SITUATION UPDATE
Around-the-clock restoration efforts continue across southern Ohio following severe weather from Hurricane Helene. As of 2:30 p.m., just under 6,700 customers remain without power. Over 92% of the 83,000 customers affected at the height of the storm have been restored. Crews won’t stop working until every customer is back in power.
FINAL DAMAGE ASSESSMENT COUNT
As of Monday afternoon, 100% of Hurricane Helene's damage across our service territory has been assessed. Below are the final damage numbers by area, including the remaining estimated times of restoration (ETR). Current estimated restoration times are based on when power is expected to be restored to nearly all customers in the specified area. Power may be restored before the estimated restoration time. When crews arrive on individual work sites, a more precise restoration time for the affected group of customers will be updated in our system and communicated through alerts if the customers have signed up to receive our notifications by text or email. To sign up for alerts, customers should visit AEPOhio.com/Alerts.
Chillicothe Area | ETR: 11 p.m., Tuesday
Consisting of outages in Ross, Pike and Pickaway Counties
Includes areas in and around Chillicothe, Piketon, Waverly, Circleville and Richmond Dale
- 298 spans of wire down
- 29 broken poles identified
- 27 broken crossarms identified
Lucasville Area | ETR: 11 p.m., Tuesday
Consisting of outages in Scioto County
Includes areas in and around Portsmouth, Lucasville, Beaver, Minford, Otway, Rarden, Stockdale and Wheelersburg
- 273 spans of wire down
- 28 broken poles identified
- 30 broken crossarms identified
South Point Area | ETR: 11 p.m., Tuesday
Consisting of outages in Lawrence and Gallia Counties
Includes areas in and around Coal Grove, Crown City, Ironton, South Point and Proctorville
- 120 spans of wire down
- 7 broken poles identified
- 25 broken crossarms identified
Wellston Area | ETR: 11 p.m., Tuesday
Consisting of outages in Jackson, Gallia and Vinton Counties
Includes areas in and around Jackson, Oak Hill, McArthur, Rio Grande, Bidwell, Vinton, Wellston, Wilkesville and Zaleski
- 187 spans of wire down
- 19 broken poles identified
- 15 broken crossarms identified
Restoration Complete
Athens Area
Consisting of outages in Athens and Hocking Counties
Includes areas in and around Athens, Albany, Buchtel and Nelsonville
- 56 spans of wire down
- 6 broken poles identified
- 8 broken crossarms identified
Columbus Area
- 61 spans of wire down
- 20 broken poles identified
Hillsboro Area
Consisting of outages in Highland County
Includes areas in and around Hillsboro
- 5 spans of wire down
- 2 broken poles identified
Lancaster Area
Consisting of outages in Fairfield, Hocking and Perry Counties
Includes areas in and around Lancaster, Logan, Laurelville and Sugar Grove
- 80 spans of wire down
- 6 broken poles identified
- 6 broken crossarms identified
Pomeroy Area
Consisting of outages in Meigs, Gallia, and Washington Counties
Includes areas in and around Pomeroy, Coolville, Gallipolis and Crown City
- 71 spans of wire down
- 7 broken poles identified
- 5 broken crossarms identified
Seaman Area
Consisting of outages in Adams and Brown Counties
Includes areas in and around Aberdeen, Fincastle, Lawshee, Mowrystown, Sardinia, Seaman, Sinking Spring and West Union
- 62 spans of wire down
- 9 broken poles identified
- 16 broken crossarms identified
POWERING BACK UP: WHEN TO CALL AN ELECTRICIAN
If the recent storm damaged any electrical equipment attached to your house, you’ll need to work with a licensed electrician to make repairs before we can restore your power — for your safety and ours. Crews will leave a door hanger to let you know if they can’t restore power yet due to damage to any customer-owned electrical equipment, including important next steps.
Learn more about the restoration process and responsibilities of a property owner and AEP Ohio here.