Power restored to Wooster residents week after strong storms

WOOSTER, Ohio — We have great news for some residents in the Wooster area.

Power has been restored to those impacted by last week’s strong storms that swept through the region Monday night into Tuesday morning.

“Power was restored earlier this evening in the Wooster area to the final remaining customers out of service since last week’s storm,” AEP Ohio wrote on Facebook late Monday. “We sincerely appreciate the kindness and patience of our customers for the support they gave our crews this past week. Thank you.”

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FirstEnergy was also dealing with thousands of power outages from the same storm. At one point, the company had reported more than 55,000 outages throughout the state with the hardest-hit areas in Richland and Ashland counties.

Damage from the storm was so severe in Holmes County that the sheriff issued a Level 3 travel advisory, meaning all roads were “closed to travel by any means other than emergency vehicles.”

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF THE STORM: 

• RELATED: National Weather Service: EF-1 tornado touched down in Richland and Ashland counties during Monday's storm
• RELATED: 'No way in or out of camp by vehicle': Christian camp in Holmes County says storm damage cuts off access to property, campers safe

Editor's note: Video in the player above was originally published in a previous story on June 14, 2022.

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