UPDATE
Power has been restored to the majority of AEP customers in Amherst County and surrounding areas.
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UPDATE
According to Appalachian Power Company’s outage map, 1,066 customers are still without power in Amherst County Thursday morning. This comes after severe weather swept through the area Wednesday night, leaving many in the dark.
Appalachian Power is reporting more than 3,000 customer outages across Virginia. As of 5:22 a.m., there are 121 residences experiencing outages in Bedford, 100 in Lynchburg and 215 in Campbell County.
ORIGINAL STORY
Over 3000 are without power as weather continues to affect our region Wednesday evening, according to Appalachian Power Company’s outage map, with Amherst County being the most affected county.
According to the outage map, 3,570 residences are without power in Amherst as of 9:20 p.m. While 129 residences are without power in Bedford, and 84 in Lynchburg. Campbell County also has 200 residences without power.
AEP is dealing with 4,472 power outages in the state as of 9:20 p.m.
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