GLASGOW —
A storm that rolled through in the wee hours
Wednesday bringing an EF-2 tornado through
Smiths Grove and high winds elsewhere in the region
left thousands of Barren Countians and others
without electricity, though most had power restored
by afternoon.
“It was a mess this morning,” said Caralyne
Wright, director of member and public communications
for Farmers Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.,
which serves several counties but primarily Barren,
Hart and Metcalfe. Only about half a dozen poles
were broken, but issues contributing to outages were
spread around the entire service area, which includes
3,500 miles of lines, so drive time has to be factored in with overall repair time,
she said.
“We’re covering a lot of
ground, basically,” Wright
said. “The worst of it was
centered in southern Barren
County.”
For the whole story see Thursday's print or e-editions.
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A barn on Joan Ritter's farm on Finney Road was blown down Tuesday night by strong winds. Gina Kinslow / Glasgow Daily Times
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