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Over 4,000 AEP Customers in our area without power Tuesday

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Over 4,000 AEP Customers in our area without power Tuesday

Appalachian Power prepares for possible outages

Over 4,000 AEP customers are without power due to weather in our area as of 3:20 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, according to AEP’s outage map.

The current areas affected are as follows:

  • Albermarle: 727

  • Amherst: 31

  • Bedford: 1,862

  • Buchanan: 52

  • Campbell: Fewer than 5

  • Carroll: 14

  • Floyd: 676

  • Franklin 23

  • Giles: Fewer than 5

  • Lynchburg: 406

  • Montgomery: Fewer than 5

  • Nelson: 103

  • Roanoke: 7

  • Roanoke City: Fewer than 5

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