Power restored after thousands left without power due to winter conditions

ďťżUPDATE @10:45 a.m.

Power has been restored to DP&L customers who lost power this morning due to ice and crashes.

ďťżFIRST REPORT

More than 1,600 DP&L customers are without power in Montgomery County as of 8:15 a.m.

The outage is likely connected to a crash on Shiloh Springs Road.

Earlier Tuesday, outages were reported in Champaign and Preble counties.

>>Snow and ice early make for dangerous commute; Winter Weather Advisory in effect

A DP&L spokesperson said the earlier outages were due to ice. At their peak, 1,028 customers were without power in Preble County, and more than a thousand were without power in Champaign County.

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