A line of strong late season thunderstorms with possible tornadoes and winds gusting to 70 miles per hour moved across Ohio late Sunday breaking poles and knocking down power lines in several areas of AEP Ohio’s service territory. The severe weather has effected service for both transmission and distribution customers.

At the height of the storm at 9 p.m. Sunday, approximately 33,500 AEP Ohio customers were without power. As of 10 a.m. today, approximately 7,800 customers remain without power. The hardest hit areas include Paulding and Lima in western Ohio and Canton in northeast Ohio. The majority of customers still without power are in the company’s Paulding service area in western Ohio.

Current storm restoration information has been posted to aepohio.com and can be accessed via the link below. You also may view current outages by county by clicking on the "map of current outages" at aepohio.com.