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This is a developing story and may be updated.
Appalachian Power said Monday that the winter storm blanketing the region with snow and ice has caused 50,000 customers in West Virginia to lose power.
As of Monday afternoon, about 98,000 customers in West Virginia and Virginia were without electricity in Appalachian Power’s service territory. Mercer County appeared to be the most affected, with over 12,000 outages.
The company said most of the outages happened between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. Monday as the snow changed over to ice.
Mon Power reported 3,000 outages in West Virginia, including Potomac Edison service territory in the state.
Appalachian Power said it has 5,500 personnel working to restore power across its footprint. While the company didn’t give a timeline for restored service, it said its priorities included hospitals, 911 call centers, water treatment plants and police and fire stations.
Affected customers can sign up for text or email alerts for service updates as well as monitor the outage map on the company’s website.
