MIAMI VALLEY — Thousands of outages are reported across the Miami Valley after tornado-warned storms.
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AES Ohio reports over 6,000 outages across the region, according to their outage website.
Here are the latest notable outages as of 8 p.m. Friday:
AES Ohio:
- Logan County: 5,608
- Darke County: 416
- Miami County: 122
- Union County: 337
Darke Rural Electric:
- Darke County: 100
AES provided an update on restoration services on Friday afternoon.
They said the hardest hit areas are in Logan, Shelby, Mercer, Darke, and Union counties.
During this time, the power company said their restoration efforts are focused on:
• Restoring transmission lines and substations
• Prioritizing critical community needs like hospitals, police and fire stations, water pumping and sewer lift stations
• Restoring primary circuits serving neighborhoods or areas with the greatest number of customers
• The homes and businesses that have damage that is unique to just them or a few neighbors
AES crews are working to assess the damage and restore power, the company said.
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