Following Saturday's storms that tore through Greater Cincinnati, some 8,000 people are without power.

Updated at 8 p.m.

While severe thunderstorm watches are still in place for seven Greater Cincinnati counties through midnight on Saturday, severe storm warnings are being permitted to expire.

Dearborn, Franklin, Fayette, Ripley, Switzerland, Union, and Wayne counties are included in the watch area in Indiana.

Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson counties are included in the watch area in Kentucky.

Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Montgomery, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, and Warren counties are included in the watch region in Ohio.

Following the storms, Duke Energy reports that over 8,000 customers—the most of whom are in Butler, Hamilton, and Clermont counties—are without power. According to the electricity company's website, damage assessment and restoration are under progress. When power would be restored was not specified.

Updated at 7:15 p.m.:

Northeastern Hamilton County and northern Clermont County in Southwest Ohio are under a severe thunderstorm warning that will last until 7:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service Office in Wilmington.

A strong thunderstorm was over Remington at 7:01 p.m. and was traveling 35 mph eastward. Penny-sized hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph are possible during this storm. Norwood, Sharonville, Blue Ash, Loveland, Springdale, Reading, Montgomery, Madeira, Wyoming, Milford, Deer Park, Dayton, Finneytown, Mariemont, Terrace Park, Batavia, Camp Dennison, Highpoint, and Remington are among the places affected.

Following the storms, Duke Energy reports that almost 8,000 customers—the majority of whom reside in Butler, Hamilton, and Clermont counties—are without power. According to the electricity company's website, damage assessment and restoration are in progress. When power would be restored was not specified.

Update 7 p.m.:

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for eastern Butler County and Warren County in southwest Ohio, as well as southwestern Greene County and southern Montgomery County in west central Ohio, through 7:15 p.m.

Severe thunderstorms were reported by the meteorological service at 6:40 p.m. to be heading eastward at 35 mph along a line that stretched from Middletown to near Springdale, near Carlisle.

The following places are affected: Bellbrook, Carlisle, South Middletown, West Chester, Waynesville, Morrow, Hunter, and Kings Island; Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Mason, Miamisburg, Lebanon, Springboro, Sharonville, Monroe, Loveland, Trenton, Franklin, and Bellbrook.

Updated at 6:45 p.m.:

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for eastern Butler County and Warren County in southwest Ohio, as well as southwestern Greene County and southern Montgomery County in west central Ohio, through 6:45 p.m.

The following places are affected: Bellbrook, Carlisle, South Middletown, West Chester, Waynesville, Morrow, Hunter, and Kings Island; Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Mason, Miamisburg, Lebanon, Springboro, Sharonville, Monroe, Loveland, Trenton, Franklin, and Bellbrook.

The weather service predicted that flash floods could result from the storms' persistent cloud-to-ground lightning and heavy rain.

Updated at 6:21 p.m.:

A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for Butler County, Southwest Ohio, as well as the southeast parts of Preble County and the southwest parts of Montgomery County, West Central Ohio, through 6:45 p.m., according to the National Weather Service Office in Wilmington. Severe thunderstorms were found along a line that stretched from around Camden to near Harrison at 6:20 p.m., and they were traveling east at 45 mph.

Severe thunderstorms were located about 6:30 p.m., traveling eastward at 45 mph along a line that stretched from near Gratis to near Ross. 70 mph wind gusts could be produced by the storms. The following places are affected: Wetherington, Darrtown, FourBridges, Dunlap, Germantown, New Miami, West Chester, Ross, Camden, Gratis, Seven Mile, Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Monroe, Trenton, Springdale, South Middletown, and West Chester.

Update, 5:45 p.m.:

Franklin County, Northern Ripley County, Union County, Dearborn County, Southeastern Fayette County, Northwestern Hamilton County, Southwestern Preble County, Western Butler County, and other areas in southwestern Ohio are all under a severe thunderstorm warning that will last until 6:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service Office in Wilmington.

The following locations could be impacted: Hamilton, Oxford, Harrison, Ross, Cleves, Liberty, Milan, West College Corner, Oldenburg, Shawnee, Moores Hill, Taylor Creek, Blue Jay, and Darrtown in Ohio; and Batesville, Lawrenceburg, Greendale, Brookville, Bright, and Hidden Valley in Indiana.

Severe thunderstorms were spotted at 5:37 p.m. traveling east at 45 mph along a line that stretched from close to Connersville, Indiana, to 6 miles north of Oldenburg, Indiana, and 7 miles southwest of Greensburg, Indiana. Nickel-sized hail and wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible during this storm.

Updated at 5:30 p.m.:

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for multiple counties in southeast Indiana, northern Kentucky, and southwest Ohio through midnight on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service Office in Wilmington. Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, Union, and Wayne are the counties in Indiana. Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Owen, Pendleton, and Robertson are the counties in Kentucky that are impacted. Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Greene, Hamilton, Highland, Montgomery, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, and Warren counties are included in the watch area in Ohio.

When there is a severe thunderstorm watch, the weather is conducive to the formation of thunderstorms that have the potential to produce hail and strong winds in the watch area. If there is a warning for a severe thunderstorm, stay informed and prepared to take action.