Over 27,000 Appalachian Power customers still without power

Appalachian Power crews continue to try to restore power after heavy snow caused widespread outages. 

As of Tuesday afternoon, more than 26,000 customers in Virginia remain without power. That's down from over 51,000 customers on Monday morning, and down from over 63,000 on Sunday. 

More than 1,300 AEP crew members are working to restore power. Additional workers from outside Appalachian Power's service area arrived Monday to help as well. 

The chance for rain this week is expected to hinder restoration efforts. 

As of 2:45 p.m., here are the number of customers impacted in each county in our area:
Bedford County: 8
Bland County: 1,918
Botetourt County: Fewer than 5
Carroll County: 296
Floyd County: 1,114
Franklin County: 277
Giles County: 2,426
Grayson County: 11
Henry County: 614
Montgomery County: 7,831
Patrick County: 369
Pittsylvania County: Fewer Than 5
Pulaski County: 6,504
Radford: 80
Roanoke County: 48
Wythe County: 4,513

Danville, which does not rely on Appalachian Power for electricity, is, as of 6 p.m. reporting about 50 customers without power. The city says some customers will not have power until Tuesday night. 

If your county or city is not listed, there are no reported outages for your area. 

Here are the restoration estimates for each county: 

Tuesday by 11:59 p.m.
Henry County
Franklin County
Patrick County

Wednesday by 11:59 p.m.
Carroll County
Floyd County

Thursday by 11:59 p.m.
Bland County
Giles County
Montgomery County
Pulaski County
Wythe County


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