Windy Weather Power Outages
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Posted: 11:54 PM Feb 10, 2008
Windy Weather Power Outages
It's a combination of downed power lines and high winds that left much of the Mid-Ohio Valley in the dark Sunday.
Reporter: Lauren Hall
Email Address: lauren.hall@wtap.com
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Ken Schilling, with Washington Electric Cooperative says about 200 customers throughout Washington and Noble counties spent Sunday without power. As of 11 p.m. Sunday, only about 80 remained in the dark.

Schilling says crews will be working well into Sunday night to restore the light.

David Neurohr with Allegheny Power says across West Virginia about 29,000 folks went without power because of the windy weather.

WV Power Outage Reports by household:
Wood County: 486
Wirt County: 267
Pleasants County: 920
Ritchie County: 639
Jackson County: 593

Neurohr says crews are working to restore power to those without power. The power should begin working no later than Monday.
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