Kentucky’s severe storms claim one life, the mayor of Louisville confirmed.

UPDATE: 4:15 p.m. Governor Andy Beshear reports that as a result of the initial set of severe storms on Sunday afternoon, at least five counties in Kentucky have declared an emergency. In a social media video, he issued an alert to Kentuckians, saying that further severe weather is predicted to persist until Sunday night. One person died in Louisville during the initial set of storms, and approximately 213,000 people in Kentucky lost power. Beshear reported numerous downed power lines, broken trees, and obstructed and flooded roads. “We want to make sure we don’t lose anybody else, and we have made it through at least the first part of this event,” he remarked.

UPDATE: 2:00 PM Mayor Craig Greenberg of Louisville said that one verified death has resulted from severe weather. “Louisville, I’m sorry to report that as a result of the severe weather that just passed through the area, some structural damage has been reported and there has been one fatality,” Greenberg stated on X. “Join me in sending up prayers and best wishes to this family during this trying time; may their memory be a blessing.”
UPDATE: 1:51 PM As of Sunday afternoon, there were over 190,000 power disruptions in Kentucky. Online data indicates that most of the outages are in Western Kentucky. With almost 8,000 people without power in each county, Trigg and Calloway had the greatest recorded amount of outages.

A Facebook post states that Trigg County Emergency Management has set up a shelter at the courthouse located at 38 Main Street. Several trees and downed lines have also been reported throughout the county. Over 2,000 customers are without power in Ballard County due to flooding roadways and downed lines, according to emergency management.

“Crews are attempting to restore power.” The Ballard County Emergency Management Agency posted on Facebook, asking for patience as thousands of outages are occurring around Western Kentucky.

The Fulton County EMA is in charge of reporting impassable roadways. The agency stated on Facebook that fallen trees and electricity lines have rendered state highways 2139 and 935 inaccessible. UPDATED 1:45 p.m. On Sunday afternoon, storms are moving from central Kentucky into the southern regions of the state.