POWER OUTAGE AFFECTS DOWNTOWN COVINGTON/PIKE STREET

by Michael Monks

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UPDATE 11:30PM: Lights are back on! Scroll down for full story and photos.
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UPDATE 11:00PM: 4,432 listed without power now. The outskirts of the city are all back on according to Duke, leaving those affected all concentrated in the urban core. It's coming back on fast!
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UPDATE 10:30PM: Duke now reports that 8,742 are without power, so it's coming back on, folks!
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UPDATE 9:45PM: Reports from readers at Facebook, Twitter and email indicate that power is popping back on across the city, but Duke's numbers remain the same. If you notice that your neighbor's power is back on, but yours is not, the Duke website says this:

Sometimes, you may notice your neighbor's lights come back on while you are still without power. There may be several explanations -- not all circuits are restored at the same time, and different parts of your neighborhood may be served by different circuits. Another might be that a restored customer’s service comes directly from a primary line, which is restored first, while a customer without service may be served off a secondary line.

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UPDATE 9:30PM: More power being restored in various parts of Covington, according to readers. However, Duke still reports the same number of outages.
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UPDATE 9:15PM: No change from Duke (10,954 without power) but readers are weighing at the Facebook page that power has returned to homes in Old Seminary Square and on West Robbins. Power is also out in Peaselburg.
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UPDATE:9:00PM: No change in amount of customers without power. Add Eastside & Austinburg to those communities affected by outage. A reader writes on Facebook, "Mid 1500 block of Scott and Greenup south towards Austinburg all dark." A reader on Twitter alerts us that The Bluffs are also without power, so we'll add Kenton Hills to the list.
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UPDATE 8:40PM: Still nearly 11,000 without power in Kenton County almost entirely concentrated in Covington's urban core. Affected neighborhoods include Downtown Covington, Pike Street corridor (Arts District/Westside), Old Seminary Square, Botany Hills and the cities of Ft. Mitchell & Ludlow.
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BREAKING

Leaving Tuesday night's Covington City Commission meeting, attendees were greeted by darkness along Madison Avenue south of 7th Street and along Pike Street west to Mainstrasse. City Hall was not affected. Duke Energy reports as of 7:44PM that more than 10,000 customers in Kenton County are without power.

7th & Madison near City Hall, no traffic lights

No traffic lights at Pike & Washington

No lights near the old Blue Bar on Pike Street entering Mainstrasse

Bus and cars navigating without traffic lights at Pike Street & Holman Avenue



Pedestrian light out at Pike & Greer