Power outage affects over 350,000 residents across Ohio

Over 350,000 customers are without power in Ohio as the Midwest faces a strengthening storm system causing powerful winds, severe thunderstorms and...

March 27, 2023
2:28 AM

Over 350,000 customers are without power in Ohio as the Midwest faces a strengthening storm system causing powerful winds, severe thunderstorms and snow. According to utility tracker PowerOutage.US, more than 356,000 customers are without power in Ohio as of 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. The National Weather Service warned residents of, "a long afternoon of gusty winds" of 45 to 50 mph, and could create wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. The wind is part of a weather system moving from the southwest, and portions of Indiana and Kentucky also are under wind advisories.

Sarah Rumpf