Tuesday’s severe thunderstorm took out traffic signals and power at various locations throughout Butler and Warren counties, leaving a Liberty Twp.  road closed indefinitely.

The Butler County Engineer’s Office reported that due to a large tree and wires down from the storms, Hankins Road will be closed between LeSourdsville West Chester Road and Mauds Hughes roads until utility crews can remove wires, allowing road crews from Liberty Twp. to clean up branches and debris.

Emergency crews in both counties were scrambling to calls where lightning struck homes as the storms began entering the area late morning.

The Hamilton Electric Department reported a power outage on the North East side of town shortly before noon as the storm passed through the area. Approximately 2,800 customers were left without power in the northeast part of the city.

All power had been restored by 3 p.m. as a result of re-routing sources and repairing lines, according to Steve Fields, senior engineering technician.

Duke Energy reported 42,078 customers were without power with nearly 15,000 outages in Butler and Warren counties. In Butler County, there were 8,581 customers without power and another 6,267 customers without power in Warren County. By 3 p.m., Duke Energy had restored power to all but 34 customers.

Power outages in Trenton were reported as a power substation on East Street went out about noon, according to dispatchers.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office said there were wires and trees down throughout the county.

Trees and wires were also reported down throughout southern Warren County, dispatchers reported.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington reported wind gusts of 60 mph in the Mason area.

The storm dropped 0.12 inches of rain at the Butler County Regional Airport.

A chance of showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Wednesday, mainly before 2 p.m., but the National Weather Service has also issued a heat advisory to be in effect until 8 p.m.The heat index is expected to rise to 104, with actual temperatures in the middle to upper 90s.