More than 83,000 without power as Hurricane Helene remnants reach the Miami Valley

There were 83,877 without power across the Miami Valley, with the majority of outages in Montgomery County, where more than 40,000 AES Ohio customers without service as of 4:53 p.m., according to the AES Ohio Outage Map.

Following are outages reported as of 4:53 p.m. Friday by AES Ohio, Duke Energy, Ohio Edison and the Darke Rural Electric Co-op:

Montgomery County: 40,181

Warren County: 19,487

Greene County: 12,195

Butler County: 6,219

Preble County; 3,147

Clark County: 1,616

Champaign County: 861

Darke County: 171

The remnants of Hurricane Helene will bring strong, damaging winds to the Miami Valley Friday. A Wind Advisory is in effect until 10 p.m. and a High Wind Warning is in effect until midnight, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

Strong winds with gusts of up to 55 to 60 mph are possible and could result in tree limbs being blown down and power outages. People should attempt to secure outdoor items if possible.