AEP: Power to be restored to Tuscarawas County customers by Wednesday

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the day that power will be restored.

More than 1,000 AEP customers remained without power Monday morning after strong winds swept through Northeast Ohio on Saturday, toppling trees, power lines and utility poles.

The utility company said it hoped to have power restored to all Tuscarawas County customers by 11 p.m. Wednesday. The company has more than 35,000 customers in the county.

The company noted that more than 125,000 customers were affected by the windstorm, and crews had restored power to 90% of them by Monday afternoon.

"Damage was extensive and widespread across our service territory, with Northeast and Southeast Ohio the hardest hit," AEP said. "As power is restored, crews from other areas around the state — including Columbus and Northwest Ohio — are traveling to the hard-hit areas to help with the restoration effort. Widespread rain is moving into our service territory and could worsen ground that is already saturated. These conditions could cause more trees to fall and result in additional outages."

This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: AEP: Power to be restored to Tusc by Wednesday