Power outages continue – 4:30 a.m. update

Thousands of residents in and around Columbus remain without power as of 4:30 a.m. after severe weather hit the area Thursday afternoon.

Duke Energy is reporting several scattered outages says that some costumers may be without power for hours.

Bartholomew County REMC says that 156 customers are without power.

Jackson County REMC says that nearly 1,200 customers are still in the dark.

Southeastern Indiana REMC announced that over 2,300 customers are without power. Officials say that crews had to stop work at 10:30 Thursday night for a mandatory eight-hour rest period and that work to restore service will resume this morning.

South Central Indiana REMC is reporting that six customers in Brown County and four in Monroe County remain without power.

We will update these numbers as this story develops.