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AEP Ohio restores power to 100,000 more customers

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The following information is the latest from AEP Ohio:

According to a press release, "AEP Ohio has restored power to approximately 100,000 of the 660,000 customers affected by the catastrophic storms that moved through the state June 29.  Approximately 523,000 remain without power at 9 p.m. Saturday.

At the height of the storm, thunder, lightning and high winds of more than 80 mile per hour, knocked down transmission structures, poles, power lines and trees across AEP Ohio's service territory.

The central Ohio counties of Franklin, Delaware and Licking were the hardest hit, with approximately 345,000 customers affected."