Power companies work to restore electricity after Wednesday storms

Power companies are still reporting outages in our area due to last night’s strong storms with more than 3,500 customers without power this afternoon.

According to Duke Energy, more than 600 customers are without power this afternoon. That includes 250 in the Jackson County and northern Scott County area and 250 around North Vernon

Jackson County REMC is reporting more than 2,500 customers without power in its coverage area including more than 200 near Norman Station and Heltonville and more than 2,000 in and around Salem.

Southeastern Indiana REMC has just over 100 customers affected by power outages this afternoon.

Bartholomew County REMC is reporting no customers without power this afternoon.