Power outages have been reported across Putnam County .
Shortly before 12 p.m., AEP's website
was reporting more than 3,000 customers without power in the county.
Sheriff Steve Deweese says a substation
near Hurricane High School is down.
He says a portable unit is being
brought in from Logan ,
but once it is installed it will take several hours to get power restored to
all customers.
They hope to start getting power back
on to residents starting around 9 p.m. and continue work throughout the night.
Warming stations and shelters have been
opened at the YMCA in Teays
Valley and the National
Guard Armory in Eleanor. The shelters may remain open overnight if the power is
not restored.