Severe weather leads to thousands without power

Published: Apr. 8, 2020 at 5:02 PM EDT
UPDATE:
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.
ORIGINAL:
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.
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