There were 83,877 without power across the Miami Valley, with the majority of outages in Montgomery County, where more than 40,000 AES Ohio customers without service as of 4:53 p.m., according to the AES Ohio Outage Map.
Strong Winds to Persist into This Evening and then begin to Diminish. pic.twitter.com/txGnI2sX26
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) September 27, 2024
Following are outages reported as of 4:53 p.m. Friday by AES Ohio, Duke Energy, Ohio Edison and the Darke Rural Electric Co-op:
Montgomery County: 40,181
Warren County: 19,487
Greene County: 12,195
Butler County: 6,219
Preble County; 3,147
Clark County: 1,616
Champaign County: 861
Darke County: 171
The remnants of Hurricane Helene will bring strong, damaging winds to the Miami Valley Friday. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. and a High Wind Warning is in effect until midnight, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
Strong winds with gusts of up to 55 to 60 mph are possible and could result in tree limbs being blown down and power outages. People should attempt to secure outdoor items if possible.
The Ohio Traveler Alert System was activated today in the Dayton metro area for a High Wind Warning in effect until 10PM. This is the first time the system has been activated since its launch earlier this year in May. @NWSILN #LamarAdvertising #OhioEMA 09/27/24 pic.twitter.com/zub4wZvc6z
— Ohio Emergency Management Agency (@Ohio_EMA) September 27, 2024
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