution due to the low power lines swaying in the winds. The University of Cincinnati announced its Blue Ash campus will be closed until further notice due to the outages.
HAPPENING NOW: Kenwood Road just south of Ronald Reagan Highway is closed because power lines are hanging too low for cars to safely drive under. This is all after wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour have been happening in the area. @VLyonsTV pic.twitter.com/TwIQ3Yhczl
— WCPO 9 (@WCPO) February 9, 2023
A High Wind Warning was in effect until 7 p.m.
Next few hours will see the strongest winds @wcpo #cincywx pic.twitter.com/6PLjIqhARx
— Steve Raleigh WCPO (@Cincywxman) February 9, 2023
9 FIRST WARNING: High Wind Warning has now been extended to include the entire Tri-State. Winds 20-30 mph with guests up to 55 mph are expected. Power outages and fallen trees are possible. @wcpo #cincywx #nkywx #inwx #ohwx pic.twitter.com/ENkM9sSLdN
— Brandon Spinner WCPO (@wxSpinner89) February 9, 2023
The winds are picking up! It’s chase your trash can down the street type weather out in Middletown @WCPO pic.twitter.com/hn0JrOSpgQ
— Taylor Nimmo (@tnimms) February 9, 2023
