Alabama Power Update: 12,750 Customers are Without Service

WAKA Action 8 News,

Posted: Mar 18, 2021 6:39 AM CDT

Updated: Mar 18, 2021 6:46 AM CDT

According to Alabama Power, At 6:00 a.m., approximately 12,750 Alabama Power customers are without service as a result of severe weather on Wednesday and throughout the night. Mainly in central Alabama, 3,500 customers are without power. The majority of central Alabama customers lost power as a result of severe weather overnight.

Outages exist in the following areas:

Lee County – 800 customers
Montgomery County – 640 customers
Dallas County – 600 customers
Lowndes County – 340 customers
Chilton County – 300 customers
Wilcox County – 290 customers

Additional outages are widely scattered in Autauga, Tallapoosa, Bullock, and Elmore Counties. Alabama Power personnel are working to restore service as quickly and safely as possible.