Clinton County and the entire south central Kentucky region was in need of rain at the start of July after a hot and mostly dry month of June and they got the rain they needed and then some all last week, including several strong storms that caused some minor damage locally, and even heavier damage to the east in Wayne County.

Heavy rains and several thunderstorm were daily occurrences all of last week, with the hardest storm hitting in the late afternoon on Thursday, July 7 around 4 p.m.

Although some of the storms throughout the week had caused isolated power outages and some downed trees, the Thursday afternoon storm system uprooted several trees, and left a large portion of the northern and eastern part of the county without power.

South Kentucky RECC crews were out throughout the night and well into the day last Friday working to finally restore power to all residents by sometime in the afternoon.

Albany dispatch didn’t receive any reports except some possible minor structural damage caused by downed trees and no injuries of any type were reported.

The strong winds which blew down trees also broke guide wires and blew out transformers which caused the power outage. Residents were without power in Piney Woods, Malone Ridge Road, Seventy-Six Falls Road near Wolf Creek Dam as well as other areas.

The same storm system that passed through Clinton County wasn’t as kind to the Wayne County area, as structural damage was reported there.

According to the Wayne County Emergency Services Director, the most significant damage occurred in the industrial park on Creekview Drive, where most of the roof at Patriot Industries, as well as the side of a building where E & E Shoe Brokerage is located, were damaged. Cowboy Charcoal is also reported to have received some minor damage as a result of the storm.

Also in Wayne County, trees fell on at least two mobile homes, one unoccupied and another where a woman was inside, but again no injuries were reported there.

Straight line winds are believed to be the cause of the damage last Thursday and no amount of damage assessment is known as of press- time.