6PM: Thank you to our crews who made remarkable progress restoring power safely! Approx 2,300 customers remain from 31,558 impacted by 45-70mph winds since midnight bringing down trees on power lines and causing broken poles. Restoration efforts will continue overnight. pic.twitter.com/AXMIYDy5s6
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) April 1, 2023
“Our support staff, line and vegetation crews are here for you working round the clock to restore power,” according to a Twitter post from AES on Saturday. “The forecast from the National Weather Service remains the same with wind gusts between 40-60 mph.”
Our support staff, line and vegetation crews are here for you working round the clock to restore power. The forecast from the National Weather Service remains the same with winds gusts between 40-60mph. Be safe and prepared with outage and safety tips at https://t.co/hHIfDQRBIW pic.twitter.com/Z6LeKsBDBL
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) April 1, 2023
Update: Crews are making progress this morning with ~8,300 customers are without power. Many poles and wires are down across the region. Here's a look at Preble Co and Coldwater. Remember SAFETY FIRST never go near a fallen power line, report outages at https://t.co/ON4zgX3HDF pic.twitter.com/S6U83iRrux
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) April 1, 2023
The following areas remain without power, as reported by AES, Ohio Edison and Duke Energy:
Butler County: 1
Montgomery County: 3
Preble County: 4
Severe storms with wind gusts up to 60mph moved through the Miami Valley overnight impacting more than 12,000 customers. Crews are working round the clock to restore power. The forecast calls for damaging winds today. For outage reporting and safety tips https://t.co/S0b61Re4a5 pic.twitter.com/WH4XKMNPVC
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) April 1, 2023
Estimated restoration time varies by county.
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