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Power restored to AEP customers in WV and VA

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BECKLEY -

As of 8 a.m. on Monday, Dec 24., Appalachian Power is reporting that all their customers have the lights back on in time for Christmas Eve.

 


People in Raleigh County were still dealing with power outages after Friday's snow storm on Sunday.

 

Appalachian Power reported at 5 p.m. Sunday evening 1,185 customers without power in the Beckley area.

That number was down to 514 homes by 9 p.m.

Crews were working all day to get the power back to those customers.

Friday's storm dumped anywhere from two to ten inches of snow across southern West Virginia.