Just less than 19,500 Kentucky residents reported being without power as of 6:40 a.m. Monday morning. Here's what to know.

Use battery-powered lights such as flashlights instead of candles, which pose a fire hazard. Leave one light plugged in with the switch on so that you can tell when the power is restored. Stay away from power lines that have fallen or are sagging. Consider all lines energized, as well as trees, limbs or anything in contact with lines.

Tens of thousands of Kentuckians are without power Monday morning as a winter storm continues to hammer much of the state with snow, ice and an incoming blast of arctic temperatures. Approximately 83,