Thousands see power restored, 2K still without after storms move through Greater Cincinnati
SO YEAH, FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, WE ARE ALL STILL IN THAT WAIT AND SEE MODE AS WE WAIT FOR THE SUN TO FINALLY COME UP. SO FROM BUTLER COUNTY BACK HERE TO WARREN COUNTY, OUR RICHARD CHILES IS LIVE HERE AS WELL. RICHARD, YOU’RE IN ROCHESTER. PEOPLE DEALING WITH CLEANUP WITH POWER LINES SPECIFICALLY. WELL, THAT’S WHAT WE’VE SEEN ALL ACROSS WARREN COUNTY. STEVEN, WHERE YOU ARE HERE IN ROCHESTER, THIS IS ROUTE 22 AT SALEM. THE ROAD IS SHUT DOWN, WHICH IS WHAT MOTORISTS ARE GOING TO FIND WHEN YOU START YOUR MORNING COMMUTE GETTING OUT. YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE SOME EXTRA TIME. THIS ROAD SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THAT DUKE ENERGY CREW, ALL WORKING IN PART OF THE CLEANUP. WE’VE SEEN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE HERE AS WELL. TREES AND BRANCHES ARE DOWN, LINES OF COURSE DOWN. AND FOLKS OFF THE GRID RIGHT NOW, THE POWER IS OFF ON THIS STREET. IT’S ONE OF SEVERAL WHERE AGAIN, THERE IS NO POWER IN WARREN COUNTY. BUT TAKING A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO FROM OVERNIGHT, YOU GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THE CLEANUP IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE FOR THESE DUKE ENERGY CREWS. IT WILL BE A VERY LONG DAY WORKING TO GET FOLKS BACK ON THE GRID. THAT’S WHAT WE’VE SEEN AS WE’VE WORKED THROUGH WARREN COUNTY FOR THE OTHER FOLKS. AGAIN, YOU’VE SEEN TREES DOWN, BRANCHES DOWN, STREWN ACROSS YARDS. POWER LINES ARE OUT AS WELL, AS WELL AS CABLE. SO FOLKS ARE WORKING AGAIN TO GET PEOPLE BACK ON THE GRID FOR THESE DUKE ENERGY CREWS, THOUGH, IT WILL BE A VERY, VERY LONG MORNING GETTING THEM BACK ON THE ROADWAY AGAIN. SO YOU WANT TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION GETTING OUT, STARTING YOUR MORNING COMMUTE. LOTS OF ROADS ARE CLOSED. THAT’S GOING TO BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN. AGAIN, PAYING ATTENTION, GIVING SOME EXTRA TIME FOR THAT MORNING DRIVE.
Thousands see power restored, 2K still without after storms move through Greater Cincinnati
Updated: 6:01 AM EDT Mar 31, 2025
Thousands of homes remain without power after severe storms hit the Greater Cincinnati area Sunday night.At one point Sunday, at least 8,000 different outages were recorded throughout our area on Duke Energy’s Outage Map.As of 5:58 a.m. Monday, that number has fallen to 1,000, with a majority of those outages being reported in Warren and Butler counties.Areas in Hamilton County, such as Blue Ash and Westwood, are seeing outages as well. Greater Cincinnati remained under a Tornado Watch until 1 a.m.It isn’t just power outages that are a problem: Downed power lines across those areas are an additional hazard many are waking up to, along with debris in the form of downed trees or housing metal in trees.Route 22 in Roachester is shut down due to downed powerlines, one of just several roadways across Greater Cincinnati that are closed off ahead of the Monday morning commute.
Thousands of homes remain without power after severe storms hit the Greater Cincinnati area Sunday night.
At one point Sunday, at least 8,000 different outages were recorded throughout our area on Duke Energy’s Outage Map.
As of 5:58 a.m. Monday, that number has fallen to 1,000, with a majority of those outages being reported in Warren and Butler counties.
Areas in Hamilton County, such as Blue Ash and Westwood, are seeing outages as well.
Greater Cincinnati remained under a Tornado Watch until 1 a.m.
It isn’t just power outages that are a problem: Downed power lines across those areas are an additional hazard many are waking up to, along with debris in the form of downed trees or housing metal in trees.
Route 22 in Roachester is shut down due to downed powerlines, one of just several roadways across Greater Cincinnati that are closed off ahead of the Monday morning commute.
