Fierce weather systems swept through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions Friday, leaving nearly 400,000 customers without electricity across six states, data from PowerOutage.us revealed.
Ohio experienced the most extensive power disruptions, with approximately 123,300 residents and businesses losing service. This figure represents roughly 2.3% of Ohio’s total customer base of about 5.4 million.
Within Ohio, an American Electric Power subsidiary suffered the largest impact, with roughly 40,000 customers experiencing blackouts. AEP serves approximately 1.5 million electricity users throughout the state.
Wisconsin ranked second in outage numbers with 81,100 customers affected, while Michigan followed closely with 75,100 power losses. Indiana reported 73,700 outages, Illinois saw 30,700 customers without service, and Pennsylvania recorded 12,600 disruptions.
The combined total of power outages reached 396,500 customers as the storm system moved through the region Friday.
