Power restored in Lynchburg, Amherst County following afternoon storm

(WSET) — Nearly 3,500 are still without power in the Lynchburg area following a storm on Thursday afternoon.

As of 5:45 p.m., power had been restored to around 1,000 customers in the city, according to the AEP outage map.

Approximately 1,200 were in the dark in Amherst County initially, but power to those areas has been restored, according to the map.

A majority of the outages in Lynchburg are concentrated in the Trents Ferry Road area of Boonsboro, down to the intersection of Route 221 and 501.

EARLIER: More than 4,000 people in Lynchburg are without power following a storm that quickly swept through the area Thursday afternoon.

According to the Appalachian Power outage map, around 4,400 people are currently in the dark. A large portion of those are in the Rivermont area near Randolph College, as well as in an area stretching from Boonsboro to the intersection of Route 221 and 501.

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More than 1,200 are without power in Amherst County.

According to the company, the total number of customer outages stands at a little over 9,000, covering parts of Virginia and West Virginia.

You can click here to view AEP’s outage map.