More than 160,000 Duke Energy Customers in Ohio and Kentucky Remain without Power as Second Round of Storms Is Expected
Crews were still restoring service after storms left nearly 14,000 AEP Ohio customers without electricity and forecasters warned of more damaging winds.
- On Aug. 10, storms struck central Ohio, causing widespread power outages that left nearly 14,000 AEP Ohio customers without electricity in Licking and Franklin counties.
- The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for nine central Ohio counties, including Delaware, Franklin, and Licking, as rainfall estimates reached up to 2 inches.
- Licking County initially saw 11,500 customers lose power, with 2,400 outages in Franklin County; restoration efforts reduced Franklin County's figure to 107 by evening Aug. 10.
- AEP Ohio crews continue working to restore electricity, with Licking County outages dropping to about 4,105 as of 9:00 p.m. Aug. 10. Repairs remain ongoing across the region.
- Forecasters predict the active weather pattern will persist through the week, warning that additional storms could bring damaging winds and flash flooding to the region.
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More than 160,000 Duke Energy customers in Ohio and Kentucky remain without power as second round of storms is expected
CINCINNATI, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy crews have been working quickly and safely to assess damage, clear debris and restore power after severe storms caused major destruction across Greater Cincinnati on Tuesday.
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Blue Water Healthy LivingMore storms expected day after gusts knock out power for 170K
Thunderstorms are expected to continue in Greater Cincinnati on Wednesday, Aug. 12 after gusts left over 170,000 people without power a day earlier.
Storms Bring Down Power Poles, Trigger Widespread Outages
Several rounds of thunderstorms have rumbled across the area over the past couple of days. Monday morning’s storm brought down power poles and lines in the 900 block of East Columbus Street in Kenton which resulted in a widespread power outage. AEP crews had power restored to most customers by 6:00 Monday evening. If that’s not enough, a transformer fire that occurred on State Route 31 near County Road 160, interrupted service to customers south…
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