CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Some West Virginia customers could be spending part of Valentine’s Day in the dark as utility crews try to restore power from a midweek winter storm.
Appalachian Power said that nearly 28,000 customers in southern West Virginia remained without electricity Friday. That includes 13,000 customers in Cabell County, 6,200 in Wayne County and 4,900 in Putnam County.
A combination of ice and snow brought down tree limbs on Wednesday night and Thursday. Appalachian Power has nearly 700 workers trying to restore power.
“Ice continues to weigh down trees and limbs continue to break, which has led to additional damage and new outages through the day,” the company said in a statement.
The utility said power may not be restored for some customers until Saturday night in Jackson and Mason counties and until Sunday evening in Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam and Wayne counties.
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