Hundreds of people are without power throughout Miami Valley after a line of storms rolled through, causing a downpour of rain and heavy winds to strike.
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Update at 11:50 a.m. ET, July 2:
Power was returned to many residents in Miami Valley, however about 2,000 were still reporting outages.
AES Ohio reported over 727 were without power, affecting several counties. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Auglaize County: 1
- Clinton County: 70
- Darke County: 7
- Greene County: 20
- Montgomery County: 658
- Preble County: 1
- Warren County: 9
Duke Energy reported over 500 were without power, primarily in Butler County. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Butler County: 30
- Warren County: 16
Emergency crew members patrolling the community reported several downed power lines and other damages to utility poles.
Officials always recommended staying away from any downed power lines or utility poles during weather events such as these for personal safety. Residents who found a downed power line or damaged utility pole were asked to report the outage to their electric company or the non-emergency dispatch number for the respective county.
Update at 4:05 a.m. ET, July 2:
Power was returned to many residents in Miami Valley; however, thousands still reported outages.
AES Ohio reported over 4,000 were without power, affecting several counties. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Clark County: 18
- Clinton County: 986
- Darke County: 2
- Greene County: 161
- Miami County: 8
- Montgomery County: 3,311
- Preble County: 10
Duke Energy reported over 2,000 were without power, primarily in Butler County. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Butler County: 2,507
FirstEnergy had a few reported outages that were negligible compared to the other companies.
Emergency crew members patrolling the community reported several downed power lines and other damages to utility poles.
Officials always recommended staying away from any downed power lines or utility poles during weather events such as these for personal safety. Residents who found a downed power line or damaged utility pole were asked to report the outage to their electric company or the non-emergency dispatch number for the respective county.
Update at 2:20 a.m. ET, July 2:
Over 26,000 customers receiving energy from AES Ohio, Duke Energy, and FirstEnergy reported an outage.
AES Ohio reported over 21,000 were without power, affecting several counties. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Champaign County: 1675
- Clark County: 111
- Clinton County: 820
- Darke County: 4
- Greene County: 129
- Miami County: 15,194
- Montgomery County: 2,623
- Preble County: 91
- Shelby County: 867
Duke Energy reported over 5,000 were without power, primarily in Butler County. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Butler County: 5,523
FirstEnergy had a few reported outages that were negligible compared to the other companies.
Emergency crew members patrolling the community reported several downed power lines and other damages to utility poles.
Officials always recommended staying away from any downed power lines or utility poles during weather events such as these for personal safety. Residents who found a downed power line or damaged utility pole were asked to report the outage to their electric company or the non-emergency dispatch number for the respective county.
Update at 1:30 a.m. ET, July 2:
Over 21,000 customers receiving energy from AES Ohio, Duke Energy, and FirstEnergy reported an outage. The number of outages increased by over 15,000 in about an hour of the storm moving through the Miami Valley.
AES Ohio reported over 17,000 were without power, affecting several counties. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Champaign County: 1675
- Clark County: 111
- Clinton County: 1985
- Darke County: 4
- Greene County: 122
- Logan County: 1
- Miami County: 11,156
- Montgomery County: 2,510
- Preble County: 90
Duke Energy reported over 4,000 were without power, primarily in Butler County. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Butler County: 4,126
- Montgomery County: 1
FirstEnergy had a few reported outages that were negligible compared to the other companies.
Emergency crew members patrolling the community reported several downed power lines and other damages to utility poles.
Officials always recommended staying away from any downed power lines or utility poles during weather events such as these for personal safety. Residents who found a downed power line or damaged utility pole were asked to report the outage to their electric company or the non-emergency dispatch number for the respective county.
Initial Report
As of around 12:30 a.m. early Sunday, over 6,000 customers from the three major energy providers—AES Ohio, Duke Energy, and FirstEnergy—were reporting power loss while a line of storms moved through Miami Valley.
AES Ohio reported over 2,000 were without power, primarily in Clinton County. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Clark County: 8
- Clinton County: 1960
- Darke County: 1
- Greene County: 98
- Miami County: 1
- Montgomery County: 90
- Preble County: 89
Duke Energy reported over 4,000 were without power, primarily in Butler County. The number of power loss was as follows for the company:
- Butler County: 4,130
- Montgomery County: 1
FirstEnergy had a few reported outages that were negligible compared to the other companies.
Initially, News Center 7 reported an outage of over 3,000 when the storm first hit. The number of reported outages have been increasing as the storm moved through the region.
Emergency crew members patrolling the community reported several downed power lines and other damages to utility poles.
Officials always recommended staying away from any downed power lines or utility poles during weather events such as these for personal safety. Residents who found a downed power line or damaged utility pole were asked to report the outage to their electric company or the non-emergency dispatch number for the respective county.
We will continue to follow these outages and update the story as the night goes on.
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