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GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Approximately 10,000 people are still without power after rain and high winds crossed the state on Thursday, April 11, 2024. According to a Storm Response Update from Appalachian Power, crews are out looking at and repairing outages caused by the weather. Although outages reached an estimated 18,000 customers, about 10,000 customers […]

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — As power restorations are in progress throughout West Virginia, around 11,000 customers remain without power as of around 12:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2024. A final Storm Response Update was released by Appalachian Power regarding power outages caused by storms that occurred on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in West Virginia. […]

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Around 45,000 people are still without power after storms occurred across the Mountain State on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. According to a Storm Response Update from Appalachian Power, power was restored for around 64 percent of customers, and approximately 45,000 remain without power. Around 70 percent of damage assessment was completed, […]

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Appalachian Power gave a Storm Response Update regarding outages caused by storms across West Virginia on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. According to Appalachian Power, around 123,000 customers in the state do not have power. The storm caused heavy damage across the state, and severe weather is expected later in the day […]