MIAMI VALLEY — UPDATE @ 10:30 p.m.
Power has been restored to most after storms moved through the Miami Valley.
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As of 10:30 p.m., AES Ohio reports that 156 customers are without power, according to their outage map.
AES Ohio said in a social media post that Tuesday’s storms “caused widespread damage” across the area.
“Crews are actively assessing damage, making repairs, and safely restoring service as quickly as possible,” the social media post said.
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Here is the breakdown by county:
- Champaign- 15
- Greene- 1
- Montgomery- 121
- Preble- 6
- Clinton- 13
First Energy’s website reports that fewer than 1,000 customers across Champaign and Clark counties are without power. This includes 868 outages in Clark County and 53 in Champaign County.
Duke Energy says that just over 50 customers are without power in Butler, Clinton, and Warren counties.
They posted this statement about the outages on their website on Tuesday.
“A storm system moving across the region is bringing damaging winds and heavy rain, causing widespread outages. Our crews are ready to respond as soon as conditions safely allow. Please stay safe and avoid any downed power lines. We appreciate your patience.”
News Center 7 will continue following this story.
Today's storms caused widespread damage across our service area. At this time, 8,645 customers remain without power due to 241 active outage incidents.
— AES Ohio (@AESOhio) August 11, 2026
Crews are actively assessing damage, making repairs, and safely restoring service as quickly as possible.
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