Severe weather leads to thousands without power

More than 16,000 Appalachian Power customers were without power as of 11:15 p.m.

Giles. Montgomery, Pulaski, Floyd, Patrick and Henry counties appear to be the worst hit, all with at least 500 customers without power.

Severe weather throughout southwest Virginia means multiple power outages Wednesday evening.

More than 7,000 Appalachian Power customers were without power as of 5 p.m.

to monitor changes on the outage map.