The majority of the power outages, about 1,300, were in Preble County, but as of 8:56 p.m. power had been restored to all but 246 customers across all of AES Ohio’s service area, according to the online outage map.
Thousands of customers also were without power earlier in the day.
“Approximately 2,600 customer are without power in our west central portion of our service area due to weather, primarily strong wind gusts,” AES Ohio posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. “Crews are working to restore power quickly and safely. Report your outage online at http://aes-ohio.com/outage, or call 877-4OUTAGE.”
As of 1:26 p.m., there were 1,501 total customers without service, including 1,435 in Darke County and 61 in Preble County, according to the AES Ohio Outage Map.
The majority of the outages were near Rossburg.
If the power goes out during extreme weather, report the outage immediately, turn off all appliances — including the furnace, space heaters, water heater and water pump — but leave one light on to know when power is restored, AES Ohio advises.
Also, keep the freezer and refrigerator doors closed. Food can stay frozen for 36 to 48 hours in a full freezer or a half-full freezer can keep food frozen for 24 hours if the door stays closed, the utility said.
To conserve heat, open blinds during the day but cover windows with blinds or drapes at night. If indoor temperatures drop below 55 degrees, allow faucets to drip so pipes won’t freeze, AES Ohio said.
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