Situation
Appalachian Power is prepared for a storm expected to bring high winds across much of its service area today through midday Saturday.
Weather
Of most significant concern for Appalachian Power is expected strong and frequent wind gusts across its West Virginia, southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee service areas.
Through 7 p.m. today, frequent gusts of 45-55 mph are expected. A second round of high winds upward of 60 mph are expected tonight through early Saturday afternoon.
Storm Preparation Efforts
Before the storm, all Appalachian Power crews and contractors are on alert in their respective locations, packed and prepared to work. In addition, the company has secured additional crews to assist if outages occur.
The company’s storm response team will make decisions on moving workers once the extent and location of damage are known.
Safety Message
Wind storms cause damage that can bring down power lines. Customers should treat all downed lines as live power lines and stay away from them. Never touch downed power lines or sparking equipment. Keep children and pets away from fallen lines and anything the lines may touch.
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For More Information
Customers can get specific information about the outages affecting their accounts via text message and/or email by subscribing to Appalachian Power outage alerts. To sign up, please visit Appalachian Power alerts.
A snapshot view of current outages is available anytime by visiting Appalachian Power’s Outage Map.
Next Update: Further updates will be issued should widespread outages occur.
