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Power restored to most after strong winds cause sporadic outages

ROANOKE, Va. – According to Appalachian Power, power has been restored to a majority of customers in our region.

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Hundreds of residents across Southwest Virginia are without power Tuesday morning as strong winds continue to move through the state.

Below is a breakdown of the worst outages in our region, organized by power company and county/city as of 8:43 a.m. Tuesday:

- Amherst: 36
- Bedford: 25
- Bland: 87
- Botetourt: 6
- Buchanan: 37
- Campbell: 144
- Carroll: 76
- Floyd: 26
- Franklin: 1,045
- Giles: 300
- Grayson: 13
- Henry: 143
- Montgomery: 37
- Patrick: 182
- Pittsylvania: 5
- Pulaski: 62
- Roanoke: 286
- Roanoke City: 106
- Wise: 13
- Wythe: 28

Stay with 10 News for periodic outage updates

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