Power outages continue days after remnants of Hurricane Helene hit the Miami Valley

Credit: Jim Noelker

Credit: Jim Noelker

Four days after strong winds and rain from Hurricane Helene hit the Miami Valley and thousands are still without power in the region.

Wind gusts as high as 62 mph were recorded at the Dayton Wright Brothers Airport, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. The storm knocked down tree limbs and power lines, resulting in thousands of people losing power.

During its peak, AES Ohio had 136,000 people without power, said Mary Ann Kabel, spokeswoman for AES Ohio. The utility company’s goal is to restore service to 95% of customers impacted by the storm by Tuesday evening.

As of 3:53 p.m. Tuesday, AES Ohio had 3,276 total customers without power, including 1,994 in Montgomery County, according to the AES Ohio Outage Map. The majority of outages left Tuesday afternoon affected 50 or fewer customers.

AES Ohio was reporting the following outages Tuesday morning:

  • Clark County: 15
  • Greene County: 917
  • Miami County: 10
  • Montgomery County: 1,994
  • Preble County: 17
  • Warren County: 68

As of 4:02 p.m., Duke Energy was reporting the following outages:

  • Butler County: 6
  • Warren County: 3

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