Ohio power outages: Thousands of customers in Montgomery, Butler counties without electricity after high winds

Most counties have seen a return of power to their areas after wind gusts on Saturday left more than 22,000 customers without power.

As of about 4:51 p.m. today, Montgomery County had about 144 outages remaining, down from over 21,000 yesterday , according to AES Ohio’s outage map.

In a Twitter post today, AES said crews made progress overnight and restoration efforts will continue for the 1,600 remaining without power.

Our crews made remarkable progress overnight. In total, yesterday's severe winds impacted 26,797 customers and crews will continue restoration efforts today for the 1,600 remaining without power. Here's a look at the damage across our service territory. Many thanks to our crews! pic.twitter.com/TFhtxGK4gW
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) March 26, 2023

Crews are working as quickly and safely as possible to restore power, AES Ohio said in a Twitter post on Saturday.

Update: Crews are making progress to restore ~14,000 customers and will work overnight. We are seeing mostly snapped poles and downed power lines. Many outages can require complex repairs, which may cause the restoration times to change. Outage safety tips https://t.co/ih6t2xVIsj pic.twitter.com/uN3sg664YD
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) March 25, 2023

Duke Energy reported more than 4,000 customers without power in Butler County at one point but had the number at 13 by 4 :51 p.m.

Update: Widespread outages are impacting 21,000 customers due to damaging wind with gusts reaching 55mph. A wind advisory is in effect until 8PM. Thank you for your patience as crews work to restore power, they are dealing with many down trees on lines. https://t.co/hHIfDQRBIW pic.twitter.com/Xr7BhWjQv7
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) March 25, 2023

Conditions such as these can cause downed power lines due to fallen trees and branches.

Nearly 9,900 customers are impacted due to wind gusts between 25-35mph. Crews are working as quickly and safely as possible to restore power. These conditions can cause downed power lines due to fallen trees or branches. Stay away, report it and outages at https://t.co/DHFf9ULh9y pic.twitter.com/d44D85MtQK
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) March 25, 2023

The following areas are without power, as reported by AES, Duke Energy and Ohio Edison:

Butler County: 13

Clark County: 3 AES and 199 Ohio Edison

Greene County: 44

Miami County: 5

Montgomery County: 144

Warren County: 1

Estimated restoration time varies by county.

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