Second storm lap on the way, 2,000 without electricity

Update, 5:32 p.m .: A second round of thunderstorms is moving from southeast Indiana towards Cincinnati and northern Kentucky, according to the National Weather Service.

The first storm front hit the region after 2 p.m. with heavy rain and gusts of wind

Incoming storms can cause flash floods with heavy rainfall and strong gusts of wind, Forecasters said in a Twitter post.

About 2,000 Duke Energy customers in Ohio and Kentucky will be without power after the first round of storms as of 5:31 p.m., according to the company’s website.

Forecasters assume that the thunderstorm potential will last into the night, with up to three-quarters of an inch of rain falling.

According to the NWS, the showers will continue on Saturday morning with the possibility of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Forecasters assume that thunderstorms are still possible on Sunday.

Update, 4:23 p.m .: There was a report of a tree down on a street and the one reported case of wires in Clermont County was cleared, an emergency dispatcher said.

There was a report of floods on Ohio State Route 125 and Sugar Tree Road.

Duke Energy reports that approximately 8,000 customers in Ohio and northern Kentucky are left without power.

Update, 3:55 p.m .: Several trees and power lines have fallen on the streets of Amelia, Clermont County, according to a report by the National Weather Service.

The severe thunderstorm warning issued through 3:45 p.m. to parts of the eastern areas of Hamilton County, Clermont, Brown County, Ohio, and Campbell County, Kentucky has expired.

Forecasters say storms will affect Counties Adams and Brown in Ohio and Counties Mason, Bracken, Lewis and Robertson in northern Kentucky by 4:15 p.m.

Duke Energy reports 9,000 customers in Ohio and Kentucky will be without power as of 3:55 p.m.

Update, 3:40 p.m .: About 8,000 Duke Energy customers will be without power as of 3:36 p.m., according to the company’s website.

In the Cold Spring and Silver Grove areas of Campbell County, Kentucky, approximately 1,000 customers are currently without power.

The National Weather Service office in Wilmington, Ohio predicts that Saturday morning with no storms there will be sporadic thunderstorm activity into the night with some rainfall.

Update, 3:31 p.m .: About 7,000 Duke Energy customers will be without power as of 3:28 p.m., according to the company’s website.

About 3,000 customers in the Wilmington, Ohio area were without power. There were approximately 1,000 unpowered customers in Loveland, more than 800 unpowered customers in Tylersville, Ohio, and more than 500 unpowered customers in Silver Grove, Kentucky.

Update, 3:26 p.m .: A strong storm was sighted over Bethel moving northeast at 80 miles an hour, according to the National Weather Service.

The storm front has winds of 40 miles per hour and heavy rain.

The water will back up and fill ditches and small streams, according to the special weather forecast.

Areas affected include Georgetown, Mount Orab, Bethel, Sardinia, Felicity, Russellville, Hamersville, Mowrystown, Saltair, Lake Waynoka, Nicholsville, State Route 32 on US Route 68, Point Isabel, Feesburg, Bantam, New Hope, Locust Ridge , Lindale and Buford.

Update: 3:20 pm: The severe thunderstorm warnings have been extended to 3:45 p.m. for the areas of central Campbell County in northern Kentucky, as well as southeastern Hamilton County, Clermont County, and northwestern Brown County, Ohio.

According to the company’s power outage map, there were 5.00 Duke Energy customers without power in Ohio and Kentucky as of 3:20 p.m. Approximately 3,000 customers are without power in the Loveland, Ohio area and approximately 450 customers in Campbell County in the Silver Grove, Kentucky area are without power.

Update, 3:12 p.m .: A severe thunderstorm was sighted at 3:01 p.m. in southeast Hamilton County near the Coldstream neighborhood.

The storm has a 70 mph wind gust, according to a report from the National Weather Service.

The storm front was moving northeast at 45 miles per hour.

Expect significant tree damage. Damage to mobile homes, roofs and outbuildings is likely.

Update, 2:57 p.m .: A severe thunderstorm was sighted over Morrow, Clermont County moving east at 20 miles an hour.

According to the National Weather Service warning, there will be very heavy rain and winds of 45 miles per hour.

I-71 is in the affected area. Clermont County areas hit by the storm include Lebanon, Wilmington, Blanchester, Morrow, South Lebanon, Woodville, Maineville, Clarksville, Goshen, Martinsville, Midland, Butlerville, Pleasant Plain, Melvin, State Route 123 off State Route 132, Fort Ancient, Dallasburg, Morrisville, Ogden and Edenton.

Update, 2:46 p.m .: Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky will be under a severe thunderstorm warning until 3:15 p.m.

Areas included in the National Weather Service alert include the northern areas of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton counties in northern Kentucky, the southeastern areas of Hamilton and Butler counties in Ohio, and northwestern Clermont Counties.

Weather forecasters reported that a severe thunderstorm was sighted over Oakbrook, Boone County, with wind gusts of 60 mph. The storm was moving northeast at 45 miles per hour.

Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Duke Energy’s outage map shows 3,000 customers with no power in Hamilton County at 2:46 p.m., including about 2,000 customers in the Loveland area.

Update, 2:20 p.m .: Parts of northern Kentucky, including Burlington, Union and Walton, Kentucky, have a severe thunderstorm warning until 3:00 PM. Areas in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky are likely on the path of a major thunderstorm with winds up to 50 mph, heavy rain, and pea-sized hail, according to a National Weather Service bulletin.

Areas on the storm’s path include Interstate 75 in northern Kentucky via Cincinnati, Ohio to Monroe.

The National Weather Service lists areas in the potential path of storms such as Cincinnati and Cleves, Lawrenceburg, Greendale and Aurora in Indiana, and in northern Kentucky the cities of Covington, Florence, Erlanger, Edgewood, Elsmere, Fort Mitchell, Villa Hills, Fort Wright, Crescent Springs, Crestview Hills, Lakeside Park, and Burlington.

The forecasters advise that water will accumulate on roads

Update, 1:30 p.m .: Flash flood monitoring was extended to the Cincinnati area and much of central Ohio on Friday afternoon.

The clock spans all of the northern Kentucky counties in the region.

The National Weather Service predicts repeated showers and thunderstorms with torrential rains from Friday afternoon through most of Saturday.

Forecasters said there could be more than 3 inches of rain in some areas.

Original report: A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Osgood and Napoleon in Indiana on Friday, and it is not even 1 p.m.

The National Weather Service forecast heavy rainfall and flooding across the Cincinnati area on Friday.

The Southwest Indiana warning said winds could reach up to 60 miles per hour and quarter-size hail was possible, but the storm should pass that area quickly. The warning ends at 12:45 p.m.

Forecasters said Cincinnati could see the two inches of rain in some areas by Saturday, warning that flooding could come again.