Power outages from severe storms on Thursday are being reported across our region. According to the AEP outage map, the primary areas with power outages are Putnam and Mason counties. As of 4:45 p.m. on Thursday, around 565 customers are reporting outages in Putnam and Mason counties.
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A section of Fort Avenue was closed both ways early Monday morning due to repairs being made to a power line; the fix to a problem that's leaving 1,700 people in the immediate community without power. The power went out around 9:30 p.m. on Sunday night amid
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The Power Company (AEP) says crews are working to restore services to its customers across Central Virginia and the Roanoke Valley by 6 p.m. on June 22. At 01:01 pm, the following areas remain without power:
443 customers in the Roanoke area
223 customers in Lynchburg and
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Thousands of Downtown Lynchburg residents and workers are without power Tuesday morning. Around 8:30 a.m. a swatch of the area went dark. There is a power outage in the Downtown Lynchburg/5th Street area. AEP is aware. Lynchburg DES said Please use caution while traveling and treat all
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Liberty University announced Saturday that they are experiencing a power outage. According to LU Alert, the power outage is on campus and they are asking for everyone to shelter in place at this time. As of 11:49 a.m. LU Alert said that the outage is being mitigated
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Over 1400 Appalachian Power customers are without power Wednesday in Lynchburg. One outage area is affecting 1,380 customers in the area around Lynchburg General Hospital. The other smaller area of 70 customers is just off of Rivermont Avenue. Both outages are listed as having started at 10:18
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