Bebe Hodges,Cheryl VariCincinnati Enquirer
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Thousands of people were without power Friday night after winds and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Helene blasted through the Greater Cincinnati region.
Outages peaked at 125,000 customers at the peak of the storm on Friday evening. At 10 p.m., about 120,000 Duke Energy customers were without power. The majority of the outages were in Hamilton and Clermont counties.
The utility company had not given a timeline for when power would be restored.
A notice on the Duke Energy outage map for the region states that crews will begin assessing damage and making repairs once the system clears the area.
7:50 p.m.: The number of customers without power is holding steady at just over 120,000 as high winds from the Hurricane Helene storm system move out of the area.
A notice on the Duke Energy outage map for the region states that crews will begin assessing damage and making repairs once the system clears the area.
Hamilton County has the largest number of outages in the area with 69,379 customers without power.
Here are the approximate outage numbers in the area counties:
- Hamilton County: 69,266
- Clermont County: 16,852
- Warren County: 15,512
- Butler County: 9,653
- Kenton County: 3,437
- Boone County: 1,510
- Campbell County: 780
6:11 p.m.: The amount of households in Greater Cincinnati without power has ballooned even further Friday evening.
Roughly 125,000 Duke Energy customers in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky are without power as of 5:43 p.m. Friday, according to the Duke Energy outage map.
About an hour earlier, only 106,000 customers in the area were without power.
Crews are actively working to restore power, said Jeff Brooks, a spokesperson for Duke Energy. Crews can respond to outages as long as winds aren't above 29 mph, at which the weather is deemed unsafe for crews to work outside.
Brooks added that Cincinnati will likely see new outages develop as the storm caused by Hurricane Helene continues to move through the area and knock down trees and power lines.
Duke Energy will send customers updates via email or phone, Brooks said. Customers can also search for their neighborhood on the Duke Energy outage map and check for an estimated time of power restoration.
The Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency provided safety tips for a power outage in the following tweet.
4:37 p.m.: More than 106,000 Duke Energy customers in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky are without power Friday, according to the Duke Energy outage map.
It is unclear when the power will return for these households. There is no estimated time of restoration listed on the website. Instead, the website states that "repairs and damage assessment underway."
An X post from Duke Energy says the electricity company is assessing and repairing significant damage caused by the hurricane. The company urges anyone who sees fallen power lines or damaged equipment to call 800-228-8485.
Hard-hit neighborhoods with at least 1,000 households impacted by a power outage include:
- Amelia and the surrounding area
- Anderson Township
- Avondale, Evanston and Oakley Square area
- College Hill
- Columbia Tusculum
- Fayetteville
- Forest Park
- Greenhills
- Hyde Park
- Reading
- Ridgeville and surrounding area
- Ryland Heights, Kentucky, and the surrounding area
- Springboro
- South Lebanon
3:55 p.m.: More than 66,000 Duke Energy customers in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky are without power Friday, according to the Duke Energy outage map.
Hard-hit neighborhoods with at least 1,000 households impacted by a power outage include:
- Hyde Park (roughly 2,000 households)
- Highpoint
- North College Hill
- College Hill
- Greenhills
- Evanston and Okaley Square
- Anderson Township
- Columbia Tusculum
- Amelia and the surrounding area
- Ryland Heights, Kentucky, and the surrounding area
Power outages: Check your status as hurricane remnants move in to Kentucky, Ohio
Previous Coverage: Tens of thousands are without power in the Greater Cincinnati area Friday afternoon amid the wrath of Hurricane Helene.
38,102 Duke Energy customers in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky are without power as of 3:17 p.m. Friday, according to the Duke Energy outage map.
Most outages are contained within the I-275 loop with some reaching into the eastern suburbs of Clermont County.
The majority of the outages are impacting Ohio customers. According to the outage summary, more than 32,000 Ohio customers are without power and more than 5,000 Kentucky customers are without power.
The impacted Ohio counties include Brown County, Butler County, Clermont County, Hamilton County, Highland County and Warren County.
The impacted Kentucky counties include Boone County, Campbell County, Grant County and Kenton County.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington issued a High Wind Warning for all the counties in Northern Kentucky, Southwest Ohio and Southeast Indiana from noon through 10 p.m. Friday.
This story will continue to be updated.
