Thousands lose power as storms tear across Ohio

Thousands lose power as storms tear across Ohio

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CINCINNATI — Thousands of Ohioans are without power after severe storms ripped through southern Ohio on Monday evening.

More than 94,000 Duke Energy customers in and around Cincinnati were without power after storms with winds of more than 70 miles per hour hit the area.

More than 8,000 South Central Power Co. and nearly 142,000 AEP Ohio customers in south central Ohio were without power after the same storm hit the area, causing a Tornado Warning to go into effect in Pike County at approximately 7:15 p.m.

In total, more than 370,000 Ohioans are without power as of Tuesday morning, according to poweroutage.us.

For the most up-to-date outage information, check the providers below:

Click for Duke Energy

Click for South Central Power

Click for AEP Ohio

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