Power has been restored for the tens of thousands of Ohioans who were without electricity after storms with severe wind blew through the area.
As of 6:30 a.m. Monday, about 5,700 AEP Ohio customers were without power, according to an outage map maintained by the company. About 23,000 were without power at about 10 p.m. Sunday, the company posted on X , the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
The company said crews would work thorough the night to restore power.
The outages were spread throughout Ohio. Nearly 1,000 customers in Licking County were affected as of 6:30 a.m. Monday, followed by 654 in Washington County and 473 in Stark County. Franklin County had 308 without power.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio recorded wind gusts of up to 49 mph in the area Sunday night, with winds peaking at about 10 p.m. A wind advisory was in place for Central Ohio until 11 p.m. for central Ohio.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Power outages in Ohio: AEP says most customers back on Monday morning after Sunday’s storm